["For my birthday I wasn't expecting anything since it landed on a Tuesday, but when I got home my mom had planned a surprise party for me!", 'You must have been surprised! Were you happy about it?', 'Yes I was very happy. Specially since I hadnt seen some friends in a whil']
Sounds great!  What a good idea your mom had!
For my birthday I wasn't expecting anything since it landed on a Tuesday, but when I got home my mom had planned a surprise party for me!