I took this picture of my gal pal, Rachel Nykerk, on Wednesday, which was her actual birthday. She came into Body Perfections for a massage as part of her birthday celebration, which included lunch out prior to, and she was taking her neighbor's kids to Red Robin that night to help her friend out~typical Rach! Jim had taken her out for BD dinner the night before at Alpen Rose. The gift I gave her was a Willow Tree Friendship Angel. Tonight was the actual Birthday party. A surprise party, of course. What fun! It was actually a surprise...how often does that really happen? Rach was going to stop over at a friend's house before her soccer practice tonight to "celebrate the birthdays of a couple friends from church, and since it's your birthday, too, Rach, why not stop in..." Brilliant! So...Rach wasn't suspicious when she saw all the cars, etc. But the look on her face when she saw all her girlfriends gathered was priceless! We had all written our Rachel memories on index cards which she read before opening the gifts and some of them were so funny! The food was fab. The company was amazing. Rachel has such great family and friends but she is also a great person to her family and friends. Rach is one of those people who always goes out of her way to be there for others, does acts of kindness, is thoughtful, loyal, accepting, forgiving, easygoing, athletic and fun! My life has definitely been enriched by having her in it! Our boys played football together and we've been friends ever since...it was a win/win situation! HAPPY 50TH, RACH, YOU'RE THE BEST!
4 comments:
Lana - We DID have fun, didn't we? SO glad that you were able to come - you light up the room, young lady! Can't wait to get to know you better.
What a great tribute to my Sis.....Wish I could have been there for all the fun
You know, that was one of the nicest evenings! I think it's pretty obvious the way Rachel has lived her life. She is so loved by everyone. I feel really lucky that she became my friend. And I feel really blessed that she has included me in your family and with all her other nice friends. I hope there are many more nice evenings together like that. And a lot more fun and laugher~that's great for the soul! Til next time, ladies! Carol, get ready to have a good time, girl, cuz' we're almost there!
Thanks Lana for all the nice things you said. Also the nice things you do ! I also appreciate you as a wonderful friend. ! Heres to more good times ahead !
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