a surprise for tia

so, this morning matthew and i were trying to figure out what to do today. after first service at church, he comes up and says, "i know what we're doing, and it's a surprise". the man is rare with surprises, and often i have figured them out. not today. he got me good. probably because i know how tight our pursestrings are usually kept around here.

well, when i told him i was ready, he told me to wear something i'm comfortable walking around in. i begin my guessing in my head. zoo? houses? those weren't exactly surprises, we do those all the time.

he made me wear a blindfold (sleep mask) in the car, although i could tell we were driving north for a while. the 101 north being closed helped me have time to realize this. i could just feel it. i know, it's weird, but my mom can always tell what direction is where just by feel- even indoors. i'm not that good, but i could feel this northerly driving. so my next guess is walking around downtown scottsdale, followed by dessert at the sugarbowl. another classic coates' outing.

next thing i know, we make a few turns, he stops the car, and talks to a man. then turns to me and says, " we're getting valet". i think, okay, but we have toby with us, so it's not a fancy dinner or anything. he tells the valet that we're here for a surprise, and the valet takes my hand to escort me to matthew's arm. he says "enjoy your surprise". now i feel really special.

we go inside somewhere, i smells nice, it feels cool. hmmm. up the escalator (super fun with a blindfold! yes, he made me keep it on), matthew turns me to about 4 oclock from our forward walking, and finally says, "okay, we're here, you can take off your blindfold".

i do.

i'm looking in the door of tiffany and company at scottsdale fashion square.

it's close to the sugar bowl, so i made a good guess, but this was much more exciting for tia!

matthew had given me a tiffany chain bracelet for christmas, but he hadn't added anything yet. 'til today. we went in and i picked out a square lock charm. and we decided that since i wanna add to the bracelet over the next few years, we should note the dates on the charms. so we ordered engraving on the original heart charm to say 12/25/07, and on the lock to say "10" in honor of our 10th anniversary that just passed in june.

soooo excited!

but now i have to wait four weeks to get my bracelet back from the engraving.

still soooo excited!

a very good surprise for tia