My secret santa found out that he and I have something in common. We are both originally from Upstate New York! That means he understands the importance of such local institutions as the grocery store chain Wegmans and Garbage plates.

I have just returned home after being across country for the last year, and I was greeted with a gift card to Wegmans and a $20 bill to only be used for garbage plates. The note brought a tear to my eye! My secret santa even quoted one of my reddit comments in it. The note reads "A wise man once said 'Go to Wegmans. It is a grocery store, but so much more. It is honestly a way of life.' It's oh so true and there isn't anything quite like it down south."

My Santa also got me a green bowl, because green is the color of my now Alma Mater, Ohio University!

This was my first experience with reddit Secret Santa, and I could not have asked for a better one! Thank you so very very much Santa!