I'm totally speechless! This is such a perfect, thoughtful gift, and I cannot believe how lucky I am to have been matched with such an awesome santa!

I was a bit surprised this evening when the front doorbell rang, because: 1- that hardly ever happens and 2- even though I was expecting a couple packages over the next few days, I wasn't expecting anything to be delivered today.

Because of #2 above, I got WAAAAAAAY too excited when I noticed my reddit username on the box outside. So excited, in fact, that I logged on to Canada Post's website to figure out if I'd ready something wrong - I was positive that my gift wasn't supposed to arrive until the 24th. So, hooray to Canada Post for your crazy fast shipping and delivery services!!! Next thing I did was run around like a maniac looking for ANYTHING I could use to take photos (and please forgive the crappy cell phone pictures, I seem to lose my camera about 12 times a week :( )

My first thought opening my package was that my santa obviously thought ahead, and is obviously an expert shipper. NOTHING in the box was moving, there was so much bubble wrap in there! Once I managed to get everything out of the box, I found not one, but three wrapped packages!! I already knew that my santa had gone above and beyond, even before opening anything up.

Each of the packages was labelled. One was something my santa had designed themself, one was something my santa had made, and the last package was something local. (Side note: when I open wrapped gifts, I usually like to take my time, and do my best to save the wrapping paper. This is probably the very first time I've ever just gone crazy and tore everything off)

I decided to open up the package that my santa had designed first. I literally squealed when I saw what was inside (I think I might have scared the dog a bit). Inside was quite possibly the coolest deck of playing cards that I have ever seen. The card backs look like the backs of MTG cards, and the card faces are all magic themed, with each card in the deck having a different image. They're absolutely gorgeous, and I cannot wait to break them out at our next weekly game night. My group of friends are all huge tabletop game players, with magic being one of the only games that we play absolutely every week, without fail. I'm kind of torn though, as this deck is so good looking, I almost want to frame and hang them instead of using them!

The second package was just as, if not even more, perfect for me! I chose to open up the package that my santa had made themself. Inside was a pair of Gryffindor hand towels! I absolutely love them, and they're already hanging in the bathroom on my main floor! I immediately texted a picture to my brother, and he's told me that he'll be stealing them the next time he comes over. Needless to say, he probably won't be invited over anytime soon.

I chose to open the package local to my santa last, because it was the one I was most excited for before I had any idea what anything was. I LOVE when gifts include something personal/local to the gifter. I'm kind of wishing that I'd opened it first though, because it was a complete surprise, and I love it! My santa sent two different beers brewed in Ontario, and they're awesome! I LOVE trying new beers, and judging the cans alone, I probably would have picked both of these up at some point. The 666 Devil's Pale Ale is brewed in Toronto's oldest craft brewery, and the Waterloo Dark is from one of the first craft breweries in Canada. At time of writing, I've already cracked the 666, and I'm really hoping that I'll be able to find it somewhere close to home; it's really good :)

A HUGE thank you to /u/samuraismurfette from the bottom of my heart! You've put the biggest smile on my face, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!