I truly cannot do justice to my Santa, there are no words to describe how thoughtful, kind AND generous she is.

Unbeknowst to her, I've been struggling, badly, since I lost my Dad and her kindness has left me in tears (the happy, grateful, life-is-hard-but-people-can-be-beautiful kind of tears).

I actually felt happy for the first time, in a long time. You know, that surge of energy the floods your body?

I had forgotten how that felt, I'd forgotten it was possible to feel like that.

And not just because she sent me SO much food it cost her $89 to just post it was the meticulous detail she spent in picking out exact snacks tailored just for me me me.

It must have taken her weeks to plan and a small fortune to buy - and then to ship!

She enclosed the best 'mind map' filled with illustrations and food origins and ways to eat them in true US style.

It's beautiful and I will put it in a memory box and keep it to remind me of how good you made me feel during some dark days.

I wrote a massively long profile (I ran out of letters!), too long and too specific with all my dislikes (I'm kinds of picky) and loves as well as stuff I had always wanted to try.

I also kept on updating it as I kept on remembering stuff - she must've gotten at least six emails telling her - annoying!

I rather pompously said I wanted stuff that we didn't get in the UK and that was local to my Santa.

My amazing Angel Santa must have read and re-read that list cos even throwaway details were all accounted.

It's obvious that it was really important to her.

So, what manna from heaven were delivered to my door (literally only six days after it was posted)?

Buckle up:

I told my Santa that I very rarely cook or eat full meals these days (grief-related but I left that bit out) - I tend to snack or have 'picky meals' - cold cuts etc. I also let her know that I loves jerky and smoked meats and BBQ'd food/condiments.

So these hardwood smoked meat sticks in Italian, Sriracha and Original are going to nourish me for some time.

I had also waxed lyrical about my love of Maple/hickory - cue TWO large packs of "made in the USA" Jerky - BACON jerky - Maple smoked and TURKEY jerky - Hickory smoked.

EITHER of these would have been enough but they were just the tip of the snack iceberg.

I told my Santa that I spent too much of my money on organic food and avoided trans fats etc and that I loved good quality dark chocolate and white chocolate NOT milk (I was a little rude about US choc). I also listed exactly what nuts I liked and didn't (yes I am that much of a PITA).

Behold Organic dark chocolate cashew nuts She must have gone out of her way to find them, and we sure don't get 'em in the UK.

Following on from that were "Baked in Brooklyn" Sesame seed sticks (yup I said I loved Sesame) - no trans fats no nasties, just perfect and thoughtful.

I then went off track and said I would happily eat junk food too and asked about all the snacks I'd seen on TV and Angel Santa came through!

She sent my all the things I asked for a MASSIVE pack of Funyuns and an equally huge pack of Utz Cheeseballs (I said I loved cheesy snacks).

I also got some a family pack of flaming hot Cheetos as beloved on 'Girls'.

To finish off the cheese representation was Easy Cheese - I have been fascinated by the concept of spray cheese and see it all the time on US TV shows - most Brits would faint at the thought. I never ever thought I would be sent any though - so expensive to post. I am truly delighted! It makes me smile each time I look at it.

The box was apparently bottomless - like Mary Poppin's handbag - it just, kept coming....

I told my Santa I always wanted to know what Peeps were- now I do, she sent me the big pack - look at these guys - so cute, I don't think I'm going to eat them, just keep them for display.

I told my Santa I liked Peanut butter a little too much. She combined with with my Country exclusive request (we get Reece's here) , organic preference and love of dark chocolate with Justin's dark chocolate organic peanut butter cups - Super Posh Reece's!

She then sent me Peanut Butter and Co White Chocolate (check) Peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff with instructions on how to make a Fluffernutter sandwich, which I had never heard of before.

So that's what I'm having for lunch as soon as I post this.

Continuing with the high quality theme and taking it to my professed love of thick sour sweets Angel Santa included not one but TWO packs of high quality artisan hand made US sweeties, one watermelon flavoured - lush and the other rainbow belts Both beautifully packaged.

I'm deliberately saving this til last.

I love Oreos, they are my crack. I adore them, obsessed. I let my Santa know every single flavour I had tried and I greedily asked for more more more.

Did sh come through? Didn't she just. Not one family pack, not two family packs but THREE family packs of Oreos

None of which I can get in the UK, none of which I have sampled before.

I had already let her know I love lemon so my thoughtful Santa sent lemon flavoured Oreos as well as Red velvet Oreos (in the map I learnt red velvet cake is flavoured with Beetroot)

and, lies down in a faint, Cinnamon Bun Oreos.

I lie down in a faint because I had said in my profile that I loved cinnamon and danish pastries and my Angel Santa combines that with Oreos?

Thank you just doesn't feel enough Angel Santa. But it's all I have.

You have done more than you will ever know to lift the spirits of a stranger from a small island with the kindness, love, and generosity that has surpassed all human expectations.

BTW - Did I mention, it's my birthday?