The gf and I have been a couple for 4 years now. So I figured it was about time for me to do something really big for her birthday. I made up a list of all her friends and family and organized a huge surprise party for her—she had no idea what was coming. It was a lot of fun. I wasn’t sure if a surprise was a bad idea, but she seemed to really like it and had a lot of fun talking with everyone. I made sure to time it early enough that there was still time to go out afterward. We had desert at a nice restaurant in our neighborhood and I ended the evening by giving her this necklace. She’s been wearing it a lot recently, so I think I did okay. I just hope I haven’t set the bar too high for next year!