I had a match in the Netherlands to me in the US of A, so its been a waiting game for the gift. International shipping isn't known for its speed and efficiency, after all. But today a package showed up at my door and it was from my Secret Santa, complete with a little Snoo!

I open it up after some confusion (it was supposed to open like a chest but it took me a minute to realize) and saw 3 presents wrapped in cute paper and a card! I open the card and what was written was very sweet. (•v•)

I open the smallest present and its a small notebook with a map of Northwestern Europe on the front and on the pages! I absolutely adore it, not just for the maps but also because I love notebooks especially cool ones like this! Definitely going into my purse so I can have it handy.

I opened the next biggest gift and found Milk caramel chocolate! 180 grams of it and Its the size of my hand! It looks really good and from the limited Dutch I know it looks like it was kindly made which is cool!

Under the chocolate there was a very small gift that I didn't notice before, bringing the gift tally to 4. So I decided to open that before the biggest one and its a magnet with the Rotterdam Kubuswoningen (EN: Cube House) on it. Its really neat, especially with the black and white look, so that's definitely going whereever I need a magnet.

So this biggest of gifts in the box is one my Santa mentioned in the card, but i still couldn't wait. I open it and its English language book called "Why the Dutch are Different" by Ben Coates. Its a book about the Netherlands and its culture and history from a modern view and its really neat! I love history and other cultures so its going to be an awesome read!

Thank you so much Secret Santa and have a wonderful new year!