For four years in a row Brian has thrown me a surprise party for my birthday, the last one being our engagement party. Every year he would call Grama Chris to invite her and Poppy. Those were the only times he could remember her being excited about staying on the phone. She came every year, arrived early, and always brought something (my sister's request was her strawberry pie). The third year, she showed up thirty minutes early on the doorstep, screaming "Elaine". That is how I found out about the surprise. She always provided lively conversations, went on the boat, and put up with Poppy splashing her. She was an amazing woman.