Dude, this was awesome.

I'll let the gifts speak for themselves, but shout out to u/loushea for doing her darndest to be an amazing Secret Santa. And she DELIVERED! I tried to do for her what I wish my giftee did for me, which was provide as much info as possible about my interests so she had a lot to go off of.

I'm a fan of Minecraft, and she got me both a Minecraft decal and Minecraft inspired sunglasses- something that I saw as very thoughtful considering I live in the Southwest.

My wife and I also LOVE Japanese food, especially SUSHI. My lovely SS got us a matching set of chopsticks and soup spoons!

During this event, I've also thought to myself "The biggest thing my SS could do to impress is to surprise me with gifts for my wife and two boys." Well guess what, Reddit? SHE DID! My boys LOVE anything that you can color with, and from u/loushea they got a big pack of sidewalk chalk. And for the Mrs- a candle that my wife couldn't stop raving about how pretty it looked.

And check this out. My SS tried to do everything she could to get an autograph from one of my favorite authors, including tracking down his email. Well, he apparently didn't have as much of the Christmas spirit, and turned her down. (Elitist jerk! Don't treat my lovely SS like that!) So instead, I got a humorous note from her saying "It's the thought that counts?" along with a copy of the email that the author sent her back; and the ensuing laugh from me that followed was a gift in and of itself. (Thanks for that, SS - an autograph would've meant a lot to me and so the thought that you tried warms my heart the most. Even more so because I'm sorry for the response you got. You're the real MVP.)

Lastly, my SS picked up on something about me that I didn't even have to mention, and got a little package of goodies for... ahem.. naughty time with the wifey. (Thanks for a good laugh, and a fine evening, SS... if you know what I mean!)

This was an awesome experience. I'm gonna be sure to do it next year, and now the wife wants to do it to. Thanks u/loushea!