Anna is here!

Dad, myself, and countless others who kept their mouths shut surprised my mother with a birthday present celebrating her 50^th winter. The present that she received was a surprise visit from my sister Anna, who is currently holding two jobs and going to school at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

It was a complicated endeavor considering a large number of variables. First off, I am incapable of keeping a secret. I would find myself holding my tongue all of the time to avoid giving any hints of Anna’s visit. Not only that, but I had to tell everyone we know in Sweden. Family and friends were mostly under the impression that Anna was not coming, and if they did not know, my big mouth made sure they found out. The way I looked at it, I was not breaking the secret or ruining the surprise, because I also told each person that it was a secret. Makes sense right?

Anna on the other hand may be praised with an amazing performance. She was the lead role and had to constantly put on the image that she missed us and was upset that we were here without her. Not only did she perform well, but she also had to tolerate missed planes, and thirty hours of travel to get here. On top of all of this, she is a full time student with jobs and a social life!

My father was the mastermind behind the whole operation. He was planning months in advance to try and get plane tickets for Anna. When Anna was clearly going to miss her connecting flight to Stockholm, he had to play it cool and look for ways to solve the problem without my mother even knowing.

My unsuspecting mother was actually surprised when she saw Anna standing in the door. She was completely dumbfounded. Upon seeing her, she stumbled backwards, just to make sure that her half century old eyes were actually seeing her daughter.

Everyone played their part and for the most part did not mess up, including myself despite my best efforts to be casual about the matter and my natural tendency to mess anything up that can be messed up. Dad receives the Tony for his production talent and his remarkable singing abilities and Anna receives the award of best lead actress. Mom however, was clearly the best in show.

Evidence