Surprising Esther

Esther had no clue. Nada. Zilch. She thought her two siblings take her out for a siblings-only day. Hiking. How great is that... She arrived in Switzerland just the day before and now hiking. Jetlagged hiking that is. But siblings are siblings, and so she went.

What she did not know: They have invited lots of her friends. The old ones (meaning pre-NZ), and new ones (those that she met in NZ and who happened to be in Switzerland now). They set up tables and benches in the garden, fired up the BBQ, had salads, meat and drinks ready, balloons, smarties on the tables, the whole shebang.

So we were all there. Hiding behind the house, they lured Esther into the garden with some silly excuses... When she saw all the people, she nearly fainted. It took a while for her to recognize the faces. It was funny, she knew them, but then again she couldn't put it together.

All our friends have changed a little bit. Suddenly there were little kiddies with parents where there were couples before, new jobs, new homes, lots of gossip and news that had to be exchanged. It was a wonderful afternoon. We all sat there, enjoyed each others company, talked, laughed and arrived a little bit in Switzerland.