When I was about 10 years old, all I wanted for christmas was a bicycle. I wanted one so bad. I told them they didn't have to get me anything else, just that bicycle. My mom sat me down and told me we couldn't afford a bicycle that year. I was devastated. I dressed in all black and cried in my room. Literally mourning the fact that I wouldn't get a bicycle that year.
My Mom, brother, and myself would go on bike rides all over the city of Eugene, where I grew up. It was so much fun. But I had started to outgrow my old princess bike, and I was getting 'too old' for it. I could just imagine riding around that summer, all over our neighborhood, around town, across the walking bridge that led to Springfield, but all of those came to a stop when my mom told me the dreaded news. The Christmas cheer left me for a little while, but being a resilient little kid I soon got it back, but I knew that I wouldn't have the quite the Christmas I so desperately wanted.
When Christmas day came around and my siblings and I rushed down the stairs and opened our stockings, then moved into the living room where we opened our three presents (we only get three each). I had two medium sized presents and one very tiny one. We all went around opening our presents and I saved the tiny one for last. I unwrapped the tiny box and opened it, inside the box was a handwritten note "go look in the laundry room." I stood up excitedly and also very confused, and ran toward the laundry room and standing there, was a brand new, purple, bike. I started screaming and jumping up and down, and then shot an accusatory glance at my mom.
"You lied to me!"
"Yes, but I only lie during Christmas's and Birthdays, plus isn't this worth the surprise!?"
And it was, I think that's what made me fall in love with good surprises. I hate knowing what I'm getting for birthdays and Christmas. In fact if someone told me, they would be telling me out of spite, cause it would make me so sad to find out. And don't worry I quickly forgave my mom, and did all those adventures that I had dreamed about. In fact I still own the bike.
