“I can’t believe you did that to me!” I had said.  My dad had done this once, and now he had done it again.  It was hilarious, and I had even picked it out! It was in the afternoon, and I was getting ready to go run errands with my dad.  I knew that we were going to “Best Buy,” but I didn’t know where else.

When we got there we went straight to the  music area, to pick out a guitar stand for my mom.  Little did I know about who exactly it was for. We went to a few other places, and then we went home.  We waited a little while before wrapping the gifts, and then it was time.  My dad and I were taping up the gift, and my dad sealed up every inch of  it.

Earlier that week my mom kept on talking about how funny it would be to have a gift that had no tag on it.  It was finally Christmas morning, and I got up, woke my mom up, and woke my dad up as they hustled to get into the living room. When my parents let me go into to the living room, a huge smile came across my face.  I was about to start opening the colorful presents under the tree, when my dad stepped in and kept a few that had my name on them, including the one with no tag on it.

I had opened the rest of my presents under the tree, and we were going to let my dad open his, but then he said that he had to go to the restroom.  I fell for his trick, until I heard him come back down the hall. He walked into the room casually, when I saw that he had something on his back.  I knew immediately what it was.  I couldn’t wait to open the gig-bag, as he set it down on the floor.

I lifted the top, and saw a beautiful, shiny finish on a tan background.  I had gotten a guitar!  When we got to the presents of mine he had taken, he picked up the one with no tag.  He said to my mom “Honey, this is not for you”.  I was completely taken by surprise at the surprise.  My dad had made me pick out and wrap my own guitar stand.

That Christmas was a great one.  I love every thing that I got, and the tricks I fell for.  I am glad that I got what I got.