the plan was to have the event at a mutual friend’s home, which would allow everyone to arrive and await carlos and his wife to enter the home.
as it turns out, though, the plan fell through because the birthday boy arrived a few minutes before the scheduled start of 8 p.m., and several of the guests were a few minutes late. suffice it to say that the meaning of surprise took on several meanings this evening.
i was informed that the house we were going to visit was super-expensive. when i entered the home, i could hardly disagree. while not a custom home, one could tell the owners had made major 