SO surprised

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ok, victor has thrown a few surprises my way over the years. there was the brunch at the bahji visitor center in '04 that he wasn't even there for. there was also the 13 people standing on the hillel stairs across the street each holding a letter of the phrase "happy birthday" for me to see from the 19th floor of our building. but for some reason, this year's surprised totally floored me. i think it was a combination attempted plans being cancelled because of conflicting activities and the fact that when i arrived at this cafe where everyone was waiting, i somehow felt that i had brought myself and a couple of friends there (rather than the usual being taken somewhere and there you find the surprise). in any case, the birthday that was seemingly going to be non eventful turned out to be one of the best surprises and most memorable ever. thank you bicbic!