Surprises and Secrets

I suck at surprises. I always want to know what I'm getting. If I am the person giving the surprise, I want to blow it completely and tell the person before they get an opportunity to actually be surprised. Everyone in my family knows that I suck at it. I remember when I was in middle school my family was throwing my God Mother a surprise 50th birthday party. I think I spent 2 months avoiding her rather than be forced to keep the secret. To this day she is still shocked I kept my mouth shut and she knows the only reason I did is because I did not go any where near her for 60+ days.

I did not even bother finding out what Baby D was going to be and then attempt to keep it a secret from everyone else. I knew in my heart that I would blow it so rather than be tempted I kept my eyes shut during most of my ultrasound appointments and only looked when the technician told me it was safe to.

I am now keeping the biggest secret of my life. The return date of Sgt D from Afghanistan. He wants to keep it just between us. He said he will call everyone else when he gets home. Can you believe that?!? He expects ME to keep MY mouth shut. I asked him if he had ever met me before and insisted that if I accidentally spill the beans that I could not be held accountable for my actions because it is the most exciting thing to happen since November 12, 2009 when Baby D was born. Is he asking too much of me? Am I going to blow it? I certainly hope not but this would definitely be a good opportunity for people to start making bets on my ability to keep this to myself.