I got a text message this afternoon:

"Really curious as to what you got for Reddit that has lithium battery labels all over it..."

I knew my umbrella was due to arrive today, but how many umbrellas take lithium batteries? This question had me perplexed all afternoon.

Well, I still don't technically know the answer to that question, but I do know that I got the coolest umbrella and it is, in fact, battery powered! It's my favorite color (blue!) and it has an awesome lightsaber-like light-up shaft that can be set to solid, or two different speeds of blinking. The tip also lights up and blinks. You know...I never realized how phallic an umbrella could be. This is getting awkward. I'll, uh, defer to the pictures and video now.

My santa did a fantastic job picking something that's both practical & fun. This is one of those exchanges that you almost hesitate to enter because, really, umbrellas? I'm so glad I did, though! I never would have even though to look for this umbrella and now I'm so excited for it to rain and that's something I don't say often, if ever!