Surprise weekend

I went to my first ever surprise party at the weekend. It wasn't my birthday. In my capacity as guest I got to go down to Cornwall, sneak into Tabi's house under cover of darkness and shout 'surprise' when Sam came in from the pub. It was all very exciting. Sam was genuinely surprised and really happy to see everybody.

It was a great weekend. Freezing cold by the sea, but in addition to the party we still managed to fit in:

• A bracing cliff-top walk
• Surfer watching (not sea lions as mum originally thought)
• Shopping in lovely Falmouth gift shops
• Browsing funky Falmouth surf shops
• Pictionary extravaganza
• Much reminiscing about school days for tabi, sam and G
• A visit to the amazing Maritime Museum - truly the most exciting museum I've been to for ages. Highly recommended.
• Coffee in Becky Biddles - a must for all girlies obsessed with objects of desire
• More shopping in lovely Falmouth gift shops
• A thrilling if short ride in Tabi's MX-5
• Several pasties - G increasing the average pasty per day score significantly
• A fab gourmet lunch at student prices at the Clipper Café - the best burger I've ever had

All in all a great long weekend. It was lovely to see everybody again and even in the middle of winter, Cornwall made us feel like we were on holiday. Ah me.