So there I've been to a lot of "Surprise" parties recently. Everyone loves surprises because it is just something happy that we don't expect. I wonder however if it is worth all the work.
Usually everyone has to run around keeping a secret and trying organize your party without you knowing. The whole time you are clueless or at least supposed to be and so you are just sitting there thinking that maybe no one loves you because there has been no talk about what will happen on your birthday. Maybe you think that a surprise is waiting for you, but at the same time, you don't want to get your hopes up so you just wait and are either surprised or disappointed.
The thing about surprise parties is...is that we have surprise parties for special occasions. We all know that the special occasion is coming. Most people want to celebrate this special occasion so why do we keep hiding it?
Has everyone forgotten the value of anticipation and preparation? The excitement you have from counting down the days till your party and you will be surrounded by people who love you. After all, it'll be the people you love you that go through the trouble of trying to surprise you. The fun of getting dressed up in your own way so that you can be as presentable as can be. I also think that included in the anticipation is the ability to mentally prepare yourself for what is to come as well. Even if you had a crappy day at work, you know that a party is waiting for you. You might not even want it, but at least you can mentally prepare yourself. At a surprise party, you don't have time to prep yourself. Instead you might come home after a long, hard day at work, looking like a mess, and just want to be alone and WHAM! Twenty people jump out at you yelling "Surprise!!!" looking all excited, and instantly you have to put on a happy face and play your part.
When the occasional loud mouth ruins the surprise, that person becomes the butt of "ruined party" jokes. But what is the end result? The guest of honor is happy because he knows that there is a party. The other planners and guests still look forward to the party.
I've really started thinking that a surprise party is more fun for the people making the party because they get to enjoy all the anticipation of the party and the fun of surprising the guest of honor. The surprise actually transfers all the pre-party fun to the party planners instead of the party guest. That's probably why surprise parties are popular.
Don't get me wrong, I like surprise parties, but I wonder if they are as great as they are cracked up to be.
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