When I got home from the gym tonight, I found a mysterious package in the mail. Well, maybe not so mysterious, but it was from someone whom I didn’t know. It was rather squishy, so I figured it must be from my t-shirt Santa. I eagerly made my way inside and proceeded to ignore all of the other mail to rip open my package. Luckily I managed to remember to take a few pictures along the way. Inside the package were two neatly rolled t-shirts wrapped with ribbons and a very nice handwritten note. I quickly snapped a picture and then read the note (actually, in my excitement, I only read half the note. Later, after I’d finished trying the shirts on, it occurred to me to check the back of the note). I don’t know why, but I never expected to get homemade t-shirts. That alone made them special enough for me. And they are super-soft, just like the note says.

After reading the note, I saw that one of the shirts had a tag that said “open me first!” It’s a good thing I saw the tag as I was ready to just tear into them. After trying to untie the ribbon for probably way too long, I realized I could just slip it off the rolled up shirt. I’m generally pretty thorough in listing my interests because it’s fun to see where people go with them, and my Santa did not disappoint. This shirt is absolutely perfect and really more than I could have expected. It says “I’ve been known to flash people” next to a graphic of a camera (it’s even a Nikon!). I absolutely love this shirt. Photography is a hobby of mine and I did mention in my interests that I use Nikon cameras. I will definitely have to wear this when I’m out taking photos (and other places, too)!

I wanted to try it on right then and there, but I had a second shirt to open! After the first shirt, I wasn’t sure what this could be. I flipped over the shirt and saw that it had a tag that read “open me second! (best for last!)”. I honestly didn’t know what could top the first one, and I slipped the ribbon off. When I opened it, I think I squealed so high that only dogs could hear me. I also mentioned in my interests that I am a fan of NSYNC. My Santa made me an NSYNC t-shirt! This is probably the last (and most awesome) thing I could have expected! And the colors are fabulous! This shirt is super-duper-awesome and I already know that I’m wearing it when I go to the gym on Wednesday!

After I tried on my shirts (they fit!) and got some crappy cell phone pics (In the bathroom mirror, no less! I feel bad about not getting better pictures, especially since photography is a hobby. But I have crappy lighting in my house and none of my equipment was set up), I finally thought to flip the note over and read the rest of it. I didn’t bother to get a picture of it since it has my Santa’s email address on it, and now I am off to email my Santa to let her know personally how awesome she is.

For the curious people out there, the entirety of the note says: “Hi Amanda! I hope you don’t mind homemade gifts, but you get 2 shirts and I think they came out pretty awesome if I do say so myself! :) Also, I picked the softest shirt I could find!! I hope you love them and they fit well! If you’d like, I would love to know what you think! My email address is {omitted}. Enjoy!”

Thank you so much Santa for making me the two best shirts I could have asked for! They are extremely awesome, and you are too!