A friend of mine was doing the long distance thing for about five months, and she'd told him that she would be back home around November. She then got in touch with her boyfriend's mom, all his close friends, and arranged to actually be back a month earlier than she'd said. Her boyfriend's mom met her at the airport, stashed all her stuff, and then drove her to his house while he was at work. When he came home she was hanging out in his living room watching TV. He freaked out and said it was the best surprise he'd ever had. Of course something like that only works if you're in a very serious relationship.
Another friend wanted to do something really special for his fiancee's birthday. While she was away for a full day at work he rented one of those helium tanks to fill up balloons and blew up well over 1000 of them and filled her apartment. He then hid among all the balloons so she had to find him and her present. She loved it, but I think a big part of that was because he cleaned it all up afterwards as well.
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What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways
Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass.
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