Turkey Day!!!

It was really, really awesome. Here’s my story:

I booked a spur-of-the-moment ticket to Ohio on Tuesday (2 days before Turkey Day), and was on the phone with my sister, Sarah, when I did it. I was like, “Wooo hooo!!!” And then I realized that I booked my flight not to Cleveland, but to Akron/Canton (which is an hour out from Cleveland). Not bad, and it worked, but it wasn’t what I was expecting.

On Thursday, my brother-in-law picked me up and we drove to my parents’ house. Part of the ride, we were cavorting and came up with a brilliant plan. It was executed thusly:

A street before my parents', at a stoplight, I got out of the passenger seat and ran into the backseat (I now call it an Ohioan fire drill). We got to my parents’ house, and I hid in the backseat while my bro-in-law went inside to join the rest of the family. Whilst in the backseat, I phoned my parents. My dad answered, and I didn’t think he’d fall for my plan, but I had to be cool, so we talked for a minute. “I really wish you could be here,” he said. I did all I could to keep from blurting out my secret. The phone was passed around, and I finally got my mom on the line. Our phone conversation is about as follows:


Me (Mb): “Hey, Momita! Happy Turkey Day!”
Momita (M): “Hi, precious! Happy Thanksgiving!! Oh, everyone’s here, I wish you could be too.”
Mb: “Awww, me too, Momma. Oh, that reminds me, did you get my package?”
M: “What package?”
Mb: “Oh, you didn’t get it? They guaranteed it and sent a confirmation and everything!!”
M: “No, I haven’t seen it.”
Mb: “Bummer! Would you please do me a favor and look outside? It’d really mean a lot.”
M: “Ok… I’ll give the phone to Sarah while I check.”
Mb: “Ok.”
Sarah (S): “Hola, Issima.”
Mb: “Hola, Issita. I’m here, executing Operation Black Hawk. Don’t tell. I’ll be there in a minute.”
S: “Ok, see you soon.”

In the meantime, I was running from the car to the house. I got there just as Momita opened the door. I opened my arms and yelled, “Surprise!!!” For a second, I don’t think she really comprehended what went on. Then she screamed at the top of her lungs, “OH, MY GOD!!!!” And she cried and jumped on me. Then my dad came over to see what the commotion was. As soon as he saw me, he yelled, too, and we all cried. Yay! It was totally worth the $400 it cost to get there. :)

So it was a really good visit. I saw friends, ex-boyfriends, and lots o’ family!! I finally got some quality time in with my nieces, which was great. I was very sad to leave yesterday. Surprisingly so. I even cried a bit, since it was so good to see everyone! However, once I was on the plane, I was looking forward to warmer weather and my kitty, so it was cool.

Actually, if I get around to it in the next few minutes, I'll post some photos... Stay tuned! :)