What A Surprise.

It not Christmas now but this is an interesting story anyway.  I was at my son's house in Texas. It was Christmas morning and the whole family was hurrying to find their place by the Christmas tree. Christmas presents are always special.  Sometimes those packages have expected gifts and other times they hold surprises. One was really unusual as it had four long legs and looked like a deer, even with antlers. It certainly took a lot of imagination and skill to wrap a gift like that. Santa had surely come.

               My first gift was from Nicole.  Opening it up I discovered there was only a small card in the bottom.  It was wrapped too.  What would this be?  Pulling it out I found a $25 gift card to Abuelos. Great surprise. I didn't know she knew that I liked to eat there.  

              Nicole brought me my next present Peeling off the wrapping and opening it I discovered another $25 gift card from Abuelos.  Fantastic.  I can take a friend with me when I get back home. We can go there for a treat.  I really like Mexican food.

              Marty brought me my third present which was a box about two feet long.  Tearing it open I saw two $25 Abuelos gift cards.  This is getting interesting.  They obviously know Abuelos is my favorite restaurant and that I have gone to the one in my city many times in these past ten years.  Humm.  This adds up to $100. Wow! Well actually when they had come to visit me, I have taken them to Abuelos so they knew I liked that place.

              Nicole brings me another beautiful present.  I've never had a Christmas like this before.  Tearing this one open I found two more $25 gift cards.  At this rate I can take my friends to Abuelos and have a wonderful time.

              Now Morgan moves to the Christmas tree and picks up this gift that looks like a deer. I carefully open it and guess what I found, two more $25 gift cards.  Looking at these precious gifts from my family it was easy to see they had purposely planned to give me something I would really like and would certainly enjoy. It was easy to add these up and see that they totaled $200.  Wow!  I can really have a great time going to Abuelos when I get home and every time I go enjoy again the love my family shared with me with these special Christmas gifts. 

              Yes it really was a big surprise. I never had a Christmas like this before. Isn't it wonderful when your family does something special for you?  Now all my gift cards are used but that doesn't matter. This was a gift I will certainly remember.