I decided to tell my mom and best girlfriends all at once today. As I look back, I should have told my mom first but wanted to get her reaction on film like everyone else.
I arranged ahead of time to have my friend Jenny's husband pretend to take a group photo of us where I would then spring the news and catch everyone's reaction. But, the camera would really be taking a video and he would just hold it and film. When we got there today, Matt was nowhere to be found and I couldn't hold the news in any longer.
My best friend was not at our party because she was camping with her family. I had to tell her in a really funny way, because she's a really funny girl, so we decided to make her a cookie and leave it at her house for her to see when she gets home.
She headed home sooner than we thought tonight so I had to rush over and leave it on her chair (with a note that told her to "take a seat"). But, she ended up getting home really late and calling me when she found it, I waited all night for that phone call and it was totally worth it.