We went to a surprise party on Saturday night. A surprise retirement party. The guest of honor isn’t retiring retiring. He’s not old enough for that yet. What he is doing is retiring after twenty years of military service.
The party was pretty cool in that the retiree legitimately had no idea that he was walking into a party. In his honor.
Have you ever been to a surprise party in which the surprisee is actually surprised?
I can’t say I have.
Until now of course.
I learned a few things at the party.
I thought I’d share.
And no. It has nothing at all to do with the fact that 22 days into this posting-every-day-thing I’m having a hard time coming up with blog-worthy posts.
Nothing at all to do with that.
On to my observations though.
- “Keggers” just aren’t the same after the age of 30. Back in the day, the cops would have to come by at least half a dozen times requesting peace and quiet before you actually canned the DJ. Post 30 partiers? Out the door by 9:45 so as to avoid paying the babysitter for an extra hour.
- Twenty years of military service results in a much deserved celebration. One that includes a conga line. Countless shots. And too many old people trying to shake their groove thangs on an impromptu dance floor.
- Many a chiropractor will benefit from the next-day injuries of aforementioned groove thang shakers.
- That “I love you guys” line that drunks always say in the movies? It really happens. And it only takes 6 beers and 3 rounds of whiskey shots to get there.
- When attending a surprise retirement party in Tucson, there will be a very boisterous response to the loss of a U of A game after it went into OT. Loud enough to drown out the DJ’s artfully spun version of “Baby Got Back.”
And you thought Baby Got Back went away with the 90’s. Think again my friends. We 30-something partiers have immortalized it.
You’re welcome.
PS. If you’re looking for a well-qualified Systems Admin in the Tucson area, I could totally hook you up.
Just sayin’.
Sounds like fun… I think! Is it horrible that we’re usually out the door by 9:45 because we’re old and tired… not so much because of the babysitter? I WISH we could stay out that late.
Sounds like fun! Especially the whole having a babysitter thing – I can’t even imagine what that must be like!
PS) I workout to Baby Got Back pretty much every day!
Haha, we had friends over for dinner the other night and about 3/4 through the evening I had to excuse myself and put kids to bed, then they were leaving by about 9:30 cuz we all had to go to work/school in the morning….can we say lame! So, needless to say, I can totally relate to your post!