A Special Surprise!

Yesterday I was in Washington and today I am in Chico, CA!

I have always wanted to be one of those people with a great surprise story and last night I became one of them.

My mom has been in and out of the hospital with cancer problems; she had her thyroid removed last week. Wednesday was her birthday and I thought it would be wonderful to fly back to Chico as a surprise. Being that Bart and Linda are in Ecuador, it made sense as far as work goes--- so, I began to look into possibilities. Unfortunately, the flights were very expensive, so I decided against it. Then, Linda got in touch with her sister, an airline stewardess, and I got companion passes.

With all that said, I took at 6pm non-stop flight from DC and arrived last night at 8:40pm. On the way back from the airport Megan and I discussed how we would surprise mom. We had an idea, but when we walked in the door, my dad had an idea too, so we went with my dad's idea.

He went into kiss my mom goodnight and he kissed her, then he said "Wouldn't you like a good kiss goodnight?" and then I popped in the room and said "From Me". My mom was freaked out and so excited. We hugged and hugged and hugged and hugged. She had NO idea.

So, that is my surprise story. Thanks for reading about my special time with my family.

Washington Life, School, Work, Friends and Kicked Out of the Poolhouse

This past week has been epicly eventful in a hectic and emotional sort of way.

1) I had a paper due, so most of my background thoughts were consumed with the fact that I should be writing a paper.

2) Work is good, as usual. I love Bart and Linda. Holding down the fort is one of my specialties and it seems that they like me to hold down the fort, so we are a good fit.
Fitting into the work area, taxes. I got my taxes done today. Just in the nick of time and I have a refund comin', which makes the world seem a little better.

3) My friends in DC are great! We have a ton of fun. Fun is usually consisting of going to get something to eat and then a drive around the city.

4) Michelle and I are kicked out of the poolhouse as of the end of April. I shouldn't say we are "kicked out" because we have been given two extra months in the poolhouse. Plus, everyone is helping us look for a place to live in the area.

With all that said, things are going well.