Danish Care Package

As part of Chris's heritage he has been interested in his family from Denmark. Well long story short and one snail mail letter later we came upon an email from a distant cousin (we think 3rd cousin) of Chris's grandmother. Her name is Bettina and she is married, 38 years old with three kids and she and Chris have hit it off! They have been emailing weekly, sometime more often, and have been really enjoying getting to know each other.

Well about two weeks ago this box appeared in our mailbox all the way snail mail from Denmark! What a treat-it was like Christmas for adults :-) Each piece in the care package was thoughtfully included from Bettina regarding conversations she and Chris had been having about what life and the holidays were about in Denmark vs. the US.

So we were sent an Advent candle, two types of marzipan (Chris's favorite treat), a CD of Christmas carols sang in Danish, some kind of yummy gingerbread flavored cake thing covered in chocolate and Glogg, a warm wine type beverage they drink during the holidays.

Super fun and a great way for us to get to know some heritage to teach Karsten! What a special Christmas gift.