I didn't offer any ideas of what I wanted for a board game, only listed what we had because I thought that would be easier for my secret santa to figure out what to give me. I was super excited when I found out that my secret santa had sent out my gift on the 24th, so I watched the UPS tracking like a hawk. I got my box today and was pleased to find out that my SS is a fellow Oregonian. Opened it and found a box filled with old grocery bags to cushion an... opened Trump: The Game. Not sure if SS is troll or awesome.

Thank you for the great laugh, C.L.!

EDIT 13.May.12 Okay C.L., you win. Hands down winner, and it isn't for the game or the hilarious troll (you seriously got me there!). You win because you put a smile not only on my face, but on my husband's face during a time we most needed it. I know your timing was in no way on purpose, but I'm going to tell you why it was

Less than two months ago, my husband's last living grandparent was hospitalized. It was bad for a while, but granddad looked like he was improving until last week. Things just started to fail, and on Thursday we received a string of emails from my mother-in-law that granddad's liver had failed and doctors weren't giving him long to live. My in-laws immediately booked tickets on Thursday to fly out/arrive Friday. My husband and I decided to leave Friday morning to be there for his mother and because he wouldn't have been able to attend the upcoming funeral (upcoming out-of-country business trip). We left Friday morning, less than 24-hours from receiving the emails, and took the road for 12-hour drive. We immediately drove to the hospice, having dealt with rush hour traffic. We stayed at that hospice as long as we could. We woke up bright and early on Saturday morning and did the same thing. My husband and I spent the weekend with his relatives, consoling them and talking about this amazing life his grandfather lived. There was a lot of tears, and it was an incredibly stressful weekend. We left Sunday morning before the sun even appeared in the sky, and we endured another 12-hour drive to get home. It is incredibly difficult for us to be here while they are there, and all we want to do is be there for them.

We returned home, grumpy and weary and sad, and immediately spent the next two hours unloading the car, unpacking, and dealing with household chores so that we could have an easy night. By chance, I looked out the glass windows of my front door just in case packages were delivered. And, there was this lovely box, well hidden in the nook of our front door...

Addressed to: "BECAUSE TRUMP THE BOARDGAME SUCKS"

C.L., you made me cry today. Maybe it's partially the stress and partially because we desperately needed a level of kindness during this time. I'll be able to distract my husband from his stress after a long weekend of stress and good-byes. To top it off, this game will not only be the game given to us by a redditor, but it will forever be the game that gave us a touch of happiness during an incredibly difficult weekend. We'll be playing this game tonight, and we'll be thinking of granddad, and how he loved to play and teach card games to his kids and then his grandkids. We'll be holding tight while we wait on news on granddad, so this game will be a much needed distraction so that we can avoid thinking about it.

Thank you. If I ever made you feel bad or if I ever seemed ungrateful for the Trump game, I'm really sorry. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. Thank you so much for this. Thank you. Well crap, onions.

EDIT 21.May.12 Okay. So, apparently my SS didn't send me Phoenicia to make up for Trump the Boardgame. My awesomely awesome friend did. He felt bad that I received it and wanted me to get a happy gift in the mail. I got Trump trolled and my SS took credit for the gift my friend sent. The Redditgift mods took care of the situation for me and I removed the name of my SS to protect him. Trump trolled by SS, but have awesome friend who made up for it.