Yesterday, the weather was very windy and it rained a lot here in Vancouver. I got soaking wet riding my bike from school. When I finally got home, my dog, Gordon, was very happy to see me and he expected me to take him for a walk at once. I thought to myself, “well, all my clothes are wet anyway,” so we went out for a short walk in the neighborhood. Returning to the house, the landlord called me and said that she had some post for me. In her hands there was no small postcard but a huge cardboard box with Norwegian stamps on it. I got so excited and could hardly wait to open the box till I got inside. My dog seemed to sense my excitement and started to rump around in the apartment wagging his tail at a high speed. I saw the box was addressed to me from my mother and I opened the box carefully. Inside I found Norwegian candies of every kind. There were potato chips, different types of chocolate, caramels, a special Norwegian brown cheese made of goat milk and liver for the dog. I placed all of the items on the kitchen table to watch them and realized that I was smiling from one ear to the other. Then my boyfriend entered the apartment with an annoyed grin on his face as all his clothes was dripping of water. I showed him the surprise on the kitchen table and his sad look turned into a bright white smile. We were both standing in the hall, smiling and holding each other despite the fact that we both got wet from his dripping clothes. Living abroad, it is really strange how you learn to appreciate the small things from you own country like the goat cheese. This was a perfect surprise on a day where the rain did not seem to have an ending. Thank you Mom!
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