This was my first Reddit SS Holiday Exchange, and I really got tremendously lucky with my Santa! She was a great communicator, sending me nice messages through Reddit Gifts, and she clearly used all of the info I provided to learn more about me, and the things I like. It's really a great feeling when someone takes the time to want to get to know you and get the best gifts possible.

Honestly, everything was so on-point, so perfect and wonderful! She used one of my absolute favorite poems as the 'framing device' for the packages (she knew it was my favorite by looking through my Reddit post history!). After opening the card, I opened each package in the order that the attached stanza appears in the poem (The poem is Wallace Stevens' 'The Snowman').

First was a glorious, substantial Hello Kitty mug (if you can find out anything about me, it's that I love Hello Kitty!). It's a big mug, perfect for nice, big cups of coffee in the morning, or cocoa on these cold winter nights.

Then, an adorable Hello Kitty Christmas stocking-- and, if you can believe it-- my first ever Christmas stocking! I have no mantle, but I will find a place to hang it!

A package of Blue Bottle coffee beans. I love coffee. No, 'love' is too simple-- I absolutely need coffee to survive. I've only had pre-packaged Blue Bottle cold brew from Whole Foods (it's yummy), so I'm super excited to try these beans (they represent her hometown of the Bay Area)

Three catnip mice that will undoubtedly be stirring on Christmas Eve for my not-deserving cat! She's already playing with one, and absolutely loving it, and going bonkers!

All of these would be present enough, right? Super thoughtful, and completely amazing! But that's not all! The topper was that she also made a donation to an awesome organization called Code2040 (an organization that 'creates access, awareness, and opportunities for top Black and Latinx engineering talent to ensure their leadership in the innovation economy') in my name, and her company matched the donation! This was just incredible, and really touched me. I work for an educational access/leadership development non-profit, and this type of work is important to me, and has a place in my heart. This issue is also one I am actively working on at my job, as well, and think is a key one for the communities we serve.

Thank you so much, Reddit SS, for making my first Holiday Exchange one that will be incredibly hard to beat-- you're the best!!!