Surprise!!

It’s been way too long and I apologize for that. The semester here is coming to an end and that means all the teachers are piling the papers and projects on us at the last minute. It’s been a pretty huge time away for me since the last time I wrote. The biggest thing would be last weekend. On Thursday, I left one of my classes early, hopped on a plane, and began my trek home. Another long series of flights and I arrive at home on Thursday around midnight. My sister had no idea that I was coming home so that was a great surprise for her. I stayed up pretty late that first night because of the time change and adrenaline still pumping through. Sleep finally came at 3 and I woke up at 6. Holly had no idea that I was coming back either and that is what I dedicated Friday to. I was in cohorts with her dad and her seesters. Holly ended up being in the shower when I arrived at her house so I sat on the couch until she was ready. After getting herself all beautified, her dad led her out to the living room where she sees this mass of blanket on the couch. Then I am unveiled and she begins to shake and her knees buckle and tears begin to flow…we meet each other at the middle of the living room and for the first time in three months we hug…one of the most if not the best feeling I’ve ever had. There’s nothing like being away for an extended period of time and seeing someone you care about earlier than both of you expected. For the rest of the day we were able to actually talk to each other. Skype had been letting us down lately so the only way we could “talk” was via instant messaging. We talked and made each other laugh; we attempted to take a nap but with the weather being so nice + my terrible ability to take naps= we talk outside in the warmth of the sun for three hours. We were totally fine with just enjoying each others company. I spent the rest of the day down there with her. In fact, I spent most of the weekend with her and seeing people that I haven’t seen in three months. I was able to walk in my graduation and surprise everyone else that was walking. My grandparents had no clue that I was coming either. Tyler got a nice surprise visit from me too. I stopped by his new church and said hey. Then Holly, my sis, tyler and I went to Starbucks and watched Iron Man II. All in all this was probably the best weekend getaway trip one could ever ask for.