I love waking up the day after a fabulous party.

I woke up this morning feeling more appreciated, supported and loved than I have felt in a long time. Last night, to my surprise, my caring and wonderful friends threw James and I an engagement party. I was in complete shock! James had told me that we were going out for dinner at an undisclosed location and that he had to stop off to pick up a cd from Mike Emmons. I was a little on the cranky side because I had been trying to get it out of James as to where we were going for dinner, and I had had no luck. His lips were sealed. As many know, I don't deal well with not knowing plans... I panic: "what should I wear? what is the dress code? how long will we be out? who will be there? should i bring a change of clothes?" etc. James, however, in a show of tremendous courage, stood up to me and would not acquiesce and tell me where we were going.

So when we arrived at the Emmons/Farrington household, I remained in the car while James retrieved "the cd", which was not according to the plans. So instead, they brought the party out to me! Suddenly there were all these people I recognized from university and church surrounding the car. I had been completely duped! And it felt great. Obviously my sour mood changed, as I thanked James for not slipping up.

It was the coolest thing to have so many of my favourite people all in one place for just a few hours! A colliding of my worlds and I loved it! I'm still in shock that everyone managed to hide it from me, since I have always considered myself to be very intuitive when people are hiding things from me. Apparently, I'm not as instinctive as I thought!

If this is any indication of how much our friends care about us, James and I consider ourselves very lucky. Not only did they throw a big party, but about two-thirds of the people travelled over an hour to come celebrate! I can't wait to see the pictures! Right now I am the happiest bride-to-be! I am so stoked for the wedding!