I have been beyond excited about this RGE as it was my first. I wrote up an overwhelming essay for my 'likes & dislikes' just to be sure my Santa (- lets call them L) had enough information. We kept in contact throughout as L warned me it would take (& I quote) "A REALLY LONG TIME".

While I waited for my gift to arrive I decided to investigate where it was coming from & the shipping details revealed it was from BRAZIL. I let out a little squeal of excitement & called my OH over as he is a regular Christmas exchanger. With a tinge of jealousy he showed me the stats of my exchange & where all the sign ups were from & my squeal got a little louder - L was the ONLY Santa based in Brazil. How lucky was I?!

At this stage it didn't matter if the gift was a letter - I already had a pretty special gift!

It took nearly a month for the gift to arrive & I couldn't have been more touched when I opened it. Inside my parcel was all things purple & all things me. L had taken the time to go through my Pinterest page & considered some of the things I asked for & put a special touch to it.

For my desk at work: Pretty flowers that are to be placed in the DIY'd vase with the purple stones. For my dresser at home: A pretty little jewellery box in which I can safely keep my rings & earrings. For my addiction in life: Purple nail polish - authentically Brazilian & in my favourite shade of purple too!

What really touched me about this gift was the card. Once the Google Translate process was done & I read it though, it really connected with me because it sort of sums up why I started, & I think a lot of us do Reddit Gifts - don't you?

Card Front: To a wonderful person Inside: The beauty & the meaning of life are contained in acts of kindness & care, offered in difficult times by friendly people. Thank you for being part of my story. I admire you!