Further up and Further in

When Lisa found out in April that she needed to choose a return flight to the States on or before July 9th, I decided that I would change my return flight to July 23rd (a week or so earlier than planned). But I didn't tell anyone in my family until June, when I let a brother and two sisters in on the secret (none of whom are living at home). It just worked out that my bro was in State College the weekend I was coming home, so he and his wife and a friend of ours came to get me from the airport. However, when I got to the airport in State College (enormous....two whole gates), no one was there. Just like when I got home from my mission. So I got out my laptop to check my email to see if there was some complication that perhaps my brother had emailed me about. Two of my sisters were already online, poised and ready to keep my mom distracted while I snuck into the house, as we planned, and then my mom logged on! And she was so disappointed. She hadn't talked to me all weekend, and she had been hoping against hope that I was being sneaky and coming home early to surprise her. So when she sees me logged on, she writes, "Aren't you on your way home? I thought you were gone all weekend because you were coming home. Now I think I'm going to cry." I told her I'd talk to her soon, and at that point, my greeting committee arrived, and we made our way towards the house. Here's the video, the rest of the story:

Thanks so much for sharing! I can imagine how a mom feels. And it is great to see you all! How sneaky to do this and amazing to keep it a surprise for so long!
Miriam

oh, man...it gets me every time I watch this... :)