Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Christmas Package!

The Thursday before Christmas I was starting to slip into a holiday sadness that could only be cured by some commercialism and companionship. What does that really mean? It means I missed you guys so much that I went to Trujillo with Amanda Slack and had 2 giant Snickers McFlurries within 24 hours of each other. 

Sidenote: Sometimes Peru tries real hard to do something American and fails miserably. Example: pizza. However, there are times when Peru takes something American and makes it better! Example: McFlurries. Think Snickers McFlurry with twice the amount of candy chunks which are the size of American 'fun' sized Snickers bars. This is awesome, but I'm not done. After this little gem has been concocted and you think the nice McDonalds man is about to hand you your special treat, he veers off to the left and heads to the fudge machine. That's right. A cup of ice cream buried under a pile of Snickers isn't enough. Here in Peru, we also  smother it in hot fudge. OM NOM NOM. I had two. And one of them happened at 10am. Don't judge. 

Anyway, back to the real purpose of this post... I went to Serpost with Slack because she had like 6 packages. Not kidding, six. I wasn't expecting anything, but am optimistic, so I gave the Serpost lady my tattered passport copy and asked nicely if she could check to see if I had anything. I don't get too excited anymore when I see her grab things and head back to the window towards me. Usually, the packages she brings me are for other volunteers who have a B or an R in their name. Oh, and this lady (one of two window ladies... though there is only ever one at a time) doesn't work when it's October and/ or anytime between 1:20 and 2pm. Not weird at all. Tough luck if you need anything when the window is closed. Anyway, Thursday seemed to be my lucky day because, to my surprise, this package was actually for me! And it was from Thorp WI!!! I was soooooo excited. What a delightful little treat. 

Naturally I ripped it open immediately and discovered REAL wrapping paper! A PRESENT! The next thing to do was devour all the candy I got and share the monster cookies that were hiding inside the pretty box. Slack liked the monster cookies as much as anyone else who has ever had one of Bridgie's famous cookies. You can see what the package contained in the photo below, so I won't go over it all. I can tell that the fam is getting the hang of the packages, because they keep getting better :) Packages with pictures, cards, letters, drawings, etc. are my favorite. And candy... I can't fail to mention that. If I got a package without candy, I'd wonder if I had done something wrong.

I loved the pictures and videos of the kids while Piere LOVED the coloring book, crayons, and card games that she threw in. The kids also made me some ornaments and Christmas pictures, along with little notes and some popsicle stick creations. I love it all. I won't lie, the video of Carley playing her keyboard and singing "Deck the Halls" totally made me cry. If I didn't cry, I'd have to be subhuman. It's adorable. I am so so fortunate to have such an awesome family. 

Thanks for being you, family :) 


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