I love gift exchanges but more often than not I think people are getting a little too OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST GIFT I'VE EVER GOTTEN. I know we are all different in what make us happy but when I received an e-mail from my gifter asking about my likes I was a little nervous I was going to get a half assembled game from Goodwill....

I couldn't have been more surprised. Yesterday morning when I went to the front office and picked up two packages I had no idea I was about to open a gift from someone who looked deep into my Disney Loving Soul and stole my desires for her own gain. I opened the first box and realized it was a mug. I like coffee... I like tea so cool a mug would be great. As I unwrapped the mug and saw its seductive purple color my heart stopped. It couldn't be... I unwrapped it a little bit more... Then I saw her eyes... The Sea Witch staring at me. I ripped the bubble wrap off and my heart lept for joy. This mug was not just any mug. This was the mug I have picked up at the Disney Store so many times and wanted to buy it but always told myself I didn't need another mug or to buy it just because it had one of the greatest characters to ever come out of Disney grinning. If this had been my only gift this would have made me extremely happy. Before I opened the other box I ran to the sink and cleaned the mug to make a cup of coffee.. I couldn't wait to use it. (A day later its sitting beside me being used-- This is the fifth time I've used it in 24 hours. Its HUGE and it has her on it!)

After my coffee "cauldron" was full of its brew I went to work on the second box not knowing what to expect. It was full of all kinds of goodies. A handmade Practical Voodoo book that was meant for storing items on a self. (If you've seen Lilo and Stitch you'd giggle like I did.) Inside was an old Hades McDonalds Toy and a Flounder reusable Sticker. There was also a small box of chocolate filled cookies which were fantastic with my coffee. There was also a WDW Hidden Mickey Pin that I stuck on my "DO NOT TRADE KEEP FOREVER" Pin Lanyard. But there was something else. Something that I will keep as long as I live because I adore it--- Let's start with this statement... I love quality handmade and homemade items they are flu of thoughtfulness and heart... This was on my top ten favorite things I've ever received. A hand made dice bag of Scrump from Lilo and Stitch. The bag is a beautiful craft with a very practical purpose for this table top gamer. The bag is wonderful and its draw string makes Scrumps Bow. Why did this thrill me and make me take a photo of it and send it to everyone I know? Last week I was telling my Boyfriend as we watched Lilo And Stitch for the millionth time that I really wish I had bought a Scrump doll when the Disney Store sold them a decade ago. I told him I wish I had a Scrump to go with my Stitch plushes. This is BETTER than anything Disney could have made for their retail stores because Lilo made Scrump by hand and my gifter mad Scrump by hand. It looked so authentic and I know it took her a great deal of time. J*** I want to you to know This is amazing. I've bragged to all my old co-workers at Disney World and I've got it sitting on the shelf right next to my signed sketch of Stitch. It belongs up there smiling down. And don't worry, I'm careful with her I know Scrump just a had surgery! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! I can't tell you that enough! You did so well and you made this guy's month. I will treasure Scrump always!

Thank you!