OH MY GOSH I got the most amazing gift. Not one gift, not two, but the entire study group from Community EACH got me a present and EACH wrote a card. My husband and I were amazed at the effort put into assembling this insanely awesome box. What an incredibly fun New Year's Eve surprise!

First I was excited by how LARGE the box was -- and a pretty blue color, and 3 cute songbird stickers on them. Obviously viramola had figured out I like birds. Then when I opened the box, I laughed to see the cast of Community looking at me. There were directions written on the box to open the presents that corresponded with the number on the back of each photo, and to leave Pierce for last, and the directions were signed "Dean Pelton."

Not only were there 7 individually wrapped presents, but what really made me giddy was that each one had a card from the Community character, written from that character's perspective, AND (this is what I found most hilarious) had different handwriting and signatures that I thought perfectly reflected the character's personality. Jeff Winger's card read "Yo, heard you like nuts...hehe. Married huh? Bummer. Call me if things don't work out." I GOT HIT ON BY WINGER FOR XMAS! Shirley's card said "Merry Jesus' birthday". The signatures were hilarious too, on the back of each card. Poor Winger's lack of self-esteem means a tiny signature in the middle of the card. I love the attention to detail.

Oh, and the presents themselves were awesome!! I loved the handmade items -- knit ornament in Chargers team colors, and the bracelets "made" by Troy and Abed in Arts & Crafts. The one "from" Abed was amazing -- a local Swedish jewelry design, made with pewter, reindeer leather, and reindeer bone. I'M WEARING RUDOLPH!!! Excited to eat the chocolate/nut bar and try the tea that viramola said is her favorite (i love trying new tea!). I'll eat that while I read The Oatmeal book (yessssssssss).

The last gift I was instructed to open was Pierce's, and I was very curious as I yanked off the lid to the nice box. HOLY CRAP IT'S THE SCARY TROLL THAT PIERCE HAD THAT TROY WAS AFRAID OF!!!! (http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Norwegian_troll_doll). My husband and I both bust out laughing. A quick reddit-stalk later revealed that viramola had to engage in a bidding war to win the troll and get it shipped from Norway (it even has a "made in norway" sticker on it; no cheap knockoffs here!).

Last was a photo of a beautiful snowy Norwegian forest landscape taken by viramola's husband, with a note on the back. I love that it was a photo her husband took in Sweden, just to add that extra personal flair.

This turned out a bit longer than I expected, but it really was a hilariously fun experience to not only open 7 different gifts, but get to read 7 cards that matched the Community character personalities perfectly. I was so overwhelmed with excitement and laughter and then gratitude to viramola for having obviously spent a lot of time in crafting this masterpiece. THANK YOU SO MUCH!