The key to the door

Tonight Al & Naomi hosted a surprise 21st birthday party for Rebekah. It was such a lovely evening and so nice to see everyone there wanting to wish Bek all the best for her birthday. Everyone went to such an effort too, with a barbecue put on, salads and stuff brought and some awesome desserts. It really has struck me time and time again how the church family at St John's are there for one another and go out of their way for one another. Real demonstrations of Christian love.

There were loads of people there tonight. (And we knew most of them too! Maybe we're getting settled, eh?) It was impressive that no-one let it slip to Bek in the run up to the party and it really was a huge surprise for her. I do feel for Simon though. He was wracked with guilt about having to 'mislead' his wife. I'm sure she'll forgive him ;)

The rest of Waitangi day was pretty relaxing for us really. A nice lie-in (the gym on Saturday mornings and church on Sunday mornings means that the number of lie-ins we have is minimal) was followed by a trip to the gym, lunch in a coffee shop and then a few errands. The afternoon was spend relaxing before we went out tonight. I wish every Wednesday was as laid back.