I was so excited today....my mom was heading north to Small Town USA to spend two weeks with my family. I haven't seen my Mom in six months, and it's always a very special time when she comes. This year was different since Dad wasn't gong to be able to come with her. Because he lives overseas he wasn't coming...missing Morgan's birthday for the first time. We were all very sad.
Mom called me on Friday morning. She was in Pittsburgh three hours early! Her original flight from Florida was late, which was going to cause her to miss her conncetion in Atlanta. So she was able to change flights and she got into PA earlier than expected. That threw my timeline of the day completely off, but I was excited to be able to rush home and spend more time with her. I picked up Morgan and headed up the interstate, stopping only for take-out lunch.
When I arrived home, Morgan was wondering who was parked in our "spot" in the driveway. We walked in and boy was she surprised to find her Mutti at her house! She ran right up to give hugs. Mom then asked Patrick and I to go get her luggage out of the car. We walked outside and opened the hatch to the rental SUV. You will never guess what was in the back.....
Yep, my DAD!!!!! In the trunk of the SUV. All the way from 8 time zones and 47 hours of work/traveling later, there was my Dad in the flesh. I couldn't believe it. Apparently this had been in the works for months. Needless to say, Morgan's eyes got as big as saucers and she was ecstatic to see her Papa. And I was too. What a wonderful surprise, and it made the whole party weekend even better. Thanks for coming Dad (and thanks to Mom for a spectacular lying job!). It's great to have you BOTH here.
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That brought tears to my eyes...I am so glad that both of your parents were able to be there with you and to help Morgan celebrate her big day. What a WONDERFUL surprise!!!!
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