Gobsmacked

Last night we thought we were going for dinner with Jennie and Pete at The Star Inn at Sparsholt. Imagine our surprise then, when we turned up at the pub with Jennie and Pete, and the first person we saw was Paul, then Marie, then Allison, Q, Sarah, Becky, Kath, Lisa, David, Dodge and Rowan. We were absolutely gobsmacked and thrilled beyond belief! They'd only gone and organised a surprise party behind our backs and worked out a complex rouse to put us off the scent. It worked a treat - we didn't have the faintest idea anything was going on - despite actually having passed Paul & Marie's car on our way to pick up Jennie and Pete and not even registered that it really was them!

As if that wasn't already amazing enough, Colin, Louise and Sarah H arrived a little later, and then Julie and Graham appeared. Just incredible. We were totally overwhelmed by everyone's kindness and feel so very, very lucky to know such amazing, lovely people, and honoured to be able to call them our friends.

Dave had cooked us all some delicious curry to eat, and the drinks flowed very freely all night.

It's only really today that the events of last night are starting to sink in. We both have thoroughly warmed hearts after seeing everyone there on our account - and how on earth they all kept it a secret we'll never know! 

It was a truly wonderful evening and one that we'll never forget. 

Thank you to everyone.

Quite simply, our friends rock.

~ Helen & Stuart