Date Night: Surprise Party Style!

Because I went to the Habitat for Habitat Ceremony on Friday, we weren't able to have our date night on Friday night. But...never fear! We were invited to be part of a surprise party on Saturday night!

Ryan has some friends who have so graciously adopted me in to be part of their friend circle as well. Right after we were first married, the four of us went on a double date to The Melting Pot - and then last winter, we headed to Indianapolis again to try out the bottomless pit of Fogo De Chao. We had the privilege of attending their wedding last May, and now they're expecting a baby! So excited for them.

Angie's birthday was this weekend...and her husband told her he was taking her to dinner, but he didn't tell her he'd invited a few friends to surprise her!

It was our first real out of town date since surgery, and I was excited!

The restaurant was right downtown in Indianapolis, and we'd never been there before. It was called Barcelona Tapas Restaurant:

We'd never been to a restaurant like this before. All the dishes on the menu are appetizer-esque. The portions are smaller and they're intended to be shared...kind of a social experiment of a restaurant. Of course the two of us are more accustomed to Burger King than menus in foreign languages, so we were pretty much guessing at everything we tried! LOL!!

Angie was so surprised to walk in and see friends waiting on her! We had our own table in the back corner of the restaurant, and the food started rolling out! Everything was really good - even if it all was a bit of a mystery when it arrived. Our table-mates were kind and shared their food with us...and we shared ours with them.

Ryan actually tried on of the mussels. BRAVE boy. I was not so brave.

Mike had picked up a cake for Angie and delivered it to Ryan at work so we could sneak it down for him. There happened to be a birthday celebration at the table next to ours, so we helped them sing to their birthday girl, and then they helped us sing to ours! She wasn't embarrassed or anything.

 I asked for a picture of her with her cake and she got photobombed. LOL!! Angie and Ryan used to work together at the same physical therapy place, and they've been friends for a long time. I'm really thankful that he has had such a good friend in her for so long!

Also a helper on the candles...

Mike and Angie: I really love them together as a couple. They're good. :)

And I especially love THIS guy!! Still can't get over the blessing he is to me.

And here's the whole group!

It was fun to be included in this party - and we made it home right around midnight. Or was it one in the morning? Daggone Daylight Savings Time... :)