Message: As part of my new job, I (dad) had to go out of town for training this past week. My training facility was located in Chicago Illinois.
Emmett, who normally asks to go to bed about 7pm, was staying up past 11:30pm each night I was gone, trying to keep himself awake just in case I came home. He would walk around in the evenings and say "dad?"
I thought I'd surprise Emmett by bringing him home a couple of t-shirts from the Rain Forest cafe and Bubba Gump Shrimp Factory.
When I came back into town on Friday night, I took my bags from the car and headed into the house. As I neared the door, I could hear a faint, yet familiar voice.
There was a surprise waiting for me - our friend Lisa G was at my house playing with Emmett!