So let's start with the freaking heavy package from Amazon: 11 mighty pounds! And my overly generous SS (I greatly wish I could tell you who s/he is, and give proper credit) actually went above and beyond and overnighted the sucker. That had to be one huge shipping charge. Inside, four shiny, beribboned wrapped gifts. The OCD half of me decided to open them in ascending order by size. The smallest gift was adorned with a card that said the enclosed little moleskin notebooks would handily save my ideas from "going off into the aether." They are the perfect present for someone (me), who had written that I dreamed of writing a bestselling novel! The next biggest box included a card that asked how else I was gonna use those beans. Perplexed, I opened the gift to be rewarded with a semi-answer to the proposed question. It was an electric coffee grinder! Aha, but what about the aforementioned beans? Of course, the third package cleared up that mystery: a 2-pound bag of Kicking Horse Kick Ass Coffee Beans. The card mentioned that the resulting brew would fuel my writing prowess, whether "inspiration strikes early in the morning or late at night." The last -- but in no way, shape or form least -- present was an incredibly gorgeous book of 400 photographs taken by the legendary Ansel Adams. I had told my SS that I liked pictures of sunrises (my reddit name, after all, IS SkyeDawnMarie.) And so this thoughtful Secret Santa soul admitted to being a real-life photographer, who felt compelled to ensure that I didn't go through life only liking sun-filled horizons. No chance of that, now that I can enjoy the hundreds of breathtaking photos in my new Kick Ass Coffee-table book. Thank you a trillion times over, my secretive Secret Santa. I had decided to join the reddit SS Gift Exchange after a Thanksgiving-induced low point in my life. I truly doubted it was possible to ignite the Christmas-spirit fire in myself this year. But your kindness,and overwhelming generosity, have gone a long way toward turning things around for me "tis-the-season" wise. You, my new friend, are awesome. I hope that Santa, both the Secret and the Clause varieties, bring you all the amazing presents you richly deserve!