Yesterday, I came home from school at around 5:45pm and after pulling into my driveway, I ran into the house without even bringing my bag in because Bentley hadn’t gone potty since I took him out in the morning before school.  So, I burst into the house and my kitties, as always, came to say hello, and as I’m taking off my shoes, I hear a deep “hello” coming from behind the door.  I look and there is a tall figure standing there.  Out of shock, I screamed bloody murder as my pregnant body momentarily convulsed…IT WAS ISRAEL!!!  He was supposed to come home TODAY at around noon, but he decided to surprise me by changing his flight a day early!  Some surprise…I almost fainted!  It was nice– after I recovered.  He shared story after story about his experiences there with Chester and Shaun.  He definitely had a great time hanging out with them.   

He bought me a bouquet of stargazer lilies from Amsterdam and some nice “curiosos” (souvenirs) from S. Africa.  Israel keeps on insisting that the flowers are tulips because in Holland, “they were only selling tulips and roses”.  HAHAHA.  Israel, if you read this, google “stargazer lily” and what you’ll behold is the species of flowers that are at home.  I win the bet.  Flower identification was never his forte. 

Pregnancy is going much better…for some days.  I could use some help gaining weight and I’m still waiting in anticipation for the day when I get a craving.  Hopefully that will come in time.  This Friday I’ll be 20 weeks…half way there!