One morning the phone rang. I saw that it was a Utah area code so I figured it was most likely a family member. But the voice on the other end identified himself as Taylor Lyman, Kalen's old friend from Blanding. I thought it was strange that he would call on a weekday when he knew that Kalen would most likely be at work. But it turns out, he didn't want Kalen to know he was calling. He was doing some training in Ohio (I think--somewhere south anyway) and asked if he could stop by on Friday night to surprise Kalen. How fun! So I told the kids but swore them to secrecy. They had so much fun keeping it from Kalen all week. Kaya nearly let the cat out of the bag the day of the surprise, but fortunately Kalen didn't catch it. It was so much fun when Kalen opened the door and just stood there, stunned, trying to process what Taylor Lyman was doing on our front porch! They had a really nice visit before Taylor had to make the long drive back to Ohio. Hopefully it was worth the drive for him. I know it totally made Kalen's weekend.
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| I seriously would have made Kalen change out of his grungy old work shirt if I could have thought up a reason that wouldn't have given up the surprise! |
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