I cried like a baby last night, but for all the right reasons! It started when Emile was being weird on the phone that morning and told me, without any explanation, to "trust him". Trust what? It was almost like he was begging to me to pry. He started sending crypted texts like "tonight's gonna be a good night. Stay tuned for more texts and don't ask any questions. Trust me." and "310...scenic..." . Most of the messages I couldn't really understand, except I knew he was planning something. Dinner, I guess.
By 3pm, I get a text that says. "I will be home around 4:15 today. I need the house with just the boys for about 30 minutes, so be prepared to leave for a bit. Dress casually nice 4 tonight"
I come back from my 30 minutes, and nothing looks any different from when I left. Except the boys have shoes on and he said to get in the car. Every detail of this night makes me want to jump out of my seat with excitement, but I'll try not to bore you. Basically every step was chorographed, and every place we went was oddly planned. It turned out that while I was gone for 30 minutes, he was frantically packing bags. For EVERYONE! He stashed the goods in the trunk where I would never see, and away we went. The boys got dropped off, for what I assumed was just a nice evening out to dinner, and we took the town. We enjoyed Brazillian cuisine. ( Do all brazillians eat this way? I'm pretty sure those ladies must NOT be eating what I ate!)
After dinner we saw a movie, drank hot chocolate in our favorite truffle shop, drove around and then suddenly pulled over at a beautiful downtown hotel's valet. Now is about the moment where I heard the scratch of a record player doing the rewind sound. Did he just pull over at a hotel? This is NOT my husband!!! Well, we enjoyed the amazing modern art for awhile in the lobby, and then he handed me the key to our room. I'm still not believing that I am awake at this point, and when I open the door, he has set it up with music, flowers, and yes...even a few secret surprises.
That right there is where I lost it!
Totally started blubbering.
I have NEVER had ANYONE be so nice to me. He didn't miss anything. He even remembered my chapstick and hair ties. He grabbed enough diapers, milk, binkies, blankets, shoes and crackers to leave the boys, and the dog in good hands. He kept me guessing all night, and not expecting a single thing. I didn't have a clue and each turn was a shocker!
The only bummer in all this is I didn't have my camera with me.
I'm just left with one picture I took when I got home.
I am SO SO SO in love! And even more because this was for absolutely NO reason! No birthday, no anniversary, not even a sanity break. Just pure perfect kindness that I have never seen before and was most unexpected.
He can go golfing ANYTIME he wants to for awhile!!
By 3pm, I get a text that says. "I will be home around 4:15 today. I need the house with just the boys for about 30 minutes, so be prepared to leave for a bit. Dress casually nice 4 tonight"
I come back from my 30 minutes, and nothing looks any different from when I left. Except the boys have shoes on and he said to get in the car. Every detail of this night makes me want to jump out of my seat with excitement, but I'll try not to bore you. Basically every step was chorographed, and every place we went was oddly planned. It turned out that while I was gone for 30 minutes, he was frantically packing bags. For EVERYONE! He stashed the goods in the trunk where I would never see, and away we went. The boys got dropped off, for what I assumed was just a nice evening out to dinner, and we took the town. We enjoyed Brazillian cuisine. ( Do all brazillians eat this way? I'm pretty sure those ladies must NOT be eating what I ate!)
After dinner we saw a movie, drank hot chocolate in our favorite truffle shop, drove around and then suddenly pulled over at a beautiful downtown hotel's valet. Now is about the moment where I heard the scratch of a record player doing the rewind sound. Did he just pull over at a hotel? This is NOT my husband!!! Well, we enjoyed the amazing modern art for awhile in the lobby, and then he handed me the key to our room. I'm still not believing that I am awake at this point, and when I open the door, he has set it up with music, flowers, and yes...even a few secret surprises.
That right there is where I lost it!
Totally started blubbering.
I have NEVER had ANYONE be so nice to me. He didn't miss anything. He even remembered my chapstick and hair ties. He grabbed enough diapers, milk, binkies, blankets, shoes and crackers to leave the boys, and the dog in good hands. He kept me guessing all night, and not expecting a single thing. I didn't have a clue and each turn was a shocker!
The only bummer in all this is I didn't have my camera with me.
I'm just left with one picture I took when I got home.
I am SO SO SO in love! And even more because this was for absolutely NO reason! No birthday, no anniversary, not even a sanity break. Just pure perfect kindness that I have never seen before and was most unexpected.
He can go golfing ANYTIME he wants to for awhile!!
13 comments:
I'm trying not to be jealous! Mostly I am just so HAPPY for you! You totally DESERVED that! Emile is a GEM and that is just the sweetest thing I've heard all day! Can Jon and Emile have a playdate so maybe Jon can get some of these great ideas!?!
AWESOME!!!! How fun! That is the best that you didn't have to do anything!!!! I knew I liked Emile!
That is so sweet! Good job Emile! :) Oh and those grins on the pics below are the best!
Alex says, "Thanks for making me look bad, Emile." Jessica says, "Wow. That's all I can say. Wow."
Now that's something to write about! How awesome! Remembering your hair ties and everything. Pretty impressive. Also impressive that his seminary kids listen well enough to be able to quote his lessons for talks!
High five, Emile!
And no, Raina, Brazilians don't eat like that. At least all they ever fed me was rice and beans. Maybe they were saving the good stuff for after I left.
holla. where can i sign bruce up for a tutorial by emile? how awesome! i think i'm in love with emile now, too...
So perfect. I guess he's a keeper!
So can he teach a class on this behavior in EQ sometime soon?
Seriously...that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Emile is a keeper and such a thoughtful guy. And, he has such a sweet wife it would be easy to spoil you! I loved catching up on all your pics. What fun! Your family is absolutely adorable and I adore you guys!
WHAT!?!?! How awesome is that!!!! Emile is so smooth.... what a fun surprise! Especially when it is so unexpected... WOW!
I love noell's comment, my thoughts exactly! Whoa, how awesome is that! WAy yo go emile, you totally scored! (no pun intended..hope its not tmi: )
And this is one of the many reasons I think Emile is a complete and total stud! Way to go Emile! I love doing surprises for Jess too, but this is at another level. I may have to steal the idea bro. I promise to give props at the end. ;) We REALLY wish you guys lived closer.
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