Surprises

So today I worked and then there was supposed to be a work party afterward. Last year my co-workers threw me a surprise birthday party, so I figured since the party was a few days after my birthday there would probably be a card or something for me. Normally everyone gets a card signed by all the employees (since there' s only 5 of us). Well I showed up and it turns out it was a graduation party. I love my co-workers. I'm going to miss them all so much when I move away. They really are more like friends and family than people I work with. Sure, I'm not as close with some of them, but others are great. I really think of Kellen as a big brother, well kind of. We jokingly flirt a lot but nothing would ever come of it since he's married. Bonnie has been more like my substitute mom in Tucson than anything else; I even get frustrated and angry with her like a mom. May is like the crazy aunt I see every month or so and Chuck, her husband, is like the nice uncle that tries his hardest to relate even though we don't have a ton in common. Though I had a decent birthday weekend, I don't think it would have been as wonderful without the party. Kellen even brought me the most delicious cake I've ever had from his father-in-law's bakery. I appreciate them all so much :)