曼迪/Mandy
Still madly in love,we challenge ourselves to keep our relationship exciting,filled with surprises and most importantly the unexpected.
I still remember this day like yesterday:It was my birthday and I worked all day.I came home expecting to go out for supper with friends and get to bed early,but,my God,was I in for a surprise……
As I pulled up in the driveway I noticed a note tied to this great big teddy bear on the steps to my home.I smiled,and slowly started to open the note，it read“H”。
As I opened the door,there was my dog,waiting with another note,which read“A”。
I wondered what he was up to as I went up the stairs to the master bedroom.The bed was full of roses and there lay another note,this one read“W”。
I noticed on the night table a ring box and immediately started to tear it open……as I opened it,there was a little piece of paper with the letter“A”on it.I started to laugh and call out his name,still wondering what he was up to.
I pulled myself together and went to the kitchen looking for him or more letters.As I do every day after work,I started to make myself a cup of tea when I noticed him,waiting,as beautiful as ever,next to the front door,with the most amazing smile,the type of smile that makes you melt,and then I heard,“How was your day,my love?”
I walked towards him and smiled,and said,“Wonderful,honey.”
He asked,“Did you notice what was in the fridge?”I started to laugh and went to see.As I opened the fridge door,I saw the letters“II”on my birthday cake.
I turned to him and asked,“Honey,what are you up to?”
He replied,“Put all of those together and Im going to be waiting for you outside.”
I stood there placing the letters together……H-A-W-A-I-I!By the time I realized what I was reading and got outside,my love was standing there with my suit cases and a beautiful flower necklace ready to go……to wonderful Hawaii!
I had a wonderful time in another of lifes little wonders.
熱戀中的我們將維持激動人心的戀情視為對自己的挑戰，更重要的是，要有意外的驚喜。
我對那一天仍記憶猶新：那天是我生日。工作了一整天後，我期待著回家與朋友們外出共進晚餐，然後早早上床休息，但是，天哪，我竟遇到了驚喜……
我把車開進家門前的道上時，看到一隻大玩具熊在房前的台階上放著，熊身上係著一張紙條。我微笑著把紙條慢慢打開……上麵寫著“H”。
打開家門後，我在狗狗那裏看到另一張紙條，上麵寫著“A”。
真想知道他這是做什麽。我走上樓梯，進了主人臥室。看到**滿是玫瑰花，上麵還放著另一張紙條，這張寫著“w”。
我發現床頭櫃上有一個圓盒子，便迫不及待地把它打開……裏麵也有一張小紙條，上邊寫有字母“A”。我笑了，喊著他的名字，心中卻依然迷惑不解。
我抑製住興奮的情緒，進廚房找他或者更多的字母。就像每天下班後所做的那樣，我開始為自己泡一杯茶，這時我發現他在前門等著，如往昔一樣迷人，臉上洋溢著燦爛的笑容，那暖暖的笑容甚至能將你融化。我聽到他問道：“親愛的，生日過得怎麽樣？”
我走向他，笑道：“很好，親愛的。”
他問：“你看到冰箱裏的東西了嗎？”我笑著馬上跑過去看。冰箱門一打開，生日蛋糕上的兩個“I”字母就映入我的眼簾。
我轉過身，問他：“親愛的，這是什麽意思啊？”
他答道：“把所有的字母拚在一起看，我在外邊等你。”
我站在那裏將這些字母放在一起：H-A-W-A-I-I（夏威夷）！此時，我才恍然大悟。於是來到門外，看到他站在那裏，手上拎著行李箱和一個漂亮的花環，一切都準備好了……奔赴神奇的夏威夷！
生活中的又一個小小驚喜讓我度過了歡樂的時光。
詞匯筆記
notice[n?utis]n.預告；通知
These rules are subject to change without notice.
這些規則可不經通知就進行更改。
wonder[w?nd?]v.對……感到疑惑
Jacelin says he didnt do it,but I still wonder.
傑斯林說他沒那樣做，可我仍然懷疑。
amazing[?me?z??]adj.令人大為驚奇的；（尤指）令人驚喜（或驚羨、驚歎）的
an amazing achievement.
了不起的成就。
realize[ri?laiz]vt.了解；認識到；理解；領會；意識到
Columbus had not realized that this new land was not India.
哥倫布當時還沒有認識到這塊新大陸不是印度。
小試身手
生活中的又一個小小的驚喜讓我度過了歡樂的時光。
我對那一天仍記憶猶新：那天是我的生日。
短語家族
……still wondering what he was up to.
be up to：輪到……忙於……
……a beautiful necklace ready to go.
be ready to：準備好去做……