My Santa did an AMAZING job! I honestly never expected such a thoughtful and amazing gift, and I was seriously blown away. Santa messaged me earlier in the month letting me know I was to expect three parcels! I was then left wondering what sort of gift I could possibly be receiving, and when I finally received the parcels my family talked me into waiting for Christmas to open it, so I did. Santa gave me a specific order in which to open my presents, which added to the intrigue, so I dutifully numbered each parcel as Santa said. I had talked about my love for travel and cooking, and how I enjoy trying new recipes.

On Christmas night I received:

On Package #1: -An incredible and gorgeous recipe book. I had been telling myself I needed to get my act together and start to write down my favorite recipes instead of relying on the Internet, but with university I never got around to it! This beautiful gift has encouraged me to record all my favorite recipes, and to save them for my family as well. -A beautiful pen with a saying on the package that read "do what they think you can't do". I'm a nursing student and so I've been working pretty hard to get to where I am, many times against odds and challenges. It was lovely to see such a cute saying, and I'll definitely be keeping the pen in my scrubs pocket from now on!

On Package #2: -A wonderful hand-written note, which was incredibly sweet!!! Santa instructed me to take some of the empty recipe cards with me on my future travels and to ask locals to share their recipes with me. It's an amazing idea, and I will definitely be doing so. -THE MOST INCREDIBLE stack of recipe cards, six of which were filled with Santa's favorite recipes. Handwritten. This was so incredibly sweet it brought tears to my eyes! As a person who moved across the world as a child, I lack a lot of family mementos which we had to leave behind. I have always wished I could have keepsakes such as family recipes, and now I will treasure my Santa's recipes forever. I promptly popped them inside my new recipe book!

On Package #3: -An amazing and beautiful cookbook by Cooking Light entitled Global Kitchen! It has a large number of recipes from all over the world, and they look incredibly varied and delicious! It even has some of the most popular recipes from my birth country, which I always wished I could learn how to make. Bonus, they're all healthy! I decided to embark on a better health journey recently and this cookbook couldn't come at a better time.

Overall, this was certainly one of the most incredible gifts I've received in my whole life. The effort Santa put into my present was incredible, and I am so thankful for their amazing generosity and kindness. This was so mind-blowing and unexpected. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

PS: My family and friends absolutely ADORED the gift, and they really enjoyed looking through the book! We're now trying to pick a menu off of it for New Year's Dinner. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, Santa. You're an incredible person!!! To know that you'd be so kind and generous to a complete stranger speaks volumes about your character. Please know that I will be sharing your kindness with others. Happy holidays to you and to anyone who might be reading this!

TL;DR: My Santa is amazing. 100000/10