Ohhhh my god.

I don't even know where to begin on this one. My head is still kind of spinning a little.

A few days ago, I got a message from Santa with a link and the instructions not to open it until I get my package. I hate spoiling my own surprises, so I obliged and waited...

I was expecting it when when a little white package showed up, and I was like "Bam! Santa's here!" I rip it open and, just looking at the cover, I recognize the cover art from "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes" by Jason Robert Brown. I try hard not to have favorite composers, but JRB is right up there at the top and is always the first who comes to mind when anyone asks what sort of music I like. I didn't this CD yet, but I always loved the songs that popped up on Pandora that were from it.

I was busy pulling off the remnants of the CD-sealing tape, thinking to myself, "No biggie, used CDs are great!" I didn't pay attention to the return address, though, so I didn't notice that it said "SH-K-BOOM RECORDS". Or maybe I did and just assumed it was some Amazon seller.

Finally, I turn it around and see that in the dim light, something is written on the CD booklet, on the cover. I peered closer and WHOA!! That's definitely a signature. JRB's signature. "Naw, that's not real! Maybe this was just one of those CDs that were pre-made with a signature..."

So I ran to my laptop to read the letter my Santa wrote. It was the sweetest, kindest letter, and so much more heartfelt than I could ever have dreamed. It confirmed that they had made some calls and the CD would have a "very personal touch". It was then that I noticed that SH-K-Boom Records was the company that actually produced the CD (co-founded by Sherie Rene Scott, as it happens-- another of my favorites from Broadway and the original off-Broadway Cathy from The Last Five Years).

The letter also acknowledged that the disc drive on my computer is broken (lol), so my Santa made it possible for me to get a hold of it digitally. It's downloading as I type. :)

Just... wow. I'm so grateful to you, Santa, for making me such a happy lady! I couldn't have asked for anything more, this is seriously such a dream. Thank you so much!! I think I'm going to go cry now...