Son travels 5,000 miles to surprise his mother, scares the sh*t out of her

This son gave his mother the Christmas present she really wanted.

Enda Conway surprised his mother by traveling over 5,000 miles to her home in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, Ireland, when she thought he wouldn't make it home for the holidays.

After moving to San Francisco for work, Conway hadn't seen his mother in four months.

"I used to travel from Dublin every week...to see her," he told Mashable. "Mum lives alone and I'm the youngest, so [those four] months seemed like a lot longer."

Two planes, one train and five taxis later, Conway finally made it to his mother's house, where he waited an hour for her to come home from the local town.

But once she made it, it was perfect.

Besides almost giving his mother a heart attack, this special reunion is what the holidays are all about.