You may be aware that I have two older sisters and, although we don’t live near to each other in proximity, we are pretty close. We get together as often as we can which is, quite honestly, never often enough.
This particular story took place twenty years ago in Nashville, TN as Lynne and I coordinated a surprise birthday reunion for Rachel. We arranged for her family to escort her to “The Aquarium Restaurant” at Opry Mills, a wonderful place that we knew she enjoyed. Lynne and I waited expectantly in a spacious booth toward the back for her and her family to arrive.
Photo by Julie Michaels
As we waited, we couldn’t help but notice 3 couples with tables pushed together celebrating the birthday of one of their youngsters. There were presents, lots of food and the requisite cake. They seemed to be enjoying themselves but beyond that we noticed nothing else of particular interest.
Soon Rachel arrived and as she approached our booth, the head of the birthday party table was directly between her and us. With excitement, Rachel exclaimed, “I can’t believe you’re here!” Immediately the head of the other table began to rise in some perplexity at the greeting, thinking, of course, that she was talking to him!
She passed him up, of course, adding further to his bewilderment, to greet us with hugs and kisses and excited verbal exchanges.
Those folks wondered who in the world we were, somewhat embarrassed that perhaps they should know. It was Nashville after all.
We giggled at the obvious confusion but waited until after the other party left to ask our waitress if she knew who they were. Feeling a little relieved that she didn’t know either, we sent her to ask someone else if they knew their identity. It was Rascal Flatts and “Life is a Highway” debuted with the movie, “Cars,” just a few months later.
I texted Rachel today to remind her of that event. We have all laughed about it for two decades! And sometimes we wonder if they ever look back and wonder who on earth those crazy ladies were!
LORD, Thank you for birthdays and other memories of life and love. Thank you for blessing us beyond measure.
🤣🤣😘tiff
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