Yesterday, I was home sick with a disgusting cold. So when I say this package arriving was the best part of my day, I mean that quite literally. Even if MannieDex hadn't decorated the package with Reddit-themed pictures (the LOL face, an orangered, the mug exchange icon), I would've known that it was my mug exchange gift: the box smelled strongly and AMAZINGLY of coffee from the outside. It arrived late enough in the day that I didn't want to make any coffee, but I had the box sitting beside me on the couch as I slept through the afternoon, just because it smelled so good.

Inside was an awesome hand-painted mug, featuring a Reddit alien re-designed to look like a rabbit (I'm obsessed with rabbits, which is evidently something that MannieDex and I have in common), a large upvote, and my Reddit username on the handle. The outside is a lovely lavender, and the inside is a beautiful macaroni orange. MannieDex must be psychic or something, because I've been in need of a good travel mug, and this is my favorite kind of travel mug--ceramic, with a lid that nests inside.

But wait, there's more! MannieDex also included a bag of coffee from her favorite local roasters. That's why the box smelled so good. I'm now drinking a cup of the coffee in my new favorite mug, and it is delicious.

Oh, and the packing material she used was blue popcorn, which I've been snacking on. Yum.

Thanks so much, MannieDex! This is an amazing, thoughtful, and wonderfully personalized gift!