40th Birthday Surprise........

For one of my gifts Layne had given me an overnight stay at the Homestead. So we got a babysitter for the kids and we headed out.

 Before heading up Layne had to make a stop at work to get a picture done for a new website they were putting together and it was suppose to be in a suit and tie.....very professional. He claims he left early the day before and they didn't send out the email until after he left. So a quick stop before heading up to Heber. Then my mom calls us right before we leave saying they got what looks like a check mailed to their house with our name on it? She said she thought we should really stop by before we went up to look at it. Maybe a refund or something. At this point I was getting pretty annoyed. I thought with all these delays we aren't going to have much of an evening because with traffic and all the stops we are never going to get up to Heber. So we headed over to my parents house. We pull up into the driveway and all my sisters and mom are standing there with overnight bags in their hands??? I was thinking what in the world is going on? Needless to say, Layne got me good. I had no idea what was going on, obviously!

He planned to be our chauffeur for the night,(hence the suit and tie he was wearing, no pictures at work were needed!) driving us down to Provo for dinner and then taking us up to the Zermatt for an overnight stay for just us girls!! My mom and sisters really didn't know what the plan was either, it was a surprise for everyone.

We had a great dinner and really stuffed ourselves at the Macaroni Grill. The big joke of the evening was Kristy's dish. A giant pot and a giant spoon to eat it with. Amy's face says it all.

Layne had us on a tight schedule so after dinner he met us out in the parking lot. We see this big black "party" bus parked and Layne is talking to some guy. We were talking saying, "is that for us?" We get a little closer and Layne told us he was handing the reigns over to another driver and he was taking us up to the resort. He was going to go home and be with the kids. We were all blown away.

On the way up we could help ourselves to anything in the fridge but all of us were to stuffed to eat anything. Kasey was the only one to have a drink in a fancy class! We all sat near the back, facing forward so we wouldn't get sick riding through the canyon. Sad we all get motion sickness. It was pretty cool. Radio, TV, drinks, and food, we always wanted to know what it was like to be in one of those now we knew!

We arrived at the resort and the valets outside we all impressed with what up. We could all read their lips, "Wow, that's really expensive." "Wonder how much that thing costs?" It was pretty funny. I told everybody to talk in a foreign accent to make them think we were important but nobody would go along with it. So we stepped out, plan and ordinary. The valets quickly jumped inside to take a look. We all had a good laugh about that. 

As soon as we got there Kristy and I were scheduled for massages. So we went down to the spa and had a lovely, relaxing hour to unwind! What the others did, I don't know. The spa was great, you got your own robe and slippers. The massage was just what I needed and I slept like a baby that night too!

 After massages it was a little to late to go swimming but the pool area was really nice. So we just hung out in the room had treats and watched a movie. Also an inside joke was played on Kasey. We laughed until we cried!

The room was amazing. Nice living area with a little kitchen and then a king size bed with its own en suite. Then an adjoining room with two queen size beds. I kinda wanted the big king size bed but then thought better. Do I want to share a bed when I could have a bed all to myself??? I slept by myself and I'm glad I did. Amy said she didn't sleep much because Kasey snored all night.

Next morning we got up and had a great breakfast buffet and walked around the grounds before Layne came and picked us up and took us home. It was a great way to spend my 40th birthday. I was totally surprised and caught of guard and that usually doesn't happen to me. Kudos to Layne for planning this and making this happen!