I was so happy to hear someone slam my screen door this morning because it meant (hopefully) my gift had arrived! I opened up the package and wow! I am so grateful to my santa. He/she sent me a BEAUTIFUL skein of CASHMERE (!) yarn and one of my favorite books (which I don't have my own copy of). Basically my santa hit on two of my favorite things--reading and crochet. I've never used such a luxurious yarn before (it is amazingly soft) and I can't wait to start going through patterns to decide on what I'll make. Thank you, thank you! Now I just have decide if I'm going to curl up with a cup of tea and The Earth Moved or delve into Ravelry. This was such a wonderful surprise.

p.s. for the yarnaholics of reddit, the yarn is Filatura di Crosa in denim (lace weight) :)