This is my first time participating in Secret Santa, and I couldn't be any happier!

Even though my gift was sent in time, it took a very long time to arrive, probably because it could have been held at the customs. I was fearing the package might have gotten lost because I was traveling during the days I estimated the package could be delivered. Also, there was no tracking number, so I didn't have any idea where to track the package, or who to call to see if it's on its way.

Then one day after I came back from work I noticed there was a box in a table (I live with two roommates and lots of spam things for our previous tenants is delivered to our house). This was early February, so receiving the gift wasn't exactly on my mind all the time. I started preparing myself some dinner, and while I was waiting for it to be finished I decided to check what the box was. Then I read that it was delivered for me saying "Reddit Secret Santa gift" and I went crazy.

I immediately went upstairs to get my camera and proceeded to open my gift.

I posted in my profile that I wanted something that could find a place in my bookshelf. I wasn't looking for anything fancy or expensive, just something simple that had a story to it (preferably from the Secret Santa's country) and that couldn't be found in Amazon or Walmart. And I think my Secret Santa totally nailed it!

The gift: A framed $5 dollar Canadian note!

Now, why is it such a perfect gift? Well, I didn't mention this in my profile, but I'm starting a collection of bills from the countries I travel to. It's a small collection (I started a year ago), but I think this gift makes a great addition. I haven't traveled to Canada yet (but I'd love to), so this gift will just add itself to the list of excuses to visit it (hopefully) soon!

Another thing why I think it's such a great gift is because I'm an astronomy fan and the design of the note features an astronaut! I really loved it and it really is something that if I saw it somewhere, I would definitely wanted to buy it.

Thanks very much /u/scraggarax, it was an awesome gift! Sorry to take a little more than I expected to publish this, but I really wanted to take the time to write something that expresses how grateful I am for the effort you put through. I hope your fire incident didn't cause any serious damage and that everything's back to normal. I really wish upon that there would never be any other icestorm that prevents you from accessing the Internet! Seriously, thanks very much!