so as most of you know by now, I lied to my parents for over a month. But no worries, it was well worth the deception for sure. I was originally planning on taking a bus to my Aunt Jackie's house 2 hours away for Thanksgiving, but my friend told me about this really cheap bus to ohio. I jumped on the chance to go home for the holiday. I was so excited, I called my dad and told him I was planning on coming home on that bus and to not tell my mom; I wanted to surprise her! But, my dad thought this was a really bad idea: he didn't know what bus I was talking about, where I would get it, how I would get from Columbus (where the bus drops off) to home and all these other annoying questions, so I knew what I had to do: drop the dad. I knew he would have to be left out of my plan and I could then surprise both of them! I booked my Chinatown bus ticket $30 one way to Columbus, Ohio.
Everytime my mom called I told her I was just staying in the city for Thanksgiving because all my friends were going to be here and we would have fun going to the parade and enjoying the city. This was a lie. She would be so sad on the phone saying this was the first time she would be without her children on Thanksgiving...I tried to keep my secret by dismissing her comment and remind her I'll see her in December.
It was the night my bus left and my roommates Jenna and Shantelle escorted me to chinatown in the pouring rain. We got lost of course and I just made it with like one minute to spare. I literally ran 2 blocks in the rain with my luggage in one arm and my umbrella in the other! It was quite a dramatic entrance for me getting on that bus with all those foreign people. Out of the 50 people on the bus there were maybe 8 white people the rest were either Chinese, Black, or Hispanic. The bus left at 10pm on Tuesday night and arrived in Columbus at 730am! I barely slept partly because I was so excited to see the look on my parents' faces and also because I didn't want anyone to steal my stuff. I sat in my seat clutching my coat and purse and I slept with one eye open. Thankfully I sat in the front seat both ways and everything was fine.
I arrived in Columbus and my friend Vicki drove me back to Stow. I called my mom on the way home to make sure she was home and to tell her I was just finishing up work for the week and I was excited about the parade. This was also a lie. I got home and rang the doorbell....she thought someone was robbing the house because she left the front door open. haha She opened the door and I jumped out and she looked completely terrified. I knew I had definitely surprised her! My dad was next. He was at work so my mom and I went to his office and I surprised him there. My mom opened the door to his office and then I walked in behind her and his face was priceless! I had successfully kept a secret from them and succeeded in making their Thanksgiving better!
It was so nice to see my family and all my friends, but after a weekend in Ohio, I was missing New York City again. I'm glad to be back, but sad that this experience is going to end in 3 weeks. :( I come home December 18th, the saddest day of the year. I plan on returning to this city after I graduate so everyone book their trips to NYC in 2013! :)
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