Confession: I've been a rematcher a few times but this was my FIRST EXCHANGE EVER EVEREVEREVER. (End dramatic echo.) I felt like that kid watching the jump rope go round and round and round waiting for the perfect moment to jump in. When I saw a coffee/tea exchange, I thought, "Well, I do enjoy a toasty beverage" and jumped right in.

Only, then I had to fill out the helpful form thing and realize there was no spot for my particular choice of beverage tasty toastiness -- hot cocoa. Would my coloring outside the lines throw my Santa off? I waited to see what happened, biting my neither tasty not toasty fingernails anxiously.

And then it happened - my Santa messaged me! After months of being the Santa messaging Santees giftees, it was sort of a thrill to be on the gifted end. My Santa clarified a few things, including discovering I'm not one of the cool kids who owns a Keurig. I'm still rocking the powder, the mug, and the spoon 90s style. No comment on whether I sport the mullet, too.

And a few short days later, I opened my mailbox to find a package waiting for me. I grabbed it and discovered another one behind it, leading to my doing a happy Jack Skellington dance: What's this? What's this?! And then, a third box behind it, this one adorned with a beautiful naked lady on the outside. I mean that in the best way: think Godiva, not Kardashian.

So now I am the grateful owner of three boxes of fancy hot cocoa! I can't wait til winter hits here in California (defined as a brisk below 70s evening when you break out the long shorts). Thank you, /u/Nurseleslee77 for gifting me a great first Secret Santa experience! You're awesome!