Five minutes ago, right in the middle of a typical sunny weatherless Californian day, I saw a bright flash of light outside the window. It was followed by a deep, rumbling boom of thunder that went on and on. Suddenly there was a raging thunderstorm pouring down.

I ran outside to jump around in the rain for a moment, then came in and called Pär's office, wanting to share the storm with him. His co-worker Michael answered the phone.

"Hi, it's Karen, is Pär around?"

"He just went out onto the porch to stare at the rain," Michael said, sounding amused. "Hang on a second...."

Pär came to the phone. "Hi!" he said, breathless with excitement. "Are you catching this amazing storm? We've got real weather here!"

I love my man.