Hoa told me we are going out to a nice restaurant with the group and we are meeting at Maily's at 7:00PM. I did not give it any thoughts and had no reason to suspect that something was going on other than we are going out! Hoa asked me to dress up a bit since we are going out to nice restaurant. As we were parking the car, I noticed that all of our friends cars are already parked in front of the house, so I asked Hoa: "Are we late? Looks like everyone are here before us!" to that Hoa replied: " No, we are all time! we are supposed to meet here at 7:00PM".

As so as we are walking in the front door, I was a bit surprise that there are no noise and the lights were so dim, and then suddenly the lights are turned and a loud "Surprise! Happy birthday!"

I took me so much by surprise that I could barely react! I was simply in shock! I did not even have a slight clue that Maily and our Friends are throwing a surprise birthday party for me! What a nice surprise!

After singing Happy birthday Hoa wanted to take a picture of us at Maily's entrance.

Candle lights and beautiful flower arrangement are part of the decoration on the table.

Wine courtesy of Phuc/Huyen

Phuc and Maily worked out the menu and Phuc paired carefully each dish with a special wine.

We had the Kistler while dining at the French Laundry! Special bottle for a special occasion!

2006 Caymus "Special Selection" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon-

Phuc called them "Caymus on Steroid"

Always a favorite among wine critics, Robert Parker rated the 2005 92-94 points and the 2004 scored 95 points and the 2006 is sure to achieve the same level of acclaim.

94 points Wine Spectator: "Complex, riveting aromas of spice, cola and sassafras join wild berry, spice, black cherry and sage notes in this full-bodied, intensely flavored, tightly focused and very persistent display of fruit that's long and lingering."