{"id":464,"date":"2008-02-08T06:24:22","date_gmt":"2008-02-08T06:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/08\/paying-it-forward-you-might-be-the-lucky-one\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T17:15:29","slug":"paying-it-forward-you-might-be-the-lucky-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/08\/paying-it-forward-you-might-be-the-lucky-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying It Forward: You Might Be The Lucky One"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, miracle of miracles, yesterday I received a wonderful package from Helen at Tartelette<\/a><\/strong>. The wonderful part was what was inside, but the miracle was that it arrived in only six days from the U.S.!! I could scarcely believe it! As I mentioned in my post about The Januaries<\/a>, there are some problems with the Italian postal system right now and several of my friends have been waiting for packages from abroad for more than a month. <\/p>\n

So it is a miracle it arrived so quickly. <\/p>\n

But this wasn’t just any package. This was the package from Tartelette’s Pay It Forward post<\/a><\/strong> in December – something that started with Fanny from Food Beam in France<\/a>, then bounced up to Graeme at Blood Sugar in the UK<\/a>, then down to Helen at Tartelette in South Carolina<\/a>, and back here to Italy. Pay It Forward is making it around the world – I can’t wait to see where it goes next!<\/p>\n

Inside her package were some old favorites I was desperately missing from home like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups<\/strong> and joy-of-joys Heath bar bits<\/strong> that will either get eaten slowly directly or mixed into a painstakingly chosen recipe. Italy ain’t got nothin’ on toffee. She included so many things! Since I got it at work, my colleagues marveled at the Shrimp & Crab Boil<\/strong> spices (che cos’e’?) and I can’t wait to try it out. I also decided to share the Conversation hearts<\/strong> with them and we all got a laugh out of some of the sayings on the hearts – they don’t have them here in Italy but to me I couldn’t think about Valentine’s Day without them. There were some other comforts like Bath & Body Works<\/strong> soap and lotion, and I’m sure I’ll put the hot hot sauce<\/strong> to good use here!<\/p>\n

Luckily I had my camera with me so I snapped a quick picture of the package, because immediately after it was being raided!<\/p>\n

She also included a cute little handmade heart brooch<\/strong> that I really appreciated and is perfect for this upcoming week! Thanks so much, Helen!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pay<\/a><\/p>\n

Now I’m going to send my Pay It Forward package out!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I promise there will be at least one thing in there handmade\/homemade mixed with a few other goodies and favorites from Italy. Who wouldn’t want a package like that? The only understanding is that you then pay it forward yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, this is your chance to de-lurk if you haven’t before, or comment away if you’re a regular. Comment!! I’ll pick someone on Monday, so you have to comment by Sunday night. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, miracle of miracles, yesterday I received a wonderful package from Helen at Tartelette. The wonderful part was what was inside, but the miracle was that it arrived in only six days from the U.S.!! I could scarcely believe it! As I mentioned in my post about The Januaries, there are some problems with the…<\/p>\n

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