thanksgiving surprise

so, after i made my list of thankfulnesses yesterday, i got a phone call from a breathless best friend. the conversation went as follows:

w: hello?
c: did you get my text message?
w: no
c: what are you doing?
w: what did it say?
c: it said, 'what are you doing?'
w: oh. sitting here, in my sweats, on the couch?
c: are you just hanging out with william then?
w: i guess you could say that. he's playing video games. . .
c: ah. so. . . can i come over?
w: [insert it was 8:30 pm] sure. why? what are you doing?
c: just never mind. ok, i'm coming over.

ok. hm. my mind goes into overdrive. it's 8:30 the night before thanksgiving, she wasn't upset, so no crisis. . . what could it be?
she shows up, 15 minutes later, with her boyfriend in tow. i barely let them in before i ask, 'ok, what's up?"
she says, "exciting news. .. " and rubs her hands together. i have no idea what might come next.
"we're coming to hawaii!!!!
i screamed for real. i jumped up and down, we hugged and cried. it's an expensive trip. we had talked that she wouldn't be there. i had come to terms with that. it wasn't easy knowing that two of my bestiest friends wouldn't be at the wedding. (the other is in paraguay).
immediately, we start talking shop. the boys talk sports.
she couldn't believe i wasn't on to her. she had asked me lot of detail questions lately about the wedding, but i figured she was just staying the loop.
i'm so happy about it. i can't even describe.
so i guess that whole thing about counting on your happinesses brings more happinesses. i'm sure there's a saying for that but it escapes me right now. i'm too busy daydreaming about maui.
five months!