813DFC22-4375-4DBE-BE2A-BD81CCE5ED8A.jpeg
C2F3D7B5-8A4B-41C9-B151-B1DBD08CDF1D.jpeg
6D8F6E1D-14D1-4013-BE02-EBBD0EB5188E.jpeg
455F6A6D-4CCE-425C-8E03-31AE187C51B4.jpeg
7AE7753B-4A89-424D-A225-FDA9A4603F83.jpeg
6D3D1BF4-3E6E-47A1-809A-63A990162E60.jpeg
A943BAF1-4ADC-4FF8-8AC0-8DD307AF237F.jpeg
3330A825-EF8A-4329-94C6-69114E501681.jpeg
5937E77D-79EB-4E48-B1A6-82633E661B57.jpeg
FC2E2F54-309C-42FC-A91C-B56963F11107.jpeg
CDD563BF-CB2B-415E-AD84-68D6B0ED42AC.jpeg
AF842299-E638-42D6-86AE-58DC9B0D10B1.jpeg
4CA63A13-FBF4-4F4B-872D-11CD468E2A70.jpeg
E2B88850-F2BD-4AFA-AE3A-0F8A37EA8A03.jpeg
C8821B13-26CC-460A-B578-79212C9935F8.jpeg
03B95C29-66B2-45B7-83B6-F8684F78EFA8.jpeg
1075938A-5E30-4243-83A7-9D08F3327C35.jpeg
D9F56A0C-F341-41E2-9986-3EB687542295.jpeg
8A3738CA-F289-452E-A6DA-7AA0B8848835.jpeg
5C94CDC3-C75C-4242-A9BC-70EC614E41F7.jpeg
FF2404A7-667A-478B-A227-FD1632425725.jpeg
8EB24F95-492E-4089-B4B2-B933DEF44DC7.jpeg
46628936-8E99-4E9D-893B-953108CD29C9.jpeg
F576BAE6-A3BC-4AD2-B4EC-05ABDC2B8BB6.jpeg
2B35BA64-A1C9-4A39-A5D5-4DE70A3E11A5.jpeg
54EC1CD9-09D5-45DA-A69C-D61CC4717CA7.jpeg
99CB0AD1-14CE-4E47-8D05-CB1ABD71F18C.jpeg
62165800-F752-430F-8240-2E11B864A900.jpeg
789AC61B-3E8A-40BC-A9D7-9AA83A532988.jpeg
506F0262-47E4-43A3-9C13-33082C272615.jpeg
B9292492-B9EA-4A73-94FC-F7BBABD390C6.jpeg
AF99111C-1E64-42A8-89ED-C296CA34AD32.jpeg
774809C8-2289-47B3-88F9-30DD8A96D27A.jpeg
B8BB9F95-3BD9-4351-A453-AA3BC40A0704.jpeg
41E4F7C8-2935-4331-8B73-6CB39ABE8D63.jpeg
F0BC839C-1E2A-443E-8378-A1292864EACA.jpeg
EDC1E8F4-CA17-4D55-A8E1-6DB721AC5810.jpeg
8E725AD2-B6A3-498E-8E92-E678ED844DAB.jpeg
7230BDF1-0993-4F58-82E6-26A792E7EA00.jpeg
EE0B2702-6CF0-47DC-9E6E-DA92520A99AF.jpeg
21811A45-A2F5-412D-A7E2-7C1BC88CE964.jpeg
42CAB427-E37D-4202-9B14-4B1038B55348.jpeg
AECAFFCC-A8C4-4CB2-A75C-B10439708716.jpeg
7ACB56CD-1863-414B-8696-2AE083B321CE.jpeg
05B7E72E-B1CF-412C-872F-ABD6D781D73F.jpeg
82DF3F27-5A15-4A26-98D2-189DA7FA0458.jpeg
FF496B5A-A258-4BC8-ADAC-E613FAD5D87A.jpeg
2176DA27-D474-4C0D-B7F6-1ADABB34C957.jpeg
4E362347-FB95-44D5-A246-CA78D87BF2AF.jpeg
19E07032-C7DF-40C5-9DA6-5B667A19D51D.jpeg
F2168EF1-C460-4660-9BEA-F1F12801EFCC.jpeg
095BACA2-DD9F-4926-8123-4A9451E56123.jpeg
4B1653C6-5915-42D9-90D9-8A2C5EE67CD2.jpeg
0CFD104D-68DB-4BAA-B3DA-418926651DDA.jpeg
1437C77F-8927-4207-882B-3530537BFFDB.jpeg
64B6ED1D-4A6E-4F97-BC59-76DA2BEAA268.jpeg
0180F1C1-7C17-439A-9296-0D2A93F93BE4.jpeg
93912D54-7F3F-4841-ADBA-801111A33697.jpeg
BDEE7A45-323A-4B35-92CB-2259C52C7FBA.jpeg
E4143FD5-D17E-43AC-9A12-6B155940EDB7.jpeg
1FF09539-B540-4702-BA4E-3FA90E614851.jpeg
A59940E6-43CF-4C31-8C6C-7BB95B2E6272.jpeg
BB009493-3AD3-4182-B046-310D6494A245.jpeg
395F6B0E-8ACF-4219-BF87-CC1FF65345EC.jpeg
1254F36D-3A45-450A-AAF0-FBC6B951EACF.jpeg
64065549-0FA8-459F-9DDC-E981D7ADA942.jpeg
2D3DBC7B-0672-4752-9776-588150B915FF.JPG

The Game Plan

So here's what I have in mind...on Friday the 22nd I plan on getting off work a little early. I'll tell Giz that were going out for dinner and will set up a reservation around 7pm. Once we leave the house I'll send out a group text letting everyone know the coast is clear. After dinner we will come back home so look at it like a 2 hour window of time to get here without being seen. I'll assign a point person to be the first person to come to my place and unlock the door and receive people as you all come through. 

Once were done with dinner i'll let everyone know that were on our way so you will have about 15 min to get ready. From there I think everyone knows the drill...lights off, when she walks through the door yell surprise! 

I know I've already said this but i'll say it again...Giz has no idea i'm planing this so please don't text, call, WhatsApp, Insta, or FaceTime her about any of this. She's never in her life had a surprise party AND has never had a proper birthday party in the U.S. Given that her birthday is the day before Christmas she's going to have to get use to that, but its her 30th so this one's different. 

I'll be updating this site through out the week with updates so check back.

(refresh this page and the pictures change!)

 

To all my Turkish speakers: Merhaba! Gizem 30 yaşında döndü ve bir sürpriz doğum günü partisi planlıyorum!

22'nci Cuma günü işten erken çıkmayı düşünüyorum. Akşam yemeğine çıkıyorduk Giz'e söyleyeceğim ve 7 civarında bir rezervasyon yapacağız. Evi bıraktıktan sonra, herkesin maliyetinin net olduğunu bildiren bir grup yazısı gönderirim. Akşam yemeğinden sonra eve geri döneceğiz, öyle görünüyorsun buraya bakmak için buraya gelmek için 2 saatlik bir pencere gibi bak. Evime gelip kapının kilidini açan ve hep birlikte gelip insanları alan ilk insan olarak bir kişi atayacağım.

Bir kez akşam yemeği ile yapıldı herkes hazır olduğumuzu yaklaşık 15 dakika olacak şekilde yolumuza bildirmek gerekir. Buradan herkes delirmeyi bildiğini düşünüyorum ... kapıyı açtığında kapandığında şaşkınlıkla bağırdı!

  • so where do I need to be?
  • just show me the pics!