My Santa had let me know beforehand that he was planning on sending something from the Santa Claus House in North Pole, but when the package arrived I was still surprised that it actually said that it came from North Pole! Before this exchange I didn't even realize there was a town in Alaska called North Pole, nor was I aware of the Santa Claus House.

Once I opened the package, the level of excitement rose even further. My Santa hit the nail on the head with these gifts!

When signing up for this exchange I had mentioned that I never wear T-shirts unless it is to sleep in them, and that I prefer them as loose as possible. The first thing I found when opening the box was a very comfortable (and funny) cotton sleep shirt with a moose on it! It really is extremely nice.

That wasn't the only moose in the box. It also contained a perfectly hand crafted glass ornament of a moose! It has an amber color that looks absolutely lovely when the light hits it. I collect glass ornaments and I'm especially fond of those that are animal shaped. So this is amazing! We haven't gotten our tree yet, so I wasn't able to hang it yet, but it's going to look great up there!

I love the chicken ornament too! We've got two actual chickens so this is a very appropriate gift. The colorful beads are going to look wonderful surrounded by Christmas lights.

The fourth(!) gift in this already more than amazing package was a cotton blanket. As I'm allergic to wool and all types of animal hair/fur I'm especially appreciative of this material. Nothing beats some nice cotton. There's so much detail in the blanket and the colors are great for winter. It's going to be a cozy Christmas!

And this might be slightly strange, but I really liked the plastic bag too! For some reason it made the Santa House and North Pole seem even more tangible.

This gift couldn't have been more perfect. The fact that it came from North Pole alone already made it the most exciting, and I don't think anything could be more suitable for Christmas! There even was a Santa Claus stamp on the box. And from what my extremely generous Santa has told me, it seems like this was only the first package, so it looks like I'll be updating this post. I got really lucky this exchange.

Thank you so very much Santa! I hope you'll have a wonderful Christmas and that you got at least as lucky as I did in this exchange.

Update!!!

Today I received a second package from my Secret Santa! I had been notified of its shipment a while ago, but customs took their sweet time with it. I was extremely curious to find out what was inside.

Just as the first package, this one came from a very Christmassy location. It was sent from Santa Claus, Indiana. It doesn't get more appropriate for a Christmas gift I think!

The box was filled with 6(!) ornaments and a lovely snow(wo)man mug!

The ornaments are all specific to the location where my Secret Santa got them. Chicago, Seattle, and Santa Claus are represented. One of the ornaments is extremely fancy, it's decorated with actual 24K gold! I wasn't even aware such a thing existed. I've put descriptions of the ornaments with their pictures. I absolutely love all of them, and the details on some are incredible! They're going to look wonderful in the Christmas tree.

I'm also extremely impressed that all of these items traveled from the US to the Netherlands without breaking!

As I mentioned before, I can't believe how lucky I got with this Secret Santa that was not only ridiculously generous but also very thoughtful with their gifts. Thank you so, so much! I hope your Secret Santa treated you well too and I wish you and your loved ones all the best for 2019.