I received a message from my Santa that due to work my gift was going to be shipped late. I thought that it was really nice of her to message me and popped back that I understand how life gets in the way. I get the message that the gift has shipped and it look like it will be here on Thursday!

Thursday rolls around and I have an exam that night, but my attention is split amongst studying, USPS tracking, and the weather (chance of thunderstorms). I see that the yarn has arrived, so I go back home (calling it a break in my studying...cause we all need breaks, right?).

I see the package and I have to restrain myself from sitting on the porch and ripping it open right then and there. I get it inside and into my office before opening it, and boy am I glad that I did.

First is a really sweet note from my Santa giving me some info about the yarn and her LYS. Then I pull out the yarn...

HOLY COW!!??!! What are these gorgeous colors and textures???? 2 skeins of a wool/yak/silk blend and a skein of 100% superwash merino! I took the yarns to my LYS and the girls working there just drooled over it all and tried to steal it. The colors are perfect and I am so so so excited to start looking for patterns that will be worthy of this yarn.

And for once I am not going to be giving away something made on my nicest yarn. This is mine all mine!

*PS: The SW Merino is in a colorway called "Electric Slide." Since I have never done the Electric Slide (by choice, mind you) if I knit something in this can I still claim to be slide free? ;)