Birthday booty (2)

The saga of the parcel finally ended yesterday when we picked it up from the post office.

Jose K's sister had so kindly sent us a parcel (a HUGE one) for our birthday some time in October. Yes, it took almost 1 and 1/2 months to reach Norwegian soil. And when it finally did, it got sent to the wrong post office so we had to wait for it to be re-directed.

But it was worth the wait... we now have an abudance of gummi bears, reeses' peanut butter cups (which I don't think we can get in Oslo unless the American embassy has a secret stash), Aunt Jemima (mmhmmm) pancake mix, specialty teas, a never a "dhal moment" recipe pack complete with mustard seeds, dhals, chili flakes, curry powder and the all import RECIPE, spice mixes, dried longan and a recipe book for stews and soups

*whew*

My personal favourite are of course the birthday cards. See below

The one of the left was for Jose K and the peng-san-ded polar bear is mine. Arent' they da bomb?



We also received birthday cash from my aunt and grandma. Thank you so much! We will definitely put it to good use.

Ooh.. aren't we the lucky ones?