Surprise!

I love surprising people. I love the expression of people's faces when they experience something totally unexpected.

My latest attempt was last night.

I surprised my family by coming back home for Thanksgiving. I'm happily back in Chicago!

I haven't been back home for Thanksgiving in 2 years. For my family, its the biggest holiday gathering we have for the year. Even bigger than Christmas. For some reason, the family attendance is a lot higher in Thanksgiving, so I'm excited to be part of it this year.

I didn't really tell anyone that I was coming back as I didn't want to take the risk of the secret being revealed. I bought tickets a while back and pretty much kept it to myself. At the end, it was all worth it.

The look of my family's faces when I walked through the door was priceless. One of those images you don't forget for the rest of your life. My sister was screaming so loud as if I was Justin Timberlake or even Rainn Wilson!

I'm not here long, but I'm already taking advantage of the break. Yes it cold, and its snowing, but its home and I'm with family. I've been relaxing, doing some sudoku, blogging, and reading and just loving the slower pace of things. I'll be looking forward to the big Thanksgiving spread tonight, catching up with family, and the hectic shopping of black Friday tomorrow!

Hopefully I'll have time to catch up with some friends. If not, I'm back in a month anyway!

Happy Thanksgiving!