First off...BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVEERRR!

Like most of us, I've been refreshing redditgifts.com religiously. Finally, Thursday (12/19 to be specific) at 5 p.m. my box lit up! AND I received my FIRST message from my Secret Santa! I was more excited than a kid finding the stash of Santa gifts a month before Christmas (seriously). My SS said that TWO of my gifts will be here Monday and the rest after Christmas. WHAT THE WHAT?!?!? More than one box!!! HAPPY SANTA DAY TO ME!!!

So, I've been known to be fairly patient. Today (Saturday, 12/21) I go and do a bunch of running around. You know, preparing for the biggest drinking day of the year for me (Christmas Eve), and finishing up a few gifts for family. I bought my liquor, my Christmas Ale's, Wrapping Paper, last minute cards, and some bows and ribbons and made my way home, thinking about all the gifts I still have to wrap before Monday. THEN I see it.

I pull into my driveway, and sitting on my porch is a brown box. It took everything inside of me to not run out of my car while I was still driving it. I park my car and begin to compose myself. Was I expecting any other boxes for the gifts I still have to wrap? Nope. Did one of my neighbors leave me a box? I would hope they would at least wrap me something. So I bolt to the porch dogging the rain bullets. MY FIRST SS GIFT HAS ARRIVED!! I grab the box from the porch and start shaking it feverishly. Then I see the words "FRAGILE" placed delicately on the box. Well...shit. So, I compose myself and wander into the house. I set the box down and again start squealing!

I open it and staring at me is the box I've always wanted to see!!! The National Lampoons Moose Mug!!!!!!! (And no, my box shake from earlier did not break my mug) National Lampoon is one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies, I can quote that movie almost word for word and I watch it at least once a week throughout the year (serious note). That mug symbolizes EVERYTHING there is about Christmas and makes me the jolliest fucking asshole on this side of the nuthouse!!!!

UPDATE:

On Monday, 12/23, I received my next shipment of wonderful items! I mean I really do have the BEST SS. Not only did he take the time to find these amazing items, but they fit me to a "T". An amazing giver and gifter he is! I received 3 packages on Monday. The first was a scarf that has been just hanging out on my Amazon wishlist for a LONG time! I love this scarf! I love scarves period!

In the next box was probably the next best gift (behind the Moose Mug). A MICHIGAN J. FROG mug! I VINTAGE mug!!!! I told my Santa in my profile that I have collected frogs my whole life, but a majority of my collection is now in boxes or storage for various reasons. I also said that I love mugs! I said that my co-workers can tell my mood by my mug. SO...he combined the best of both worlds, and gave me something I will use (though, I REALLY wanted to keep it in the box, because I know this particular mug is easy, yet extremely hard to find in a box). I used this mug the next day at work and EVERYONE was completely jealous of my gift.

The next box was where I found my SS name, and I'm so happy I left this box for the last to open. It was EPIC. I mentioned I LOVE reading and like to read books based on truth and biographies are one of my favorite genres. I also mentioned that I work out. A lot. I am in the gym every day. So, again, my Santa being one smart man, combined the two and got me Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall (which I'm gearing up to start reading, after I finish "Breakfast With Strangers") AND Home Alone & Home Alone 2!!! So, Home Alone is also my all-time favorite holiday movie (behind Christmas Vacation), and I can watch it constantly, if I had it! I HAVE IT NOW!!! OOOOOO SWEET BABY JESUS!

I reached out to my SS and thanked him profusely for all the sweet gifts! I told him I was in love with him (seriously though, this man put more thought into these gifts than I have ever seen anyone do...they are PERFECT...so love is an understatement). THEN he told me I have one more thing coming. I was holding up on updating my gallery until the last gift, but I wanted to update now and show everyone a lovely SS and an extremely grateful giftee. You really did make my Christmas extra special! THANK YOU!!