There is no way I'll be able to do my Santa true justice in trying to describe how amazing she is and how much we love her for the experience she gave me and my family. It truly was an experience, not just gifts.

Right from the start she would keep in touch with regular messages and send me little teasers about where she had shopped, and how she was having her kids help pick out things for my daughters. I had more fun messaging with her in the last few weeks than I have on any exchange to date!

Then comes package #1. She sent me the cutest blue happy dragon earrings that I immediately had to promise to let my daughters have a turn wearing. I thought "wow this girl has good taste, these are perfect for me". Well haha joke was on me as it turns out that I had put them on my Amazon wishlist. I never remember what I put on there, but clearly my Santa was making sure to get things I'd love so that was a truly great beginning.

Then comes THE BOX! It was massive and so heavy!! Nearly l0lbs of Middle Ages goodness. I wasn't home when it arrived, but my daughter and I were driving a few blocks away from home and saw the UPS truck go by. We just knew that our delivery was going to happen while we were out, but that almost made it more exciting. Sure enough that's exactly what happened and my husband sent me a teaser text with a photo. My other daughter was home with him being tortured by having to wait until her sister and I got home. I tortured them (and me) some more by making us wait until after supper and chores before we could open it.

Finally it was time and it really was worth the wait! Superella had wrapped everything so beautifully, as you'll see in the pictures, and put most of it in the most awesome cloth bag that will definitely get used. Each gift had a card to go with it that instructed us to either open before or after the gift, and there were so many of them!!! I opened the first card, gorgeous dragon on the envelope and card, and inside were the cutest castle earrings. My girls then took turns, with one reading the card and the other opening the gift, and then they'd switch. Each gift was more amazing than the one before, and so thoughtful. She had clearly put a whole lot of thought and love into it. We really were quite overwhelmed, and I have to admit my eyes teared up on more than one occasion (I'm such a sap). The pictures will tell the story so much better, but this is what she sent (not necessarily in order, I just want to make sure to get them all noted):

The Hobbit graphic novel from her own collection at home. She had read it with her son and we're totally going to read it together as a family in their honour.

Stuffed squeaky dragons for my 2 dogs, toys for my 2 cats, and the most adorable witch costume for our bearded dragon. We haven't had a chance to get a picture with it on, but I'll be sure to add it when when we do!! The prettiest deck of Tarot cards that my husband was most excited about. I'll definitely be putting those to use. A dragon egg stuffy, dragons being my favourite mythical creature, and a chimera, her favourite. My girls have slept with the egg every night and I'm totally taking the chimera for my desk at work! My personal favourite gift (yes there were tears), handmade by her, a wooden sign that says "Here Be Dragons". I had just mentioned offhand in a message that this is what I would call the store I've always wanted to open. It would be full of, you guessed it, dragons! Can you believe how thoughtful that is?!

Cute little wooden treasure boxes for my daughters, each with 3 adorable toy dragons that her son picked out, and an adorably decorated box with a necklace inside that says "Slay your own dragons". What she wrote in the cards I will keep for my daughters' eyes only because it was so sweet and personal and is something they will cherish forever.

An absolutely adorable 2-headed baby hatchling dragon, which couldn't be more perfect for my twins. They are still trying to think of the perfect names for them.

Colouring posters from Frozen, which is our favourite Disney movie and, as my daughters pointed out, kind of Middle Ages itself! They've already coloured them in and I think we'll end up framing them on their bedroom wall. Couldn't be more perfect really, they just got a Frozen comforter and pillows for Christmas!!

An amazing "dragon skin" treasure chest, that I absolutely love! Inside, purchased at a Medieval Faire (I've always wanted to go to one of those) a vial for my next magical quest, and a silver dragon's claw for protection(thanks to my husband for modeling). It's just the most amazing thing and I'll totally have to work out a suitably dramatic costume that I can wear it with on Halloween.

We really had the most amazing evening as a family experiencing this magical adventure in a box. Superella is seriously the kindest, sweetest, funniest, and most thoughtful person, and the best Santa ever. I even get to call her my friend, and that's the best gift of them all.

Love you Superella!!