{"id":2118,"date":"2012-04-23T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T02:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2012-04-23T22:12:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T02:12:08","slug":"tea-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2118","title":{"rendered":"Tea Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

She’d been giving us hints for years. Wanting to have her daughters in law and all her granddaughters out for an afternoon at the Tea Room in town. <\/p>\n

Last Saturday, she thought it was only Dee Dee and Anna Grace, taking her out for a birthday lunch. <\/p>\n

She was so wrong. Dee Dee called us last week to see if we could make a last-minute trip to Raleigh. We pulled it together and hit the road. <\/p>\n

Soon, all us girls were on our way to pick Ann up at her house. If only I’d gotten a picture of her face when she glanced in the back seat and saw all of us smiling back. <\/p>\n

Next stop, the Tea Room in downtown Wake Forest. <\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a><\/p>\n

Once we arrived, some of us enjoyed trying on all the interesting hats. Some of us look horrid in hats, and skipped that part. Ahem. <\/p>\n

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Abbey called this one her lemon-head hat<\/p>\n

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We talked, we ate yummy food, and drank lots of tea. Croissants, scones, salads, soups…Lainey had chocolate raspberry tea and strawberry soup! She was in heaven. <\/p>\n

We also spent a good amount of time posing for pictures. In our hats…or no hats. The waitress graciously took shots of all of us. <\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a><\/p>\n

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Love that hat on her!<\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ann wasn’t the only one in for a surprise. Dee Dee and I fully intended to pay for our own kids and Ann, but she wouldn’t hear of it. With tears in her eyes, she insisted that her birthday was complete…we had given her the one, best thing she’d ever asked for and wanted to treat us all. To see her that happy was such a blessing for all of us. Family truly is the best gift of all. <\/p>\n

\"Tea<\/a><\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Ann. We love you! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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