Surprise phone calls home!

When we got to the boarder town, we found the ATM, paid for our boat ride and had an incredible weight lifted off our shoulders! We just missed the last boat across to Thailand at the boarder, so we had to spend one final night in Laos. There wasn't much to do since it was a small town on the boarder, so we sat down to enjoy a no-budget dinner. The excitement was comparable to Christmas, being able to pick whatever we wanted from the menu and we even indulged in ordering a appetizer! That night we found a small run-down Internet cafe and were able to use Skype to make phone calls home. We had skyped home to our families before but it had been 2 and a half months since talking to our parents over the phone and we thought it might be a fun surprise for them to answer the phone to us! I knew my mom would have just been getting up for the day, so I called the house phone and sure enough my mama answered. It was so exciting for me to hear how ecstatic she was to hear my voice when I could hear her tear up in the background. It was really fun to talk to her and wish them a great day! Jeremy tried calling his mom but couldn't get a hold of her and then called his dad while he was at work. His dad too was so thrilled to talk to him. We loved being able to quickly chat with our families. Since our time away and especially after being at the orphanage, family means something more to us.
-Kendal