My very awesome Secret Santa contacted me earlier this week to let me know I could expect several packages over the next few weeks. Needless to say, I was and am still very excited!

My first package arrived yesterday and I was thrilled to pull out a pair of Spectrespecs - straight from The Quibbler!

This gift is made even more awesome by the fact that I was recently mauled by a cat and suffered severe scratches to my left eyelid and right eyebrow area. These wonderful Spectrespecs hide all of that ugliness!

Update #1: Gift number 2 just arrived and to be honest, I totally squealed when I opened it. I finally have my very own Marauder's Map!! It's a lot bigger than I realized at first glance and the detail is amazing. Secret Santa - you've done a great job. I cannot even begin to express how happy these gifts make me.

Update #2: MY SANTA IS THE BEST BEST BEST BEST!!! I got a pretty good sized box from an etsy company called Deeply Dapper and had no idea what to expect. I opened the box to see four wrapped gifts inside, all done up in Harry Potter style. Inside were three Harry Potter switchplates and an Accio Keys! key hook. AMAZING. I can't wait to put the Mischief Managed switchplate in my daughter's room hehehehe. :D

Update 3#: MY SECRET SANTA BLEW ME AWAY WITH HIS AWESOMENESS. I received my last gift from him on Saturday and the box was huge and very heavy! I didn't get a picture of it because I was too excited and tore into it immediately. Nothing could have prepared me for the thoughtful, kind and amazing gift that was inside. My Santa created a Harry Potter Potions course for me, complete with ingredients and recipes. The names of the ingredients are all HP themed - for example, vanilla beans are labeled as erumpent tails. He combined my love of cooking and my love of Harry Potter in the most awesome way ever. I can't wait to get started on creating my potions.