With restrictions lifted, we finally had the chance to 'head home' and visit family during August 2021. I was blessed to be able to travel with my spouse and his boys, and one of my sons and his girlfriend. It was going to be a great trip! The younger boys had no idea that one of their stepbrothers, and his girlfriend, were going to be meeting us in Newfoundland. For weeks, we worked hard trying to organize everything and keep the big surprise under wraps. We had rented two trailers in Norris Point for our first night. The plan was that the older siblings would hide inside our trailer and surprise the boys - they had left home a couple days earlier and drove to Newfoundland, while the rest of us flew into Deer Lake. The boys opened the door of the trailer and were speechless when they saw their special surprise inside. They were so genuinely excited! Our next stop, on our way to Conche, is one of our family favourites, The Arches Provincial Park. My son decided that this was the perfect spot to ask his girlfriend to marry him. Luckily, we were put in charge of pictures, which meant that we got to witness this awesome Newfie proposal from a distance. Once we were sure that she said YES, we got to play around and take some family pictures too. Our Summer 2021 trip will always be a special one!   Submitted By: Trena Byrne