A Devious Weekend

Our friends Troy and Rebekah invited us to a high school musical last Friday. After a bit of deliberation, we declined. As Todd walked out the door Friday morning, he gave me an assignment: plan something awesome for us to do tonight. No pressure.

Well, after some thought, the perfect plan came to mind. All I had to do was convince Todd to try it out. I made it sound really convincing when he came home and asked what we were going to do, using intriguing words like "blast from the past," and "something a little retro."

After getting him to commit to whatever I had planned, I revealed my vision: prank Troy and Rebekah while they were gone! We already knew our window of time - the play started at 7:00 and would go until at least 9:30. Beauty.

We threw on dark clothes and tossed our equipment in the car: sidewalk chalk, toilet paper, and the camera. Hold your breath: here it comes!

First, the dead body trace. We don't have a good shot of it, but we wrote "There was a mighty duel" (from Princess Bride) next to it.
Then we toilet papered Troy's motorcycle. We didn't want to hit the trees and stuff, because the next-door neighbors were outside and probably already suspicious of us. We played it cool and stayed in the carport and backyard.

Then a set of footprints leading from the carport to the patio in back. . .
. . . where they found this ransom note:
"If you want to see your potting mix again. . . come to the Mellow Mushroom tomorrow - 12:38. Bring 1 boiled egg. And oh, come alone. (And by "alone" I mean just the two of you.)"
Then we went home and popped in a movie. About 10:15 pm my phone rang. Rebekah. With excitement, we let it ring and then listened to the message. Nothing but breathing on the other end of the line!

Well, Todd got really excited about that. We spent a good portion of the rest of the night hiding outside across the street from our house, watching headlights. If Troy and Rebekah came seeking revenge, we planned to hide in their car and pop our heads up as they drove back home!

They actually didn't come that night, but it really took Todd and me back to our college days to not only pull pranks, but spend the late hours of the night together outside, a blanket wrapped around our shoulders as we talked quietly in the dark. Oh, those sweet hours of the night!

Well, the next day Todd and I made sure we were at the Mellow Mushroom before the Wykle's, so we could set up the scene. Table within view of the door, next to the window, so we could keep a watch for them. Sunglasses, tough faces, and the potting mix tied to the chair between us.
And much to our delight, they really did bring a boiled egg with them! The trade was made, and we ended on good terms. On Sunday, we came home from church to a lawn full of Tootsie Pops. What a sweet way to be paid back!

Pranks are genius!