Received my SS gift today, and I was more than ecstatic about it's contents. In my "about me" section, I filled out the questionnaire but was purposefully vague about most things, because for me, this whole Secret Santa thing was more for me being able to put a smile on someone's face, making a stranger happy.

I wrote a lengthy few paragraphs about my family situation, my mom being sick and in the final stages of her cancer, and how for me, this was about keeping her ideals in mind, and not looking for a specific gift, but instead spreading happiness and letting joy be spread by other people. I asked that whatever gift I were to receive from my SS, that it be of a personal interest to them, that it be something they want more people to know about. I wanted my SS to spread their passion, the things that make them happy. That would be the best gift for me.

Did my Santa come through or what? Most definitely. Included in my parcel was:

-A Cleveland Browns trucker hat (GO BROWNS!)

A Sons of Anarchy t-shirt (my favorite show)

Some yarn for my cat, because of course the simplest things in the world are a cat's favorite things

And my absolute favorite part of the box:

2 personalized CD's. My Santa took my profile to heart, and included some favorite music. A band out of St. Louis called "Ludo," some punky/rock stuff that I am just finished listening to and absolutely was diggin on it a lot. Also, a mix CD of some of my Santa's favorite tracks from some favorite musicals. Titled "Give It A Try," I did, and now have songs from "Wicked" stuck in my head.

I loved everything in my gift, but those 2 CD's were my favorite part by far, because it was something my Santa liked, something they thought was something that more people should hear. I'm so very glad my Santa took what I asked for to heart and did exactly that.

This was never about the gifts for me, it was about making other people happy. I hope my giftee liked the gifts I sent her, and I hope my Santa had a smile on their face as they made these CDs, and sent my gift off to me.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, all that jazz.

Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect to all.

UPDATE EDIT!

I received another part of my gift today, probably the most perfect keychain I have ever seen. So pumped! Thank you again, whoever you are!