After a day of work and enduring traffic that pretty much accounts for 1/12 of my day, I reached home to find a parcel waiting for me and I grinned like a kid. Me loves presents :-)

I was blown away by the thought, time, and effort my Summer Santa put into this gift. I was momentarily overwhelmed by it all. Thank you Anzi for such a thoughtful gift

My only ostentatious requests to my giftees has been to draw something l the box(if they can). Anzi didn't disappoint. Loved the monkeys

When I first opened the box, there was a newspaper ad with a picture of a BMW. I thought "Yes, my Santa gifted me some fine German automotive engineering" :-)

My interest has been of Japanese culture. I hope to travel there when I get a chance. My Santa had lived there and had bestowed me a few of their prized possession from their time living in Japan. How thoughtful were these gifts! I appreciate them so much. A nice Kabuki bookmark, Santa suggested to check out a show -which I plan to add to the itinerary. A Japanese phrase book my Santa had used on their first trip to Japan, a personal nostalgic possession she thought I would need more :-) [I'm smiling a lot as I type this - still in disbelief of how much thought was put into this gift] A new book by Terry Pratchett with a cover that made me lol for some reason. I mentioned in my profile how I'd like to read more. Summer or travel reading time. Woot woot! A framed work of the Godfather inspired Kiri-e art. Amazing! I love Batman, and now I can add to my collection Batman Manga. I can't wait to look up the words to translate it and enjoy a new story of the Dark Knight. The last gift I received were the handwritten letter. Anzi requested I opened it last and the letters were one of my favourite items that I received. Explaining gift choices, telling me about herself, offering travel advice. Thank you so much Anzi, I loved the letters and the papers that they were written on.

Loved my gifts and can't thank you enough. I'll "orange" you some travel advice or ask for your advice on movies to check out

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