Describe a time when you were very surprised

I'd like to describe a time when I was completely surprised, last year, on my birthday. I'd decided in advance that it would be an ordinary day. My friends had been telling me for weeks that they were busy, and I assumed they'd just send me messages.

In the evening, I was at home, in my pyjamas, when the doorbell rang. I thought it was the delivery of a parcel I was expecting, so I went to the door without thinking. When I opened it, I saw my best friend standing there, holding a cake with candles. But the real shock was that behind him, in the corridor, was my brother, who I thought was still working in another country. He had flown back secretly, and the others had helped him to organise it.

I honestly couldn't believe my eyes. For a few seconds, I stood there with my mouth open and said nothing. Then I started laughing and crying at the same time, and I hugged my brother so hard that he complained. I hadn't seen him for more than a year. Behind them there were another ten friends, who had been waiting on the stairs, trying not to laugh.

It was such a surprise because I had no clue at all. My brother had even sent me messages from his usual time zone, pretending that he was still abroad. We spent the whole night talking, eating cake and looking at photographs. I felt very loved, and it's definitely the best birthday present I've ever had.