So my phone was off for most of the past week while I was in Bermuda. When my plane touched down in Philly, I turned my phone back on and was barraged by texts and voicemail messages, including one text from my sister that said "we have a new puppy!" Quite a shock.

Now, I was concerned at first, because my mom and sister had talked previously of getting a tiny little rodent dog ("dogs" that don't weigh any more than cats are not real dogs to me).

The second surprise is that it is not a rodent dog, but a 10-week-old german shepherd puppy.

What was your last big surprise? Most memorable one? Discuss surprises.