mmmm happy surprises are nice...
my favorite is the first time i was *really* away from home, my mom snuck a little greeting card into my suitcase. i didn't find it until halfway through my trip because i had packed my clothes in the order i was going to wear them, and it really made my day.
my next favorite happy surprise is when i realized i had been given a raise at my campus job. my boss didn't even tell me, so when i saw my next paycheck, i kept thinking, 'wow. that's a lot of money.' then i checked and i saw that i was earning more per hour than i had the previous semester! that was *sweet*.
and ditto on finding money in your pants. that's always nice.