Surprise ☆☆☆ . What wonderful surprise have you had ?

Another one - dh turning up at the hospital a week after dd1 was born. He was working an 8 hour flight away - I’d come home to have the baby since the local hospital was dire at the time.
Although he hadn’t planned on coming (I was going back after 6 weeks) he turned up with a big bouquet of flowers and a good tan (in winter). I’d had to remove my wedding ring because of slightly swollen fingers, and I dare say (in those days) quite a few people had thought, ‘Hmm, husband working in the Middle East - I’ve heard that before!’

So I was doubly pleased to have him there in person.

LauraNorderr so sorry for your recent loss

Five minutes ago had an email from a lovely girl I lost touch with years ago. Apparently she had just been reading a poem which made her think of me and she 'took a chance'. I'm thrilled and delighted! Incidentally the poem was 'Dust if you must' and she remembered I didn't!

LauraNorderr I was not awre of your loss. I am so very sorry.
It is uplifting to read about all these surprises. Thank you all for posting. My mind has gone horrible blank and cannot dredge up a single surprise..
Oh yes. I received a message on my phone at work one night. A photograph. One large diamond ring on (I assumed correctly) my DD1's finger. It had been a tough shift and this lovely surprise brought a sparkle.

How lovely for you, Serendipity22! Such thoughtfulness can give you a real lift.

The best one I can think of, was when dh brought me a lovely bouquet of flowers. I was nonplussed, since it wasn’t my birthday or Valentine’s Day - the only other times (apart from the birth of dd1) that he’s ever brought me flowers.

He explained that it was exactly 50 years to the day since we’d first met.
In the nicest possible way, I was overwhelmed. Although I remembered the occasion very well, I wouldn’t even have been able to say what month it was, let alone the actual day.
(And now I’ve forgotten it again!!)

LauraNorderr

It is lovely to know that friends and family are thinking about us at tough times.
My younger sister died last week and I received a sympathy card from a very lovely gransnetter who I have never met but has become a good friend. It was a nice surprise.
There was an amusing side too as the card was delivered to my new neighbour in error. She assumed it was a birthday card and included a happy birthday card to me when she put it through my letterbox. I daren’t tell her, she’d be mortified.

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?*LauraNorder*. I hadn’t read about your loss.
A big surprise for me was just before Christmas ‘20, DD2 handed DH and me our card which contained a baby scan. We were delighted as she has a lot of health problems after suffering a stroke when she was 12. Sadly DH didn’t live to see her son arrive into the World. He would’ve been so proud.

A similar thing for us Marmite when it was my parents in law's 60th wedding anniversary. We were celebrating in a local hotel here in Scotland. My son from England appeared late from the airport - with his brother, all the way from NZ. A total but wonderful surprise. He rather stole the show.
I wish he would do it again PDQ.

I've had some time off work following my mothers death. I'm self employed. One of the agencies that puts work my way has paid me half my usual monthly earnings. No need or any expectation at all from me. Just simple kindness. So lovely

2 days before my 70 birthday I was sunning myself in the garden when my local son in law appeared followed by who I thought was my DD1, his wife. (They should both have been at work). It wasn’t. It was my DD2 all the way from Sydney. SiL had just picked her up from Heathrow. What an amazing surprise and what a birthday present!

All these surprises☆☆☆ are wonderful.

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When I was expecting my daughter over 40 years ago we went out for dinner for OH’s birthday. With us were my sister, whose birthday was the following day and her fiancé whose birthday was the day after that. Obviously there were cards and presents everywhere. I popped to the loo and when I got back to the table, I discovered that OH had left a beautiful silver crib charm on my plate. My sister was so moved she wept.

Normally I don’t appreciate surprises, but recently I’ve been recovering from a cancer diagnosis and was feeling rather low. DH rallied round as always, but the highlight was when my dear sister arrived unexpectedly. She lives a three hour drive away, so it was lovely to see her. I perked up right away. Some surprises are wonderful!

I know precisely what you mean tanith. A bitter/sweet experience.

My son and family live abroad. They arrived at my house the day after my best friend died. Their journey was supposed to be a surprise but covid meant otherwise.

We all went out for an early birthday meal ( for me ) and when my cake appeared ( that i didnt expect ) I absolutely sobbed. My emotions were literally all over the place. There before me was my son, my boy and the day previous my best friend died ( she had JUST gone 55 )

On holiday with DS and family who had been out for the afternoon, canoeing. They thought I should have a treat too and had made a booking for me to have a flight in a microlight. I was thrilled. I'd never expected that and I so enjoyed soaring over the Ardeche, seeing from above the places we had explored a few days before, conversing with my pilot - me in French, he in a sort of English. I'd have done it again, but the sun was beginning to go down.

I love giving surprises. The feeling that I have cheered someone up is the best feeling.

It’s lovely Serendipity. You have a lovely friend as I’m sure you are to her . All the best with the new drug.

MerylStreep

wowwwwww how fantastic, Hawaii! That is so exciting.

I have been lucky over the years, but the evening before my 60th birthday, we were going to the local Indian with DD and GS. DH asked several times if I was going to change (I was wearing white T shirt, jeans and sandals, with light makeup as it was July).

I was sitting waiting for DD to come in from work, she arrived with my best friend and her partner all the way from Australia, for once in my life I was totally speechless.

How they keep the secret I shall never know, they even told my dear Mum just before she died in the April and she kept their secret.

Have never had a lovely surprise but i'ts never too late. Will add this to my Wish List.

I’ve had some lovely surprises over the years. A new car wrapped up with ribbon and bows. A surprise holiday.
My daughter and family coming to visit when we lived abroad and my OH told me we were picking up someone else from the airport.
But I don’t think the latest surprise ( a few weeks ago) can be topped.
My step daughter is taking us to Hawaii next year. All expenses paid flying business class.

It is lovely to know that friends and family are thinking about us at tough times.
My younger sister died last week and I received a sympathy card from a very lovely gransnetter who I have never met but has become a good friend. It was a nice surprise.
There was an amusing side too as the card was delivered to my new neighbour in error. She assumed it was a birthday card and included a happy birthday card to me when she put it through my letterbox. I daren’t tell her, she’d be mortified.

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How lovely to be thought about.

My son who lives abroad turned up on my doorstep for my husbands (not his father) funeral when I’d told him not to come. I’ve never had such conflicting emotions in my life happy to see him at such an awful time and he managed to take some of the burden off his 2 sisters.

I love all your beautiful surprises.