This year, when I wrote up what I liked, disliked, and what I wanted - I didn't know how my santa was going to interpret it.

Then I got my first message from Santa - and that we had a lot in common in what we liked (science, league, cooking, board games, card making!!). So I waited in anticipation, just like the baby yoda peeking around the corner.

Then today when I opened up the package and !!!!!!!!!!

Speechless, really excited about this gift. Santa managed to touch on quite a few things that I loved.

First of all, Santa had the cutest wax seal of a snowflake, really touched on the theme of her wrapping paper.

Then when you get to gifts santa managed to touch on:

Baking - wow, I've always wanted to make cake pops, and santa got me some resuable sticks (save the turtles!) and a reusable mold. Also a bunch of general suppliers (smaller sifter, and silicone tools). I'm excited to try out these molds and use them. Also I never knew I needed a collapsible funnel in my life, but I'm so excited now that I got one! And this smaller sifter is definitely going to be useful when I'm making macaroons.

Games - Santo-riniiiiii really knocked it out of the park with getting me Santorini. I'm so excited to try out this new game.

Card making - So I mentioned that I wanted to get basic card making supplies (like stock, tools, glue, etc). Santa, who is an avid quiller (is that a word?), got me supplies to quill. I always see beautiful cards that have quilling done on them, and now I have the supplies to do it myself. I've never tried this before, so hopefully it's not a hot mess when I try it. Santa herself made a beautiful quilled star for me, I can aspire to be as good as her!

Overall - I'm so blessed that you're my Santa, and I really appreciate all the thought you put into picking out the gifts. It was a lovely surprise to receive this present, and I'm so so so thankful and excited for the gifts you picked out for me.