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We realize that it is traditional to host a family reunion or surprise party for your parents' 25th wedding anniversary, but bear with us for just a bit and you will see why we have chosen a different path.
Oh, and shh... it is a secret!!
First, allow us to introduce ourselves. Many of you coming to this site have known us for years, so feel free to skip ahead. We are the children, the three girls; Tabitha, Nicole, and Alexandra. As we are all recent graduates in some way, we found ourselves wondering how exactly we were going to host any kind of gathering in a town none of us live in without creating extra stress for Mom and Dad. Although we know they would enjoy seeing everyone again, we didn't want them to feel as though they were hosting. After some discussion, we decided - send them on an adventure instead!
Why an adventure you ask? Well, travel back with us, almost 25 years ago. While planning a wedding you often plan a honeymoon, and our parents were no different. Although many locations were discussed, New Orleans became a top contender. For reasons still unknown to us, this plan fell through. In the end, they took a 2-hour drive to Chico Hot Springs for a few days. This sounds nice, right? Not exactly..... although we never hear them complain about their time there, we do know they spent a good majority of it sick. Fast forward several years, through many family trips and small date nights to 2010. Us girls are in college/high school now and are capable of taking care of ourselves for a short time. Mom and Dad get the opportunity to go on an Alaskan Cruise! We can feel the excitement radiating from them, and we are excited for them. Then, Tabitha needs unexpected brain surgery as soon as possible. Our parents drop everything to take her to the Mayo Clinic, and the travel company is willing to try and help them reschedule the cruise. Two years and three more brain surgeries (one for Mom and two for Dad) later, the travel company could no longer reschedule, and they were forced to give up the opportunity. Fast forward a few more years and all of us have graduated and are working. They are empty-nesters (well, kind of), and we think it is time for them to have an adventure together.
We would love to pool some money together to help them go on an amazing adventure as a gift for their 25th anniversary. Where are we sending them, you ask? That is up to them! Perhaps they will take the Alaskan Cruise they so narrowly missed last time or maybe a get-away to the beaches of Hawaii. All we know is they have passports in hand and the world is their oyster... well once this whole pandemic cools down. This is where we need your help. Remember how we said we are all recent graduates? Well, school and starting out on our own is proving to be quite expensive and as much as we would love to say we can afford to send them on the adventure of their dreams, we simply can't make it happen on our own. With your help though, we can! We understand times are hard for everyone right now, so we only ask to please give what you are comfortable with. You can give now, or give over the next few months - you have time - until Jan 1, 2021.
Thank you for all your help, and we promise - we hope to have a reunion sometime in the next 5 - 25 years... preferably sooner than later of course! Please feel free to leave a comment - it will be like a giant card from everyone.
REMEMBER: this is a secret! Don't tell Mom and Dad!!
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