After watching the tracking of my Secret Santa gift all last week, today it finally arrived and I immediately tore into it, too excited to wait any longer!

I had a great exchange with my Santa who has very similar interests so I knew whatever she picked out I was going to like it. When I opened up the package I found 5 beautifully wrapped gifts with fancy owl tags (crafty, did you make them?) and a hand written card with opening instructions.

My first gift was a book I'm sure to get a lot new travel ideas from titled: "Make the most of your time on earth". I try and make every day an adventure so this book really hit home. My second gift was a Turtle Fur. I'll be honest, I've never used anything like this, but my Santa swears by them so you can count on me using it this winter as I'm learning to Skate Ski! Gifts 3, 4 and 5 shared a similar snack theme and will be very handy on one of my many day hikes. Actually, I think I'll take one with me Sunday on my next trip out of the country. That way a part of my "not" Secret Santa can enjoy Mexico with me.

Thanks Veganbiker (great name), not only for the great gifts but for what I'm sure will be a new friendship!