..lay a little egg for me Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Well, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock I am being whisked away by OH for a mystery weekend to celebrate my birthday (it is quite a big one...I'll give you a clue there is a 5 in the number and you can divide it by 10 ). I have no idea where or what it is. I have been told to pack comfortable shoes to walk in (but not walking boots) and something smart to go out for a meal. OH doesn't do big romantic gestures as a rule so I don't know whether to be excited or trepidacious ! Edited October 19, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ooooooh how exciting! Have fun & Happy Birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 How lovely Happy Birthday and hope you have a fab day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oooo have a great time like you hubby doesn't do things like that so i'd be nervous lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Wow, sounds exciting (if it was my OH it would be to a beer festival ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Err, are you 35 ? (I'm rubbish at maths .) Hope you have a lovely time . What a romantic thing for OH to do . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Have a super time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Hope you have a fantastic time. I've just returned from a mystery trip for my birthday, so if yours is as good as mine, you will really enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Chick Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Happy Birthday and have a great time. Make sure you come back and tell us all about it.....well, only the bits you want to share with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 OOh, how exciting! Sounds like a city break - do come back and let us know, maybe the hotel will have internet access! (Your OH will be delighted, I'm sure, to wait in the bar while you email your Omlet friends all the news! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Happy Birthday. Have a fantastic time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (it is quite a big one...I'll give you a clue there is a 5 in the number and you can divide it by 10 ). ! Chicken maths! You're 15 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 How exciting Have a fab time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Ooh how exciting! Wonder where you are going? Hope you have a fab time and a fab birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Ooh fabulous! Any chance you could pop on line when you get to the hotel to let us nosey lot know where you are? Have a great time and a happy birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Have a fab time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 That sounds very exciting, have a brilliant time Happy Birthday too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Have a fab time and happy birthday from me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Sounds fab - how lovely of him to organise it. Have a wonderful time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 That sounds WELL giggles! I'm sure it will be amazing! Surprises rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well, girls and boys, I'm back...and the answer to the mystery was...PARIS!!! It was great...although I had considered it in my list of possible things he might be planning, it was fairly low on the list. He didn't tell me where we were going until we got to the airport, luckily he had guided my packing so I was fairly well equipped, but I should have taken his advice to take comfortable shoes for walking a bit more seriously...am today suffering from "museum-foot" He took me to a quaint little hotel right by the Arc de Triomphe...which we could see from the hotel balcony. One of those lovely old-fashioned hotels with heavy french furniture but no internet access so sorry you have had to wait until now for the update . Friday evening we strolled along the Seine to the Eiffel Tower to see it lit up like a christmas tree...a great spectacle and OH spent ages trying to get a good photo. The queues to go up it were still enormous and the hawkers trying to sell plastic Eiffel Towers were getting on our nerves so we went to find somewhere to eat. Saturday was my big birthday so we had a full on day of sightseeing! Being next to the Arc de Triomphe meant we 'only' had to stroll down the Champs Elysees to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa, which we did on Saturday...I had never seen her before despite having been to Paris a fair few times before. I was surprised how small she is and that she was not holding a chicken and wearing a red hat as I had been lead to believe by someone on the Omlet forum We then attempted to look at a couple more of the collections before our feet gave out and we made the final push to get back to the hotel. Stopping at a cafe on the Champs Elysees to rest our weary feet and unload OH's wallet of all those euros that were weighing him down in order to buy a small cup of hot chocolate each. Only managed to stagger to he bistro across the road for dinner but it was great. We toyed with the idea of champagne to celebrate the big day but the prices were eye-watering so plumped for a nice cote du rhone instead! Sunday was a lovely sunny day and we climbed up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe to survey Paris in the sunshine, before heading back to blighty after a croque monsieur at a nearby cafe. Got home to find lots of lovely pressies and flowers waiting for me! It was a magical weekend and OH has probably earned almost enough brownie points to compensate for him having gone to Canada for two weeks without me at the start of September . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Sounds like a fantastic birthday weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 WOW That sounds fantastic. Lucky you. 10 out of 10 for hubbie. Can he have a word or two with mine Looking forward to seeing some photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Sounds like you had a wonderful time. I love the view from the Arc de wotsit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 WOW! It sounded like you had a wonderful time and were treated very well. Wonder if I should show this to my hubby. Not because I want to go to Paris but for my next big birthday; just to show him how it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
