My SS blew me out of the water (mandatory pirate joke)! When I first received the package I was dubious, this is my first exchange.

I opened the box and found... a box! A beautifully made wooden box that smelt lovely. I now basically have a treasure chest! But...wait... there is stuff in the box?!

I opened the box to find a psychedelic moose from Maine and a beautiful pashmina. The pashmina is just pirate-y enough to get away with day to day. :)

What a lovely gift... what?! MORE?! I spy a shiny piece of plastic... it's a coin case. And in it is not just any coin, it is a "Constantine the Great Era Roman Empire coin" circa 330 AD. Are you kidding me? That's insane! In my profile I mentioned that I loved history but what SS doesn't know is that I studied Latin for 5 years and absolutely LOVE the Roman history.

No way. No way is there more. Ok, I see a bandanna. That's pretty cool, and pretty necessary for a pirate exchange. Hang on, it's wrapped around something... No way. ANOTHER box?! AH! I am now the proud owner of my own fully functioning telescope.

SS, you stalked the crap out of me. You hit every single note and I adore everything you sent me. I know it must have cost you a fair amount, and it might be in bad taste to mention money here but I particularly wanted to thank you for being willing to spend so much on shipping to make sure everything got to me safely. You have made my day and my week (and it's early, but probably my month). Thank you so much!

Now excuse me while I go use my telescope on my balcony and totally freak out my neighbours! :)