So, everyone knew that Robert and I were taking off these few days before Christmas. We've had them scheduled since August, so it's been a long time coming, and we were going to Kansas City to stay on the Plaza, do some shopping, and see the lights. Fun, right? Oh, and Robert's been teasing me for months that he had a surprise for me, but that it wasn't romantic and I couldn't open it, and I'd eventually understand everything. Now, I'm usually a hard person to surprise, but I promised him I wouldn't try to figure it out and ruin it for him, so I pretty much forgot all about it.
So, we drive up there yesterday, visit a couple of yarn shops - I was really impressed with The Studio - and although I was ready to check into our hotel, Robert wanted to shop and look in the giant Barnes & Noble and The Sharper Image.
Finally, we get to the hotel, he checks us in and we head to the room. I unpacked while he went and parked the car. When he came back to the room, I was in the bathroom and he said, "Hi, honey, I'm home! And I picked up your surprise at the front desk." So I come out of the bathroom and - are you ready for this? Are you sitting down? Michelle. From ALASKA. In our hotel room. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I was floored. I knew she was spending Christmas in Texas with her dad and siblings this year, but she came up with the idea to fly into KC and got Robert in on the plan, so he arranged this whole trip as a cover to come pick her up to spend a few days with us. We'll take her back to KC to fly to Texas on Sunday, but wow. Talk about a surprise - I never would have guessed it in a million years!
