Quick background: I signed up for Secret Santa in November. Without really thinking, I put my own address as the shipping destination, without thinking about the fact that I would be back visiting my parents for over half of the month. By the time I realized my mistake, my gifts had already shipped and it was too late. The gift arrived a few days after both I and my roommate left to go home for the holidays. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to thank my Santa until I got back in early January, but my roommate's girlfriend ended up saving the day! She had a key to our place so she could bring in our mail while we were gone, and she agreed to drive over to our place this weekend to take some pics for me. Sorry for the delay, Wiicom!

Onto the gifts. I could tell right away that my santa had thoroughly read my profile. The first gifts I saw were a garlic press and a stuffed dog, after I had mentioned how much I loved cooking and dogs.

BUT WAIT! There's more!

I unwrapped several other super thoughtful gifts. A Texas-shaped cutting board (yeehaw!), a kitchen towel, a wooden spoon, and my personal favorite, a notebook with a Leslie Knope quote on it. I also got a really sweet card from my santa explaining how they went to their sister and roommate for suggestions on cooking things, and got the notebook for me in hopes that it helped me in my writing (I mentioned my dream was to be a TV writer).

I have never participated in secret santa before, so I really didn't know what to expect. I was thinking I'd get a cool tcotchke or two, not an entire armful of presents that were perfect for me! I can tell my secret santa put so much thought behind every single gift I was given. They read my profile carefully and got me something for almost every interest I mentioned. I legit teared up when I got the pics from my roommate's girlfriend.

Wiicom, you are the best! THANK YOU so much for making my first secret santa gift exchange one to remember. I've given you 3 months of Reddit Gold to make up for the delay in thanking you :)