Aw, that's nice he called. And even better that it was about something awesome enough to make you cry happy tears.
Only once. My girlfriend at the time was so embarrassed about saying "I love you" that she wrote it on a note and hid it under my coffee cup while she ran to the bathroom so I could read it. I was so surprised/happy that she cared so much about the word 'love' as I do and that she was so embarrassed to even say it to another person.