a GOOD way to make your mom and sister cry

So, it started off as a typical Wednesday night... Me, sitting in front of my computer, clicking a way at espn websites, listening to music, and drinking a good Ukrainian beer. And then I get an e-mail from my dad. "Why don't you come to Budapest on Saturday..." I thought, yeah, right, like i can just get up and go to Budapest in 2 days, I am in the Peace Corps, come on. And then I thought again, yeah, thats right, I am in the Peace Corps, and im done teaching for the year, why the heck can't I go to Budapest in 2 days! (of course, I needed to get permission from the head office in Kiev, but that was a simple phone call and one form to fill out) so there I was, Thursday morning, 10 am, with one plane ticket to Budapest from Kiev, and now I needed to get a train ticket there for Friday night.
So, its always a little tricky for me to get the exact time, train, date, etc. that I want, but after a wave of panic going through me when the lady at the ticket counter told me there were not any seats left on the first train, she was quick to inform i could get on another train that left only 2 hours later. So, i e-mailed my dad back, told him i was coming (couldnt tell my mom or sister of course) and then waited till Friday, when i got on the 16 1/2 hour train ride (its kind of boring, but not that bad) to Kiev, where i went to the Peace Corps office for an hour, jumped on the bus to the airport, took the 1 1/2 hour flight to Budapest, jumped in a taxi and only 24 hours after I left Lugansk, was at the house in Budapest.
My dad, at this time, had just come back from a school party which both my sister and mom where at, under the guise of "getting some whiskey." So when i pulled up in the taxi, we hugged, i jumped in the shower, and we were off. The party was only 10 min away, and as we were approaching we saw my sister walking around the side of the house. My dad swerved to the side of the road and i jumped out at my sister.
She, hearing the sound of the car door turned, and it looked as if she had ran into a wall, she immediately started crying and gave me a huge hug. It was a great reception. My dad told me to wait, because he wanted to see my mom's reaction. She was in the back of a very crowded living room, so i waited outside as my dad ushered her over. He stepped outside next to me and she came out and just looked at him.
"What" she said,
"Look to your left" he said.
She turned all just shouted
"OH MY GOD" and also burst into tears and gave me a huge hug. It was a great reception, and its great to be back in Budapest for a week again. Great city.
So, my dad definitely earned brownie points for this one, and he earned it!
Hop all is well wherever you are.
-Seth