The super stealth secret surprise was out – no, not that Darren was turning 40 – that is still "secret". The surprise was that his best friend from Uni had come from the UK with his family to celebrate….This of course was revealed once Peter called Darren to ask what his plans were and if he could pop over to the next village for a drink to celebrate.
The plan – to hang out for the weekend with a fantastic dinner at a super duper place sandwiched in between.
We had lots of tea, conversation, looked at a megalodon tooth, visited Trim castle – read the "don't climb on the castle sign" a few times for clarification. We even went to the Dunderry Village Fair (think county fair with Irish accents) which was fun – we got to play on tractors – however, sadly, the youngest Heyes was robbed of a bonny baby contest win.
The dinner was great – Dar's brother, parents and the Heyes clan convened at the Bellinter House. It was a fantastic dinner - evidenced by the clean plates at the end of each course – the best part was having everyone together.
Here are some pictures from the night – Birthday Surprise
This is a picture from outside the Bellinter House… I loved this tree – so incredibly grand.

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