Birthday surprise!

What a surprise for my birthday party. Earlier in the day Kie Morission call to arrange with me to have family dinner at her home. There is nothing unusual about the dinner, as we've been having birthday party celebration between our two families almost every year since we've been friend. We had been having dinner sometime at my place and at times at their place. Later she call my wife to informed her the change in venue explaining that Don would preferred western food instead of Chinese. It was than; the decision was made to have dinner at Chelsea Restaurant (The same restaurant we have chosen for celebrating the Coats 60th anniversary).

The arrangement was for us to meet them at 7:30 pm on Thursday evening October 23rd 2008 at the restaurant. A few phone calls later the time was set for 7:45 pm. We are all set for Don' cooking. (That is the way we choose to say every time the Morission invited us out for dinner and Yeu-Tin's cooking when we invite them out for dinner at a restaurant).

Both Yeu-Tin and I work late that evening. We finished work at 5.45pm and caught the 6:10 GO train home. However, on this night Alan Liu come home with us to pickup his mom's car parked in our driveway. Since we have some time to kill before going out for the dinner I prepared him the left over turkey dinner I have cooked the day earlier. At about 7:30 we all left home and go our separate way.

Upon arriving at the restaurant at about 7:44pm I mention to Yeu-Tin that I did not find Don's green Subaru in the parking lot even though the have call to say they are at the restaurant.

As we enter and approach the table the crowd was there waiting for us. What a surprise! It was a fabulous evening and what good friends and family in Christ; I have, who takes time to help me celebrate my birthday. Pastor Sharon was not able to attend but send her greeting and Don read her greeting during the party. I am been privilege and blessed to have such close and caring friends.