Pleasant surprise!

Here I sit, pleasantly surprised!

My Mom called me this morning and practically begged me to come visit with her, my Aunt and Uncle, my cousin and my Dad. They arrived on Saturday afternoon and admittedly, I've been sour about the entire thing. I've never particularly liked my Aunt because in the past she's always been very snooty and rude.

So imagine my shock when she laid eyes on me and not only grabbed me for a big hug, but had tears in her eyes when she told me how much she loved me! Woah! Apparently along with the health problems she's had in the past few years, she gained a sense of family and outlook. Who would've thought?!

I was only over there for a few hours since I didn't want to leave my dogs in a hot house by themselves for too long, but I enjoyed it and was genuinely happy to visit. I expected the worst and got the best; I'm wondering if I should do that more often?

I haven't had much of a chance to talk to my Mom one on one, but my Dad told me on the way over to the house that my Aunt has been like this since they got here and a little family drama occurred when she told my parents that another family member had been talking smack about them and that was why she'd always been so snotty to all of us. That made me really sad because it was someone that I've always looked up to, but since it's out in the open I'm hoping that it'll mend a long time broken fence between my mom and Aunt and they can finally move on from all that.

We're going tomorrow night for dinner and a birthday celebration for my Dad. Paul's never met my Aunt and I'm hoping he'll believe me when I tell him that she's never been this nice before. He's heard me say some pretty mean things about her, but I honestly didn't know about the new leaf she'd turned. It was a happy surprise though...I hope it continues!