A Little Pleasant Surprise To A Friend
Making a good friend like Ajoke very happy can be easy. She is not just lovely, humble, and kind but appreciates every little act of kindness towards her. Among other things, this is one thing I love about her.
In August 2020, when her birthday was around the corner I had to think of a way to make it fun and memorable for her no matter how little.
I checked my savings account and realized I have some little cash I can spare, now I just needed a plan and how to execute it.
I know she loved cake a lot, and she had been going on about how she wished for one on her coming birthday as a kind of gift.
I thought of a way of not just granting her birthday wish but adding a little suspense to it was my intention.
So on her birthday, I went to take permission from her to let her office assistant accompany me on an errand, she thought for a moment and said you can go with him since we aren't busy at the moment. She is the one managing the foam store and it was just her and the assistant in that particular branch. So planning and executing everything here is kind of easy for me.
I intentionally did this to put her in suspense, I could have just made use of the delivery service but no, I needed her to be wondering for a while what we were up to hahaha and that worked.
Her assistant and I went to the chicken republic outlet close by, ordered a cake, and wrote her birthday wishes on it.
I informed and invited her immediate elder brother and a few of our friends that work close by to join us at her working place during her lunchtime.
Perfect timing
During her lunchtime, I made a call to her, tricking her out of her working place while our other friends sneak in with the cake and some other snacks we got earlier. To cap it up, some friends came with ramped gifts and held some birthday balloons in the air.
You need to see the look on her face when I walked her back to her working place and she saw her elder brother presenting her the cake with other friends and her assistant singing her a birthday song.
With a teary-eyed, beautiful smile on her face and just standing there speechless and a big surprise was written all over her.
Looking at how happy she was, I was just glad to make her birthday a bit special.
This is the little I could do, she deserves better for being such a great friend to me. Aside from this, she has been through a lot lately, she was just recovering from a major accident on the walkway on her way from work going back home that almost claimed her leg. She is a provider who puts her parent's and siblings' needs first before her own. Someone like that deserves every act of good surprise from people that care about them.
Life is full of surprises, the good, the bad, the weird, and the wild. We might not have full control over the kind of surprises life will throw at us but once in a while, it is great to try and show the people in our lives a little pleasant surprises to let them know how much we listen and care. You will never know how much it will mean to them.
I figured the key to a great surprise for our loved ones is finding out what is relevant and important to them at that particular moment.
Hmmm... That is the greatest surprise gift ever... I mean knowing what the other friend needs at that moment and surprising them brings that excitement on their faces. Ajoke deserved that truly because of the kind of person she is to you.
Indeed she deserves that surprise
Her personality is admirable too
She is a great person to her family and friends as well.
Wow...this is a beautiful surprise 🫢
I can imagine the smile on Ajoke's face that day. You really kept her on suspense 😉😂 and that's a good idea ☺️...I love the fact that I invited her closeby friends as well.
I love surprises like this Funshee
Finding what is relevant to that person at the moment is nice 👍
Great entry here my darling 🥰
Thank you very much sweet mummy❤🥰 okay, I don't know if I can call you that.
She is a special kind of friend, and she even deserves more great surprises.
Hahaha 😂😂
I love to be addressed as that 🥰👍
A special kind of friend Ajoke is
God bless her
Smile, good to know.
Take care and have a beautiful day at your end.
You too
Bye🥰👍
This is really nice. The most important aspect is that it came from your heart tho.
I am very sure she was filled with surprise and joy.
It is a nice thing that you did
Dear @lizizoo, thank you very much
And yes, it came from the dept of my heart. And she was really happy.
What a lovely post! Your friend is lucky to have you!
Thank you very much, I think we are lucky to find each other.
I’m sure that it really made you feel good to do such a charming thing for your friend; it was very kind, generous and thoughtful. She’s lucky to have you, but from the sounds of things you feel that you’re lucky to have her too. You’ve entertained us beautifully with your sweet story. Lovely!
You are right, we are both very lucky to have each other.
And I'm glad I can beautifully tell our story. Thank you very much, I always look forward to your comment.
What a lovely birthday surprise! From the way you describe your friend's good and generous nature, her birthday surprise was well deserved.
This is beautiful! I love the way you put the whole event together. I reckon it's one of her cherished memories. Nicely done!
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Thank you so much Kemmyb, I really do appreciate your nice words.🙏🙏❤
You are welcome. You have inspired my entry for the prompt. 💕
Wow, that is a nice thing to hear.
I will look forward to it.
Some surprises are out of this world when they come from people whom you are not prepared to get such prizes from. From this story, I can tell how passionately you have beeing a good friend.
Nicely written.
Well done
Thank you very much @mrenglish, I'm glad I was able to do that for her
Awww I can imagine how happy she must have felt when she saw you guys with the presents.... What a sweet and lovely surprise.
She sure deserves it and I'm glad she survived the accident, that isn't a sweet story at all haha.
You are an amazing friend @funshee your friend is lucky to have you 😊
Thank you very much sweety.
Ajoke and I are both lucky to have each other.
Yeah, that's right to say 🥰
it's great to have friends who can share something valuable, even if it's a small thing
You are right, thank you for reading our story.🥰🙏
I have experienced this kind of moment, both from your and your friend's position. Really these are some very special memories that stay with us for a lifetime.
It is special indeed, I'm glad you have a such great memory and a special friend.
This surprise must have been implanted in her heart. Whenever she sits to remember the good things that gave happened in her life, I bet your name should be on that list.
This is true. Gifting people things that they don't really need or things that they don't wish for sometimes brings reactions that are the opposite of what we expected.
Yes, that is right.
And that it is why is very important to listen to what are loved really want.
Thanks dear for visiting us❤
Well said sis. I love the conclusion.
And glad you made her happy. She truly deserved it and more. Thanks for been a nice person too.
Thanks a lot, she is a great friend so she deserves even more.
I won’t mind if I could get some on my birthday too . 🏃♀️ 🏃♂️
Hahahah, when is your birthday?
Awnnn awwnnnnn. I am even surprised you asked for the date
May 21 2023. 🤩🤩
Alright, I will save the date. 😍 and let's see what the universe has in store for that day.
I pray the universe brings something great ooo. 😂 like cars and houses
😂😃 hahaha, let's watch and see.
I just surprised you with my 100% upvote 😂 😂 help me manage am
Aha! You are so kind thank you !luv
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I so much appreciate the surprise gift. Hahah. People like you are rare. Thanks for the follow too. I feel loved 🥰.
Thank you too🙏😍 you are very lively I couldn't resist giving you a follow !lol
Hehehe. You haven’t sleep yet. 😝😝
Hahaha, I do wake up once it is past one most nights when my baby is deep asleep. This is the time I can be a little bit free without him all over me needing my attention.
So when I'm not too tired, I hive around for one or two hours then go back to sleep. Hehe
Oooh. Motherhood. Not easy at all. I pray God continue to give you more strength to care for them. My regards to baby 😉
Just one boy for now, thank you very much.
Welcomed