I just pulled off one of the biggest surprises on L. We’ve had a couple friends sleep over this past year, but she has been asking for months to sleep over at a friend’s house.
L’s bestie Q gave her an “experience gift” at her birthday party in December. Q arranged to take L with her to a painting class. What the girls didn’t know is that Q’s mom and I added a bit more to the “experience gift”.
All day I worked on secretly packing an overnight bag whenever L was distracted. Once packed full of her treasures I hid it in my husband’s car. We had to find a way to get to Q’s neighborhood without making L suspicious. My husband offered to take L out looking for Pokemon. She got ready super fast and hopped in the car so ready to find some shinny and rare Pokemon.
Husband pulled up in front of Q’s house and said “Do you know who lives here?”. L put down her game and said “Q! What are we doing at Q’s house!?”. He told her to get out of the car and see if Q was home, that maybe they could play. As she hopped out he handed L the overnight bag. She ran to the door and was met by Q. They both were screaming in excitement.
Q: “What are you doing here!?”
L: “I have no idea, but dad just gave me a bag. Am I sleeping over??”.
Q: “I have no idea!!”
It was then that the parents surprised the girls by telling them that L was sleeping over. They immediately started screaming with excitement then bolted off to play.
I’m so happy the surprise went as planned!
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