But a few hours ago, the irritating "ping" of a new email arriving distracted me from reddit and brought me to my inbox. There it was... the email for which I've been waiting over two and a half years.

"Dear Student, A parcel has arrived at Frist Campus Center, RM 118 Mail Services Department Package Room for your pickup. The hours of operation are identified above. You must present your University I.D. before the parcel will be released."

I happen to have grown up in the same town in which I frequent college, so with parents living just two miles from my dorm I have NEVER received a care package, or any shipment of any kind at my dorm address. Never. I'm a junior.

And there it was... My reddit secret santa box, waiting to be opened by an eager, nervous me.

Well, casalyn, you made me smile tremendously. Your card was hilarious, both the "obama-nable snowman" part and your message itself. I'm a sucker for memories, and will be keeping it forever along with my small collection of maybe fifteen letters I've received in my life.

The candy was/is delicious. Picked up just four hours ago, I've finished the lindt and started on one of the godiva packets and the tootsie rolls. top notch stuff, and QUITE the aphrodisiac.

Now let's move on to one of the nicest things a person has ever done for me: Your paper-mache background and microphone painting. How thoughtful! The effort and time evident in this is so far beyond what I'd ever imagined a stranger -- even a friend -- would do for me. I can't thank you enough. It's going on my wall in the dorm room :)

Thank you, casalyn. I searched for you on facebook to send you a message of thanks, but was unsuccessful in tracking you down. So to make up for it, I found you on reddit and upvoted every one of your comments and posts (except that one you posted to r/ladyboners... didn't feel like having that lingering in my "liked" pages).

Take care, and all the best. Have a great new years celebration, and good luck with everything.