I swung open the door of the kitchen, the lights were off....there was an errie silence. Suddenly a face jumped out at me, it was Martha "Surprize...Surprize..mam" she shouted laughing. "Hang on a minute" I stammered "I am supposed to be saying that to you!"
Weeks of planning ruined by a dog's bark. Yep, it went like this...Scott (Martha's boyfriend) had been instructed to keep her away from the house until 7 p.m. as at that time all Martha's friends and family would be hidden in the kitchen waiting to suprize her with a "going away to Thailand for 6 months Christmas party"
Somewhere along the line Martha decided to ring her sister Georgia to find out where they were meeting up down town. Georgia panicking told her that she was in a pub waiting for her with that Deri Dee let out a bark and the game was up. Martha heard the bark exclaimed to Scott that Georgia was up to something as she was in the house not in the pub...at this point Martha was really annoyed and cold. She ran home swung open the kichen door to find Georgia all alone in the kitchen with a party popper which she popped as Martha's angry face swung around the door and said "Surprise..surprise".
It was a Christmas party, with Christmas tree, Christmas crackers and trimmings. A moment afterwards her friends turned up. They had hidden behind the sweet counter in Spa when they saw an angry Martha go in there on the way home.
Funny thing though even after the surprise had been blown Martha said to me "Mam ring Corrie she said that she was going to a 40th party tonight get her to come here" "Oh, no" I said dismissively "She is coming here" as I uttered the words my hand shot to my mouth...Martha laughed and laughed...she had really thought that Corrie was going to Cardiff "This is the worse surprize party ever mam" she said "but I am having such a good time"
