My Santa contacted me pretty early on to let me know there were shipping delays. Which is understandable around the holidays. I didn't mind one bit. I even sent my SS a holiday postcard (after doing a little digging up and seeing what he liked and who he was).

So… come monday after new years, I'm back at work after a holiday weekend and feeling sooo miserable; I just want to go home. That feeling was quickly solved when Jorge the mailman came by and delivered by envelope and a package, along with some usual magazines ;)

The letter from my SS and a package from amazon! Which should I open first?! It was all just so exciting!

So I opened the letter first. I could tell there must've been some cool looking wax seal on the letter, but sadly, the travel through the USPS during the holidays dissolved any sign of the details. The remnants are shown in the picture.

The stamp was freaking awesome! I mean, come on, War of 1812! America declares War on Great Britain, all the juicy middle, leading to the Treaty of Ghent! And then the Battle of New Orleans specifically, that's where it all ended, sort of. If you want to read more about it, the links are below. Learn history!

The letter was amazingly sweet and thoughtful! My SS saw how much I loved nails and doing my nails, he sent me a Gift Certificate $$$ to a nail salon near my work! My SS lives in a completely different state, mind you! I was so incredibly thankful and stoked about taking a long lunch one day to go have a relaxing mani/pedi and get some awesome nail designs! I can’t wait! I will def be updating and posting pics as soon as I go get my nails done!

The nail gift was amazing already and had my jumping for joy in my office as I opened it! But then I moved onto the package from Amazon. Being a shopaholic myself and having some pending orders out there, I wondered what this package could be. As soon as I opened the box I saw a wrapped gift inside! I knew it was from my SS!

The note attached was lovely, and as soon as I got it out of the box, I debated my unwrapping method, Quick and careless, or slow and meticulous? I went with quickly and faster! I unwrapped the gift and realized it was a Beatles Lyrics Book! I fell in love instantly, it has handwritten Beatles songs and notes and so much information. I am going to be sleeping next to this book for the next few weeks while I read before bed! Beatles! <3

I can’t wait for the next package and I will def be updating this as soon as it arrives! And also adding pics of my manicure from the nail salon! I am so overwhelmed by all of this generosity, Santa u/ziatonic , you are absolutely and positively the absolute best SecretSanta EVER!!! Words cannot express how happy I was at work after these gifts arrived! You’ve made this new year start off in the best possible way! Best first day (of the year) of work EvER !

UPDATE: 01/06/15 - Quick Side Note: Today is Three Kings Day which in mexican culture is when we break bread, the bread has babies (plastic baby figures) hidden inside, and whoever chooses (more like ends up getting) the slice of bread with the baby inside is responsible for hosting a feast/meal on Feb 2nd. Also, kids are supposed to receive gifts from the "three wise men"

Ok, well that could've been quicker, but fast-forward to today... I got a package in the mail, and was suspicious since Amazon had not alerted me of any deliveries. When I opened it, I screamed for joy and put on the shirt right away! Snapchatted my friends and even sent my brother a picture of it! I LOVE THE OFFICE! I've watched it easily 9-12 times and I STILL laugh all the time! I have a few favorite episodes, but this shirt is just amazing! It totally made my day! and then on top of that, I also got socks! AMAZING Beatles socks! I couldn't have asked for a better Santa! Thanks u/ziatonic

Extra update!: I went to get my nails done with my gift certificate From my SS ! And wow! I am amazed! I've never ever had a professional mani/pedi like this ! I usually do my own, but this was fantastic! Yoko took such great care and detail, and even when one nail got smudged, she redid it the next day!