Day: June 22, 2010

CSP’s parents recently celebrated their 40th anniversary!   They were in Minnesota for a week or so during their anniversary.  They are from Minnesota so it was a very special homecoming.   They even visited the church where they were married on their actual anniversary.  For something special they stayed a night at their favorite hotel, the Sofitel. We wanted to do something special for them to help celebrate their anniversary even though we were states away in NC.  I called the Sofitel and spoke with Larry the concierge.  He was really helpful and a lot of fun to work with.  It took a couple hours and a couple faxes (for signatures for payment) but we finally were able to treat CSP’s parents.  Larry set up a surprise for them in their hotel room.  It was waiting for them when they checked in.  We had a bottle of nice chilled champagne, a fruit and cheese plate, a croissant and a pain au chocolate (MIL’s favorite pastry).  We also upgraded their room from a double bed room to a king size bed room.  I talked Larry into the upgrade for free.  Larry tried to get me to spring for some satin sheets!  Larry!  These are my inlaws we’re talking about!   A judge and a librarian!  They don’t slide around on slinky sheets and I don’t want to think about it!  heh  CSP’s parents called us that night after they walked in and saw their surprise.  They loved it!  They snapped a photo on his iPhone and sent us a pic of what awaited them. We were so pleased that we were able to surprise them and make their stay even more special. 40 years is a huge deal and we were happy to be able to be there in spirit!