Almost a birthday surprise

We had Daniel's early surprise birthday dinner yesterday. Well, it's almost a month earlier. Because it's a month earlier, he was supposed to remain unsuspicious UNTIL a few friends accidentally let the cat out of the bag yesterday morning. The classic one was when a friend came up to him in church asking if he was going for the surprise party. I thought it was hilarious when the rest of us tried to control our expressions when Daniel came asking us about the surprise party.

So in the evening, I drove us both to the restaurant. As it was meant to be a surprise, i tried blindfolding him. He refused and i refused to drive if he didn't put on the blindfold. He relented for a while but it didn't last long. So we agreed that he should recline the car seat all the way back and lie there with his eyes closed while i drive.

I took him on a 30 minutes drive while the restaurant is actually 10 minutes drive away from where we took off. I parked my car in the residential area. When he opened his eyes, he had this S.T.U.N.N.E.D look plastered on his face. He kept uttering how he will refuse going into any of the houses there. After a short walk, he saw the familiar restaurant. The surprise element began to fade off when he saw his friends' cars parked around the restaurant.

Anyhow, it was almost a surprise and he was almost surprised. And i think we did a pretty good job keeping it from him for close to 3 weeks *teehee* Not forgetting that the dinner and company was fantastic!

Love you guys for making this possible!