what an ego boost

i have a small group of Taylor friends who live in chicago and i email with them all the time. week before last, Stephanie said that they are all having a dinner party together saturday night. i'm always so sad when they get together and i can't be there (which is always). so i looked at flights and found a cheap flight for saturday morning through tuesday and i booked it!! because i've been talking with Sarah about coming for months and in order to have a place to stay, i let Sarah in on it, but the other ones didn't know i was coming!!!! it was so fun!

Sarah and i hung out saturday until it was time to go to Linnea's. when we got there, we got out of the car and saw some commotion through the window and Linnea and Stephanie came barreling out of the front door: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! you're here! you're here! you're here!!!!! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt!?!?!" it was SO fun! i felt so loved!
then (the other) stephanie was arriving, so i hid in the kitchen. she came in and greeted everyone, then i came around the corner and said hi. she did about exactly the same thing: "aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!" it was so fun! they were shocked. totally shocked. i lovveeeeeddd it!