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Flash Mob for Michelle's 30th Birthday


Blog by Matt Carre | August 8th, 2011


This August 6th, I (Michelle) celebrated my 30th birthday and I received the greatest gift ever!  Matt and I met the rest of my family (my parents, sister, grandparents and Matt's best friend Jeff) at Woodside Golf Course for a drink on the patio.  When we arrived I noticed it was busy, but I assumed it was because it was a nice day.  As we greeted everyone I was surprised to see Jeff because I didn't think he was arriving into town until the next day.  I had just sat down when all of the sudden "Forget You" started playing...very loudly.  I must digress for a moment here and tell you that I LOVE Flash Mobs.  I love watching a huge group of people all dancing in sync, it gives me the same goose bumps as seeing a team of people come together for a cause.  

As soon as I heard the music I thought "Could it be?" and I got my answer when I saw all of the other patrons moving in sync at their tables and then jumping up to dance.  It was fabulous!  Before I knew it my family jumped up and started dancing including Matt and my Dad who both claim they have mastered "The White Man Dance".  I was in complete awe and enjoying every move when I looked over at the stairs leading down to the patio and saw a group of more people running down.  It really hit me when I realized that the group of people coming down the stairs were all my friends!  I was so touched that all these people had gone to so much effort to learn this dance and give me the greatest gift ever.  

After it was over all the stories and secrets that were being kept started coming out.  The amount of organizing that Matt and a number of other people put into the Flash Mob was amazing not to mention the number of texts that were exchanged and the time spent learning the dance.  I am so grateful for the people in my life and how wonderful and thoughtful they all are.  I felt so much love and my cheeks still hurt from smiling!

You can enjoy the fabulousness of the Flash Mob too, check out this link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lt_GkSak1Y