A sweet surprise!

I was so excited that my brother Josh was coming for a visit! We'd planned it for a couple months, and despite my uneasiness about his request, we kept his trip a secret from my dad, who Josh believed would be upset for not saving his money. Nick took me to the airport and we both waited in anticipation! My brother came, lots of hugs, smiles, and excitement as he described airline stories of people who tried to stuff their too big luggage into the too small upper bin. As I'm listening, an arm reaches around my neck! I was being attacked! I turned around to face whoever it was and found the sweetest surprise! My mom and dad standing there in the Dallas airport! My mom and Josh had been planning this all along--surprise my dad (he didn't know he was coming to Dallas until they got to the Indy airport) and surprise me! What a blessing the trip was!





Friday: Nick & I took the fam to Perot Systems/Dell for the official tour--it's like a museum in that place! Then off to Central Market for lunch and grocery shopping. We stocked up on artisan cheeses, salami, ciabata and french breads, and some chianti to make sangria. That evening we headed to Urban Crust for dinner and drinks. Later that night we broke out the guitars and jammed out. Even Charlie joined in!





Saturday: Dressed in St. Patty's Day green, we headed to Downtown Plano's train stop and rode the train to Mockingbird station. Then, we spent the morning and afternoon enjoying the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Greenville Ave. We even met up with Stephanie, Jason, and Joel! Sunday we enjoyed a dinner with Nick's parents (pics to come), Monday we threw a massive cookout (no pics) and Tuesday we lounged around, enjoying the last moment's of family time. I did not want to take them back to the airport! Thanks Nick, Mom, and Josh for a great surprise! Dad and I were definitely surprised!