a little surprise.

let me explain. a couple of weeks ago the brower's (tiffany and jeff) and i came up with this nifty little idea to sneak up on our parents. over spring break. oh, and they live in tyler, texas and nashville, tennessee. aaaaand we live in lubbock! 'twas a grand plan. so, for the last three days we've been in tyler hanging out with the brower's, kindle's and all their friends. it's been so good. it's fun to get to know people you know so well already in their hometown. you truly learn so much more about them. and they're GREAT. i'm stoked to see tyler again on friday and saturday. but, today we headed to my hometown of nashville. we're staying all week! my parents had absolutely no idea. completely in the dark on this one. we're pretty pro at keeping secrets from people 17 hours away. so, when the five of us drove up the driveway and walked up the garage stairs and into the rec room, they freaked out. i've honestly never seen THAT particular look on my mom's face! she had no idea what to say. i just kept yelling, "I'm here, I'm here!" and they finally got up and went a little crazy too. i'm jumping around. mom's crying. dad's laughing. belly laughing. and the other four are smiling. i told my mom to stop hugging me and meet everyone else and she screamed, "I don't care, you're here!"

like i said in an earlier post, she voted me most adorable. but, she finally did let go and met the gang. it was hilarious.

now that dinner's over, dad is making us watch a movie called 2012. end of the world stuff. it's kinda funny, i guess. so, i'm writing this as we watch. multi-tasker or something. it turns out we have three rooms upstairs and they are full of our honored guests and so i have taken up residence outside. i'm stoked. camping is the best. even if it's in the backyard. i. love it. i love home. and now the brower's and kindle's get to see it. how cool. i'll try to keep you guys updated. tomorrow is running, fishing, and a vandy baseball game. and maybe, FRANKLIN. and wednesday it's all about the pantry with the wilson's.

in the moment,

g