Instead of taking me for Japanese food we ended up at Jon and Cathy's place, where all my friends were waiting to surprise me with a party. It was a real good surprise - one I hadn't anticipated.
When I walked in it took me a few minutes to link the concept of a surprise party with the fact that everyone was saying "surprise" - so I kind of glanced around puzzled: "what's this?" I thought...
Anyhow we had food and laughed a lot, played "a new tradition at our birthday parties" (ala Jon Matthias) - Pass the Parcel. It was the first time I had played PTP in years! At last I knew why no one had replied to my emails.
Thank you everyone - it was awesome! Click here for more photos.