I was super excited to open up my gifts, as my secret santa messaged me a few times asking me questions about my personality and what I liked/didn't like etc. My SS learned that I love to collect things, and often keep many odd things just for the story of what they are/how I got them. When I got the sent confirmation, she told me that I would begetting gifts that were crafted just for me.

I had no idea what to expect when I opened up the box. Inside was three gifts awesome gifts, a card, and a super nice letter.

The gifts were:

A super cool Sock Monkey (I've always wanted to make one of these but I have no idea how!) named Toby, created by my secret santa and her class of 3rd graders! MST3k DVDs (one of my all time favorite shows, and episodes I didn't already own!) A super cool dream catcher, which now hangs above my bed =)

The super nice letter said: "Walfred, I know these aren't the super cool gifts that most of the redditors on the front page are getting, but know they are sent with love! The sock monkey was made by my 3rd grade class (I'm a teacher, not a student lol!), his name is Toby, and all the kids pitched in to make him. The MST3k DVDs were bought at a local used book store, I've never seen MST3k for sale before so I had to get it, even if it wasn't for me! And finally, the dream catcher was made by my husband who is a full blooded native american of cherokee tribal lineage. I decided to send you things that told a story of our life here, hopefully the story and hardwork make up for it not being fancy useless crap that's out of date in 3 months! haha! Hope you have a fantasic Christmas, and you enjoy those presents as much as they enjoyed being made for you!"

Thank you soooo much secret santa! I love the gifts. To me, they are way better than any fancy tech toy I could have gotten. Toby has already settled in to his new home with my other stuffed animals, the dream catcher hangs above my bed, and the DVDs will be watched multiple times and thoroughly enjoyed.