The video captures Sandra's mother reaction as her daughter surprises her at a restaurant after a 10-month deployment in South Korea.

On august 16h, Sandra flew from Seoul to Austin, TX, USA where her father took her mother and siblings to a restaurant for her to surprise them.

"Before the plane landed I looked out window and saw Austin and I already started crying because I was just so happy I was about to see my family," she wrote.

"When my friends and myself pulled up to the restaurant the waitress had closed all the blinds inside so my mom and sister couldn't see me pull up."

"I walked inside and the hostess knew immediatly what was about to go down, and at that point I was too excited to wait, and just went ahead and suprised her!"

"This is my first duty station, and I had never gone so long without seeing my family. I can definitely say that it was, I still play my mom and sister's reactions over and over," she added.

So I've been stationed over here in South Korea for the last 10 months, I originally wasn't planning on coming home till after my full year in Korea, but I just missed my family a lot, and so I only decided to do a midtour about 2 months before the surprise. Only my dad and a few friends who picked myself up from the airport, were the only people that knew.
I flew out of Seoul at 9AM the 9th, landed in Georgia about 10PM. I had a very long layover and actually went to my departing gate, and I slept there all night. And woke up to the sound of them calling for my flight to board. I board the plane and landed in Austin about 11AM. Before the plane landed I looked out window and saw Austin and I already started crying because I was just so happy I was about to see my family. So I landed and messaged my dad, and said he was about leave the house to take my family out to Texas Roadhouse. I told him to like "keep momma distracted for a few minutes because we just left the airport." When my friends and myself pulled up to the resturant the waitress had closed all the blinds inside so my mom and sister couldn't see me pull up. I walked inside and the hostess knew immediatly what was about to go down, and at that point I was too excited to wait, and just went ahead and suprised her!

This is my first duty station, and I had never gone so long without seeing my family. I really wanted it to be memorable and have fun with it. I can definitely say that it was, I still play my mom and sister's reactions over and over, haha. I am back in Korea for another month, then I am on my way to McGuire AFB.

Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy it as much as us!