the sweetest thing

sometimes, when you least expect it, he does the sweetest thing just to save the day.

it was my mom's birthday yesterday and we were all going out for dinner. dinner came and it was fantastic. we ate at my bestfriend's boyfriend's japanese restaurant. all of us, except my dad were there. the food was wonderful but i could tell that there was a bit of sadness on my mom's face because for reasons unknown, my dad just wasn't there. i guess i would be too if my husband missed my 50th birthday.

then as dinner was ending, ice cream served on fresh pineapple came along with a quartet of singing waiters made my mom laugh. and when she asked for the bill, one of the waiters said someone had already paid for it and sitting beside me, my stanley grinning from ear to ear told my mom that that was his birthday gift to her since he didn't get her one.

needless to say, we all melted. i, most of all. sigh. =)