Stream of consciousness:

KnitPicks box! (Ooh boy! It's gonna be a good gift!) It's dense. (Must be a lot packed in there -- cool!) Open this up. Scissors. (Where are the @&*! scissors?!?!) zzzzzwerp KRATCH KRATCH fwipp fwipp Box open.

NO. WAY. [with maybe a choice expletive in there somewhere, but I'm a public school teacher so we're supposed to pretend that we're somehow superhuman and never engage in such behavior]

Nowaynowaynoway. To husband: It's CHROMA!!!! Him: wuzzat? Me: LOOKATTHIS!! It's CHROMA!!! It's TEN BALLS OF CHROMA!!! Him: Oh, hey, you got your yarn gift. Me: Pffft.

snap snap snap snap whoooooosh (emailing pic to my best yarny friend).

Her: IS THAT CHROMA?!?! Me: YEAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Us: OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!

To husband: Come take pictures of me with my yarn!! Him: grumblegrumblegrumble snap snap snap

To daughter: Come take some GOOD pictures of me with my yarn!!! Her: OK! snapsnapsnap Me: Yay! Thank you.

Me: yarnyarnyarnyarnyarn KITTY!! Kitty: sniff? rub? is no for eat? bai.

Translation to Narrative

Thank you, IknowyourrealnamebutnotyouruserIDbutIdreallyliketo! I am bowled over by this gift. It's a BLANKET quantity of Chroma Worsted in Guppy, my most-wanted colorway!! I really can't believe that THIS is my gift for the yarn exchange! I'm all like.

I spent over an hour posing it and taking pictures, and then another 4 hours browsing Ravelry looking at things to make with it (and I'm not done yet!). So many things to yarn with the Chroma!!

And not that they're an afterthought, but I'm really excited to receive a set of double-ended crochet hooks. These things are the shizz -- perfect for carrying with my knitting projects because I can use them to fix my [abundant] mess-ups! But they're also great for crocheting with -- my intention is to use them in my grab-and-go projects so that my cushioned hooks can stay safely at home. These have been on my wishlist forever!

Also imminently useful are the large and small knitting needle coil wraps. Cause my needles are all like BROINKKK and now they'll be like MmmHmmm.

I mean, the yarn… THE YARN!!! And to get these fantastic extras… WOW

In honor of this generosity, I will smile at more strangers, be kinder to more children, and give my kitty more pats (even when he's getting in my way and being adoringly obnoxious). Thank you!!!