the only good reason to go to Tucson
I love surprises!
I'm sure it stems in part from the fact that I am rather difficult to surprise (scare is another matter entirely). I love when you get to plot sneakily for days or weeks, nearly bursting with a secret that you know will be better if you keep it but that you just yearn to tell so the person will know how happy they get to be. I have this difficulty with presents, parties, rainbow cakes, etc.
For Labor Day, we decided we would go down to Tucson to surprise Ryan. We got ahold of his roommate - and his mother, who nearly spoiled it! - and managed to set everything up is surreptitious secrecy.
Road trips with the Knights are fun - both cars independently sang Disney songs the whole way down. It was fabulous. We arrived much earlier than planned, so we strolled around and ate some lunch, mocking U of A as much as we could.
notice Drew proudly sporting his Arizona State shirt!
Back at the apartment, Ryan arrived slightly earlier than we were expecting, so there was a mad rush to move away from the door before he saw us. He swung the door open, stared uncomprehending for a moment, and then burst into a huge grin as he realized it was really us standing there. He ran in and scooped me up in the hugest bear hug ever, then ran around to hug everyone else.
due to the rush, we didn't get much of a video - but we did catch his smile!
The plan was to have a bbq, so we started grilling the food and meeting new people, enjoying the cooler, cloudy weather and the pool. When a fun song came on, we all started singing - and I realized suddenly that only our group was singing. It was like the thought of bursting into song had never even occurred to anyone else there. What a sad way to live, where music is meant only to be heard and not participated in! No wonder Ryan missed us all so much...
It was a great day, totally worth the effort and the drive and the not-spoiling-the-secret. Making someone else happy is one of the best feelings ever; I'm pretty sure we succeeded that day. It was so nice to get to see Ryan and catch up on school, even though it hasn't been that long. His is a friendship I'm very grateful for, and have missed dearly.
I'm sure it stems in part from the fact that I am rather difficult to surprise (scare is another matter entirely). I love when you get to plot sneakily for days or weeks, nearly bursting with a secret that you know will be better if you keep it but that you just yearn to tell so the person will know how happy they get to be. I have this difficulty with presents, parties, rainbow cakes, etc.
For Labor Day, we decided we would go down to Tucson to surprise Ryan. We got ahold of his roommate - and his mother, who nearly spoiled it! - and managed to set everything up is surreptitious secrecy.
Road trips with the Knights are fun - both cars independently sang Disney songs the whole way down. It was fabulous. We arrived much earlier than planned, so we strolled around and ate some lunch, mocking U of A as much as we could.
notice Drew proudly sporting his Arizona State shirt!
due to the rush, we didn't get much of a video - but we did catch his smile!
It was a great day, totally worth the effort and the drive and the not-spoiling-the-secret. Making someone else happy is one of the best feelings ever; I'm pretty sure we succeeded that day. It was so nice to get to see Ryan and catch up on school, even though it hasn't been that long. His is a friendship I'm very grateful for, and have missed dearly.
Comments
Post a Comment