Surprise Party

Friday night our friends, Kurt & Sara and Phil & Danielle, gave a surprise party for the leaders of our church. Since our friends are leaving Prague they thought it would be a good way to thank the leaders for all they do throughout the year. Everyone agreed it was a great idea and we all got into the party spirit. The guests were suppose to arrive at 6:30 so that everyone would be early enough not to run into any of the surprise guests. Unfortunately, I got caught walking down the road by Phil and Shanna (Phil is the pastor of our church and Shanna is his wife. They are also our good friends.) They were of course wondering what I was doing walking alone on Friday night across town from my apartment. I had to think of a lie on the spot and I think I pulled it off. It meant though that I was sitting with my chocolate cream pie (which was luckily in a bag) waiting for them to move on so that I could follow after them. I arrived at Kurt & Sara's flat and made it safely to the terrace which is where we were going to have the party. The night was great! There were some really nice heartfelt words as well as a lot of laughter. I will really miss Kurt & Sara and Phil & Danielle. The life of an expat is filled with great people but it also has a lot of sad good-byes.