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It was one of my friend's birthday this past weekend, so a couple of my friends put together a surprise party for her. It was planned last minute, so we all were going with the flow. We had a two-part surprise: a surprise dinner and a surprise party in a suite. Because everything was impromptu and last minute, during dinner we were all texting each other trying to figure out how to get the cake up to the suite without her knowing and how to get her up to the suite without being obvious. Oh, did I mention the cake was an ice cream cake and that it was melting? The whole night was utterly ridiculous and chaotic, but it was really fun and memorable as well. 

It's amazing the kind of connections you make while working. The birthday girl and everyone at the party were all the people I work with at the hotel. I never knew I'd make this many friends or be this close to so many people when I first started. We're all like family. It makes sense since we spend so much time together at work. I used to be a very shy, insecure girl who doubted herself a lot and who was scared of constantly being judged. I never went out much, and I stuck to a small group of friends. Working in the hospitality industry and at the hotel really changed me in a positive way. I've become more outspoken, confident, and free. I'm inspired and enlightened by meeting new people and finding about who they are, where they come from, and what their story is. I'm extremely grateful for my job. I'm surrounded by awesome people. Kind and sometimes crazy but awesome people.