The Repercussions of Surprising the Family

Shocking title to a blog post… I know.  I would like to write why such a lovely surprise has turned into me feeling guilty.

Too make it fair, each year we take turns spending time with each other’s family, and Christmas just past it was our turn to come to Scotland.  Flashback to November/December 2015, so far I had managed to not bring up any Christmas plans while on the many phone calls with my mum. (This was a huge achievement for me, I can not keep a secret, especially if it’s as big it this one).

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