Just a quick warning this may be fairly long. I NEED to share this experience with our community! Tl;dr at bottom

This is my first year participating in this exchange and my god am I glad I did! I can honestly say this is one of the best Christmas’s I’ve had- ALL DUE TO MY SANTA. I truly believe they saved my life, in a sense.

It all started with the (1). That beautiful, red envelope, notifying me of a brilliant message from my Santa (this later became an addiction of hitting the ‘refresh’ button.).

Immediately we hit it off the bat! I could tell they were clever, funny, and prepared to go balls deep...excuse the crude expression, please. Here’s a chronological order of our adventure!!

We ended up talking EVERY day almost ALL day. We still are by the way, I think I have a message waiting, actually. To give you an idea, we have over 4 pages of thread messages. Every morning I wake up to some type of clever message or introduction to one of their family members/pets! The funny thing- they knew and accepted everything, about me. And I get the opportunity to slowly get to know them!

Okay, so now you have a little background,.

Nov. 29,: DAY TWO of us being matched, my Santa gave me a GENEROUS Amazon gift card. See screenshot! That would’ve been enough for me! BUT NOO, my Santa’s just getting warmed up.

Nov. 30: I WAKE UP TO (1). See other screen shot! They told me to check my door step. something will arrive today. WHAT?! HOW EXCITING. I quickly run to my door to find a beautiful BOQUET of flowers! They were purple, my favorite! With a sweet note that said “A light to help get you through –Santa”. This made me fill up. I was REALLY struggling with my depression, and this completely opened my eyes. AH

UPS in route…6 lbs?!

December 3rd: SANTA WRITES ME A RAP. My god, what a lyrical genius!!! Every verse is SPOT on- whether it was a comment I posted or a link. Everything made sense. For those that want to hear https://soundcloud.com/ss14-3/k-dub . Yeah, that’s right K-Dub OUTTTT

December 8th: 6 lb PACKAGE IS HERE!!! INSIDE WAS a GORGEOUS ceramic cat water fountain! He got it specifically for my new kitty, RAISIN! He LOVES it so much. He’s so spoiled now, I don’t think he knows how to drink from a regular bowl.

December 12th: ANOTHER PACKAGE COMES! Oh. My. Gosh. What now? I open it to find 10 perfectly wrapped presents- of all different shapes and sizes! Each one was from a different someone. My hands were shaking I was so excited. SANTA KILLED IT. Inside was:

-Star Wars trilogy books- SHAKESPEAR EDITION. From /r/trees - A GORGEOUS glass cat necklace with a silver chain!! From Raisin (my kitty) -A Rain Globe ! That’s where my Santa lives -SHARK SOCKS -WONDER WOMAN SOCKS (they have capes on the back) -The Beatles COASTER SET! -Lavender SOAP!!! -A Globe ornament -A pink shark ornament. Hehe, it has fake blood in his mouth. -A stuffed animal “Bed Bug”. because why not!

THIS GIFT WAS SO WONDERFUL. Everything, was SO thoughtful and cleverly planned. I WAS OVER the moon. I still am. Just thinking about it makes me smile. THANK YOU again, Santa BEAR!

December 17th: The last wonderful surprise comes! Inside was a box that said “open me first” and an envelope. The envelope told me to grab a drink and some tissues. I always follow instructions! BOX FIRST. AH. INSIDE was a BEAUTIFUL handcrafted charm bracelet!!!! Literally, hand crafted- every charm link, bead, hook. MY god this bracelet means SO much to me. The charms -Weed leaf…I…uh have glaucoma -Sea Turtle -Kitty - The letters “k” “I” “M”, spelling out my name!!!

The letter involved 7 handwritten pages, front to back,. I’ve never felt so many emotions in my entire life! This whole experience has given me the opportunity to meet and truly connect with another individual. To get such a personal, well-written, beautiful letter was the cherry on the fucking top. Inside the letter, was another big surprise. But I’d like to keep that between my Santa and I!

Overall, this experience has been absolutely INCREDIBLE. I met a true friend who accepts me and truly understands me. The friendship we have created in this entire process isn’t one that will ever “go away”. My Santa TRULY did save my life. I will forever be grateful for this. For you, SANTA. I’m pretty sure we’re stuck with each other! By the way, I know you’re reading this. Check your inbox!

Tl;dr my Santa is my best friend.