Context: I had a surprise visit from my Mother.  She came into town and took us out for dinner.
Speaker 1: My Mother came into town unannounced.  She hardly ever does that.
Speaker 2: Is she staying with you ? 
Speaker 1: No.  Thankfully it was just a visit.  She took us all to dinner, it was nice.
Speaker 2: Sounds like everything went better than expected.