I came home from a nice walk with my rescue pup, River, and noticed the Cafepress box by my door. Of course, River had to investigate it as well. I didn't remember ordering any shirts from them recently, but was still excited because knowing me I had just forgot about ordering something... And then I remembered, "HEY! MY GIFT EXCHANGE!" and was even MORE excited I almost dropped the stuff I was carrying!

The box label reminded me of a funny story... When I was very little, my Mom taught me to always be thankful for any gifts that I received and to act excited, even if I wasn't. Once I remember unwrapping a box that on the outside appeared to be a hot plate for putting coffee mugs to keep warm. (wtf is a 7 year old going to do with that??) Nonetheless, I exclaimed how awesome it was and how excited I was to heat up drinks and thanked the family member that gave it to me. My Mom nudged me, shaking her head, and told me to open it up first. I believe it ended up being a really cool doll toy of some sort - but I was an odd kid and I think I was actually looking forward to the warming plate because I hyped it up so much while pretending to like it. Given my enjoyment of teas and coffees now, I can see why!

I loved the personal note with the story behind the selection and the best ways to make them. Thanks, that'll really come in handy!