lordy, lordy guess who's in floridy!
Hey hey!! So the big secret is that I'm in Jacksonville, FL! It was a secret because I came here & surprised my little sis on her 13 birthday!! She's a teenager now - oh my!!!My Mom and I had been planning it and she had told Haley there was some kind of surprise coming, but Haley had no idea what it was. After hearing she was guessing "a last minute flight & 2 meet & greet passes to Hilary Duff in Seattle WA" I thought for sure she'd take one look at me and be totally bummed. hahaa But she is totally psyched!!
I had pretty bad delays with my flights yesterday - and as many of you know flying west to east makes you lose a day as is... but I'd gotten up at 5am, with 3 hours of sleep under my belt - all to find my 6:40 wouldn't leave till 8:30 and then when I FINALLY got to Atlanta (after seriously crashing on the plane to try to gain a few more hours of zzzz's) we had more delays. I could have driven to Jacksonville and gotten here 2 hours earlier if I'd known!!
So instead of arriving at 5:30, I finally got to the restaurant at 8:30. I had left messages for my Mom so she had delayed taking Haley to dinner (and Haley was trying to be so polite, as she wasn't even that hungry - but all she knew is she had to go to get her big surprise, so she was a good sport). So I beat them there and waited inside till they walked in the door... and BOO! Surprised Haley GOOD!!! :)
She screamed and then we hugged for like 5 minutes with tears in our eyes. It was awesome! :) Dinner was fantastic (Chart House!) and so was the delicious Lava Cake for desert!!
I'm really excited to be here this weekend with them. I didn't really tell you all this but recently my Mom & Step-Dad seperated... and my Mom, for whatever reason, decided this was a great time to get out of the small town of Steamboat (after 30 years!) and head to a warmer climate. I don't blame her!! So that's why they're here!
Haley's stoked - as I would have been, at 12 I wanted out of that town to be the new kid somewhere else something fierce!! It's taking a bit to adjust to all the new for both of them - but they have their cute little doggie Rosie and a few Hurricanes to keep em cozy :p
Anyway - we're off for a day of shopping and checking out Jacksonville. Have a good weekend all!
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P.S. They chose Jacksonville because they know a family here that are close friends, kids Haley's age, etc... so my Mom knew they'd have that connection. :) One of em is Joey, just one year younger than Haley - but equally (and fantastically) way into computers. Like a little Jimmy Neutron - I can't wait to meet him!
