Wow, this was absolutely the most generous Reddit Secret Santa I've ever had.

It began with a message sent to reassure me that I did have a secret santa. My Santa apologized for being spotty, citing a busy work week. I had no such thoughts about any spottiness; this message was sent on Dec. 6, two weeks before the deadline, a strong indicator that I was dealing with a very thoughtful individual. The message indicated that I would be receiving a small gift soon, and something a little later, possibly after the New Year, as it might take some time to put together. I was happy just being contacted :)

Part one arrived soon: a book, "Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen" (I am a great Good Eats lover), and some treats for my cat. Yay! As far as I'm concerned my Santa could have called it a day and I'd be happy. But the best was yet to come...

I received another package a week or so later: a series of amazing prints of the different castles and fortresses of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. They are really beautiful. My walls are a little on the bare side, so I'm really happy to have this chance to give them some character. I thought "Cool! I guess my Santa does art stuff and they made these...?" But the prints had arrived much sooner than the New Year...

On Dec. 22 I got another message: "One final gift will be headed your way tomorrow. My apologies for the delay, but I have a particular hobby and wanted to share something handmade in the spirit of Christmas. I hope you enjoy - if not, feel free to forward to a good home :)"

As if you need to apologize for sending me a THIRD gift (fourth, actually - I forgot to count the book and kitty treats separately)! And it would be arriving sooner than the New Year anyways! And it's handmade!

The note also included a little p.s. note: "PS - you may need to stock up on tuna sandwiches." I instantly keyed in on the reference. If you're a fan of Calvin and Hobbes you might have already figured it out yourself. Reading this, and thinking what it might mean, I actually began to tear up a little with excitement and being touched that someone would actually do what I suspected they had done for me.

Later that same night, I received a mysterious package. I was confused because it wasn't one of the many family members' gifts I had ordered on Amazon, and it wasn't the object that had been alluded to above (plus the message had been sent only earlier that day). I opened it: AWESOME ASOIAF themed t-shirt. Of course I instantly suspected my SS. I sent a question through the anonymous reply thread we had going. The response: "Mayyyyyyybe :)"

A few days later, it finally came. And YES, it was what I'd suspected/hoped it would be. My very own Hobbes. It doesn't even matter that I'm 28 years old. I can't tell you how much I envy every person who posts "look what my gf (or whoever) made for me!" with an accompanying picture of a handmade Hobbes. Now I'm one of those lucky people!

My secret santa was amazing. One great gift after the other, and topped off with one of the best things anyone has ever given to me, ever. I hope you read this and understand how great you've made this Christmas for one little kid. Thank you :)