A Surpise Trip...Home!!!!!!!

For those of you that haven't heard...my big surprise weekend trip was to good ol' New Braunfels, TX! Thanks to my dad for the airline miles, I was able to fly home to celebrate my grandmothers 80th birthday. The trip however was a surprise to all my family members, except my dad and sister. I flew into San Antonio and was picked up by a couple of my high school friends and then headed home to surprise my first victim...my mom. My friend Kaelin had the camera and my sister had my dad on the phone as I walked into my mom's room. She was fast asleep, even after I turned on the light, so I yelled "SURPRISE"!! She sat up, and literally stared at the group in the doorway for 20 seconds before letting out the most horrific scream ever, which also made the dog start barking and the baby start crying. That's when she realized it was just me, and the laughing and hugging began. Surprise victim number 2 was my grandmother. Friday afternoon we headed over to her house, and my mom, sister and the baby went inside. I waited back and then went up to the door and rang the doorbell. My grandmothers face was absolute shock when she opened the door. Victim number 3 was my uncle. We drove to his school and I went inside to his principals office. She called him down immediately and told him he had a package waiting. As he walked around the corner, wondering what package arrived, I jumped out. He couldn't believe it either. Surprise victims kept appearing though, as people visiting my house just didn't expect me to be there.

The weekend was absolutely amazing though. I was able to see my family and some of my best friends, which I had missed so much. I was also able to get a lot of things done, whether it be packing for the cruise at Christmas or some Christmas shopping. I got my yummy Mexican food (two nights in a row), I got to eat my favorite coffee cake, I got to watch the best college football games, I got to sleep in my own house, I took amazing showers (the water here in England is really hard), and I got to see my puppy dog!!

It really was a weekend I needed and now I am back in rainy, cold old England and back to work today. Surprisingly I am not tired. A have a trip planned to London this weekend for some Christmas sightseeing with some friends, shopping and maybe a play. Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!