so on the 8th of this month i decided to surprise my momma for her birthday. and oh was she shocked!!! i think if the neighbors had their window open, they would have her her scream!!! it was great!!!! everyone knew about it but her- it great! and to make it super nice for me, i went WITHOUT the kids! crazy! i missed them soooooooo much, but it was a nice break.
steven picked me up at the airport, and we had a great time, and then we went in, and steven was like "hey mom! i gotta surprise for you, close your eyes, and hold out your hands!" so she does and then i go and stand right in front of her and steven tells her she can open her eyes now. so she does and she studies the keys for a sec, and then she looks up rather confused, and then she sees me, and i think i could have counted to like 10 before it really sunk in that it was me. and then she screamed, jumped up and gave me a hug. it was great!
so we just hung out and stuff and then dallin stopped by with his gf, mallory, and some friends to say hi and then we went to bed cuz of daylight savings. and then we had birthday parties for my granddaddy and brother chris- that was fun, and my mom's parents and my dad's mom came up for the parties it was great! it was soooooo awesome to see everyone!
then on monday- i wen to lunch with my momma, and margie and mandy halling (now matthews) and her 2 kids and another friend. and then i went shopping with mom and dad. which was great- i found 4 pairs of shoes for $50!!!!! yeah FOREVER YOUNG!!! it was awesome and then i spent way to much money at desseret book. but i love that store. anyway- i flew home on tuesday and it was an amazing trip! until the flight home...... holy crow- was it awful.
i left slc at 1:15 pm, and arrived at dfw at 3:30. which was great. my flight leaving dfw to longview didnt leave until 7:30. and one would ask why wait that long when i could be picked up at 3:30 and home by 7:30, well, it is a 3 hour drive to dallas and only 45 minutes to longview. and with kids and gas prices.... it was a now brainer. anyway, as i sit and wait for my flight, i have a feeling to go and check the gate information. good thing i did cuz my gate was changed, b36 to b37, not bad. well it gets to be about 7ish, and they start saying that there will be delays because of maintenance, that is an okay excuse, well, they keep delaying and delaying and delaying and finally at 10:30 they CANCELED my flight, yes we were all VERY mad..... and poor joseph had been driving around longview trying to find things for him and the kids to do, since about 6:30. why so early when my flight wasnt supposed to come in till 8:30? well, they were VERY excited to get mom, they missed me! anyway, they put us up in a nice hotel with bad service and i had to go to bed without brushing my teeth, or washing my face, or anything. it was awful, thank heavens for altoids gum! it is sooooo strong! anyway- i was picked up at 10:15 on wednesday, and had a great time! but it was soooo nice to see my babies again. i missed them! they made me a sign that says welcome home that happens to be on my camera still, i will try to remember to post it. it was soooooo cute! but when you see me just remember that i had been able to shower and stuff and i was nasty! oh well, i was home right? thanks joe for a great vacation!
i am so grateful for a mom who taught me so much, about life and about myself. i cant even imagine who i would be if she were any different. i love you mom!
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Okay so I am SO jealous that you got to go on a vacation in general and then that you got to go without your kids. That is my dream and I really need a vacation. I have a hard time finding even an hour (literally) with Johns schedule that I can get out of the house without the kids, let alone a whole weekend or day or anything. John is gone so much with school and work that I barely even get to see him. He leaves at like 7:00 in the morning and sometimes doesn't get home until after the kids are in bed. Someday I will be able to go somewhere without the kids but until then I can only dream and be super jealous of anybody else that gets too. I hope you had fun being able to spend some time with yourself and be in the peace and quiet.
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