A Surprise Trip Back Home

     I managed to make a trip back home to Grants Pass on the 17th. I had been planning the trip for a couple weeks, and Britt was once again my accomplice. I wasn't able to be there for Dad's birthday or for Mother's Day, so I decided to surprise Mom for her birthday. I woke up and took off from Corvallis around 8, managing to get to Grants Pass around 11. Of course the gate was locked, and to keep things a surprise, it had to stay that way...so I just drove around it.

    Britt ran outside to hand me a gold bow that I stuck to the front of my shirt. She then ran back inside to tell Mom that there was something she needed to see outside. Mom stepped out the front door, and saw me sitting on top of the Oldsmobile (Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of this, but Britt did record the whole thing).

     Archer, Britt, and I took off in the afternoon to the 2912 house to pick out paint colors. Let me tell you, that house is a challenge! But we all managed to agree eventually :)
     We came back home and I started cooking the birthday cake, Lemon Cake. We had to do the birthday celebration early because Britt had to take off for drill on Mom's actual birthday, the 18th.

     Britt eventually started cooking dinner, and made a Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta, Steamed Broccoli, French Bread, and Garlic Parmesan Bread. It was delicious!

     Of course during clean up, which Brianna magically managed to skip out on haha, Britt dropped butter onto her new shorts.

     The next morning, Dad took us (Me, Britt, Mom, and Archer) out to Denny's for Mom's Birthday Breakfast.

     And finally, later that night, Brianna had her Cabaret choir concert at GPHS. It was awesome to see her perform. I haven't been able to make it out to one of her performances before. I was definitely the proud older sister. Couldn't stop smiling while she was singing!

     It was so nice to spend time with the family for a couple of days. I'm looking forward to June when I move back down and will be around more for all the family events :)