So my secret Santa did a fan-freaking-tastic job picking out a gift for me, and without even knowing it also managed to give me quite the pleasant surprise.

I've been excitedly tracking my packages since my Santa marked shipped, and I was elated to find out that two of my four (yes four! I'll post an update when the others arrive) packages would be arriving today. Once I finally got off work and went home I was at first highly concerned when I saw foot prints in the snow going up to my front porch...and yet nothing on the front porch! Panic began to set in when I realized there was a single foot print on the step...so I opened the screen door and there the envelope was, protected from the snow and from sneaky thieves! Good job, UPS man. You done good.

I also had an envelope in the mailbox. I hurried to my room and the first one I opened contained a banana slicer and simple note that said "Merry Christmas". I thought, "Huh...okay. Interesting. I'm not really a banana eater but I'm sure my boyfriend can get some use out of this," trying to me the ever graceful gift receiver my mom taught me to be. Even though I wasn't sure how my Santa got the impression that I love bananas or need a banana slicer, I was still happy that someone bought me something regardless.

But then...

I opened the second package, and immediately squealed "Oh!!!!" when I saw what was inside. Suddenly the banana slicer made perfect sense! In the shiny plastic was an Bluth's Frozen Banana Stand tee shirt. I love Arrested Development (to the point that I even competed in a city wide Arrested Development trivia contest a couple of years ago and near singlehandedly placed fourth), and this gift was AWESOME! I put the tee shirt on immediately and am still wearing it now. It's a super comfy high quality shirt and I love it.

Thank you so much, Santa! Merry Christmas!

UPDATE: My third package arrived and I got to open it today. It's a print of the patent Walt Disney took out on Mickey Mouse! This is exactly the kind of thing that I love, something that is Disney related but not super-in-your-face cheesy. I recently bought some vintage Disney World shopping bags I'm going to frame like art pieces and this will be the perfect complement to those. THANK YOU AGAIN MY SECRET SANTA YOU ARE AMAZING!

UPDATE: My final gift arrived in the mail and it's beautiful! My Secret Santa wanted to show me a bit of his culture and heritage, so he sent me some lovely Greek worry beads. I'll upload a picture of those soon. They are very pretty!

This was my first year doing Reddit Secret Santa and I am thrilled with my Santa and the gifts he generously and thoughtfully got for me. Thank you for making this experience great!