Presents from home...

I received a parcel in the post a couple of days ago from my friend, Shannon. It made my day! Even the box it came in sparkled with Shannon-ness! It had my address written in colorful marker and pretty flower stickers on the box. It made me smile because even though it's been ages since I've seen Shannon in person, she is still the beautiful person I remember. In high school, Shan was one of my closest friends. She was the girl who wrote "Live, Love, Laugh" on everything, always went first in 'rebellation order' (don't ask!) because she believed we could do anything and always greeted you with a big smile and a chipper hello. It's been 12 years (yikes!) since we graduated high school and I feel very blessed to still have friends like Shannon a part of my life, even if it is from quite a distance!

Along with lots of butterscotch chips and graham crackers, Shannon also sent me an awesome beach towel! It's a Nova Scotia towel, the province where I'm from in Canada. I'm a very proud Canadian and an even prouder Nova Scotian, so this was just the best gift ever! It's funny when you move to another country, you become the poster child for patriotism! I have never owned so many pieces of clothing, bags, mugs, you name it (!) with 'Canada' boldly printed on it. I don't, however have very many Nova Scotia articles (aside from pillow cases another friend bought me awhile back), so this was just perfect!

A lot of Aussies have been to Canada, but rarely the east coast, where I'm originally from. A conversation I can have almost daily goes something like this...

Them: "Where are you from?"
Me: "Canada".
Them: "Where in Canada?"
Me: "The east coast, Nova Scotia."
Them: "Oh. I've been to Vancouver."

The end. Well, not really, I'm too polite for that but I've yet to meet anyone who knows much about the Maritime provinces! Therefore, I will proudly lay my new beach towel on as many beautiful Aussie beaches as possible:)

I've posted this before but since we're on the topic and I LOVE it, I'm gonna post it again...



If you've never been to the east coast of Canada, you should go! It's very pretty and the people are lovely!

Thanks Shan for the fabulous parcel! You really are the best! xo