Surprise! Happy 30th Birthday Brandon!

Today is Brandon's 30th birthday! I have been planning him a surprise party for a while and I was so excited for today to come! Jordan called him at work at about 4:15 and said that he was up at the mall and he and his friend had gotten into a car accident (in his friends car) and the car was being towed and he needed a ride home. That is how we kept him from coming straight home. Then Jordan said that he needed to get something at Costco and then he had Brandon come into his apartment to see his new computer. It was a great story and totally believeable! He had no idea when he walked into the house! He noticed that there were a lot of cars outside but he thought they belonged to the neighbors.


After he let it all sink in, Brandon asks me "Why didn't you invite Jordan?" I was like, duh, "I did invite him" and he says "why didn't you ask him to be here early for the surprise?" I said, "Well, I kind of needed him. He didn't really get in an accident!" He didn't get it until right then!

We had a GREAT turnout! Here are some of his guests:

The Lamm's (Brandon's first counselor) and the Farr's (also from Church - Doug is the exec. secretary for the bishopric so he and Brandon know each other that way)

My good friends Saundra and Kendall

Tyler Okerlund (the other Elder's Quorum President) and Brian Johnson (Brandon's secretary)

Dan and Sara Hoen (Brandon and Dan used to work together)

My silly mom, dad and brother

Mitch, Kendall, Makell and Quincy Josephson (our next door neighbors)

Tyler and Megan Webster (Brandon's second counselor)

And there's the most important guest of all back there! Thanks Jordan for all your help! I couldn't have done it without you!

I made the best carrot cake ever! It was so yummy! Sorry, I'm not being very modest. But everyone else said it was good, so I guess that means I can too, right?

It was a very fun party with a lot of food and friends! Happy Birthday Brandon! I love you!