Over the course of three days I received a gift a day, which was a fun experience!

The first gift came and I opened it to find a doggy pirate hat! I mentioned I have a little one-eyed spaniel, and so my Santa bought me a pirate hat to compliment her look. She managed to sit still long enough to take a couple pictures - then promptly chomped down on the hat haha.

Next came a gift from my wishlist - a much needed item that is already sitting outside my door - an awesome welcome mat that makes me smile every time I see it! It's so perfect, I love it. It took a while to place it outside, since I was worried about it getting dirty, but I finally put it outside where it belongs, though I do avoid stepping on it... and I might be shooing confused people off my new mat ("THIS IS NOT FOR STEPPING, THIS IS ONLY FOR LOOKING!")

Finally, I received a beautiful necklace I've been wanting that is made to hold little bits of felt soaked in scented oil so you get the smell randomly throughout the day. The first one I used was the yellow, which I think makes it look like a sunflower. I scented it with lavender, which reminds me of my mom, since she loved the scent. Every time I smell it as I'm working or whatever, it makes me happy.

Thank you so much, Santa. I hope your holidays are as wonderful for you as you made mine for me.