So...

My gifts arrived two days ago, but I was super busy with work and wasn't in the right mood to open them, take pictures and write this post! So, I just left the box under the Christmas tree for when the time was right!

Then, this morning, I woke up with a big smile on my face. I looked at my husband who wished me Happy Birthday and my next immediate thought was my Secret Santa present awaits me!!! Hooray!!

I literally run down the stairs -reminded me of Christmas mornings all through my childhood- grabbed my present and run back upstairs to my warm bed to open it!

What joy!! I would have been happy and excited with whatever was in that box, but it was a glorious sensation when I realized my lovely Secret Santa, Rose, was spot on with her choices!

My gifts were a lovely notebook/travel diary, which I'll be using very soon! We're going exploring end of January! There was a lovely box of postcards with quotes from books (I love these things and just the other day I was thinking that I wanted to send more letters and postcards to friends instead of emails - so much more romantic and personal, so there you go) ...

And well the pièce de résistance was the Easy Spring Roll cookbook! I am obsessed with Chinese food and have always wanted to attempt cooking it myself, but it always felt like such a feat! Now, however, I have a have a cookbook that looks super user friendly and I am so looking forward to using it over the holidays! (My husband is not so excited about being a guinea pig, but he has no choice in the matter).

Thank you SO much Rose!!! Thank you for taking the time to read my interests and for selecting the gifts accordingly!

You're a star! Brightened up my day!

All three gifts will be used and cherished!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

:-)