Memoir

A Night to Remember

We knew grandma’s birthday was coming up, but grandma hasn’t been acting the same lately. Mom said grandma was just having a mid-life crisis. She also said getting the family together for grandma’s birthday would be nice. I agreed and I haven’t got to see my family in a while, so I thought it would be nice. The next day I went into my mom’s room, and she was writing down the things she needed to call, so I started helping her. Mom and I were planning this party for about two week’s, we really wanted to surprise grandma.

My mom told grandpa about the whole thing and he thought it was a great idea. So mom and grandpa began calling everyone. They told everyone it was a surprise and not to talk about it to grandma. As her birthday was, my brother, cousin and I started decorating the house with lots of Christmas things since grandma’s birthday was only a week before Christmas.

On the night of the party, mom was almost done cooking and the house was looking beautiful. The tree was up and the lights flickered off the tree and onto the beautiful hardwood floors my mother loved and spent a lot of money on. The reflection from the tree in the big mirror was just wonderful. The whole house was full of the delicious smell of the food my mom was making.

My aunt and cousins were the first ones there because they brought the cakes and cupcakes. The cake was big, but I’ve seen bigger. The cupcakes however were the biggest cupcakes I have ever seen. They were as big as my cousin’s hand. And his hands are big! Before anyone got there I just walked around the house and made sure everything was okay. Then my aunt called me in the kitchen. She asked me if I wanted to finish the cheese ball and I said yes.

When I was done making the cheese ball, all of the family and guest began arriving. Everyone began greeting each other and everyone was having a good time. Mom and grandpa tricked grandma. They told her to meet us at our house so my mom can take her out to eat. So grandpa text mom and told her they were on their way. We all turned off all the lights and were sitting in darkness and silence for about five minutes like we were hiding in a scary movie. We heard footsteps against the porch floor. I can tell everyone was ready and anxious. As grandma walked in everyone yelled, “surprise!” I knew grandma was shocked.

When the music turned on and everyone started dancing, that’s when the real party started. Grandma was having a good time, but after a while I went to my room to get something. Then I heard my grandma coming up the stairs, she was crying. I was going to go out there and comfort her, but then I heard someone else coming. He started talking to her. Grandma kept saying she thought no one cared about her. I came out of my room and told her we do care and I gave her a hug. From this experience I learned that little things like this can really change a persons feelings and bring happiness to their lives.