I've never participated in any event on Reddit, but I saw the teacher gift event and thought that I would give it a shot. School started a few weeks ago, and it got pushed to the back of my mind, like the majority of my life does once the summer ends.

Fast forward to this week. Walked to the front door of my apartment, and came upon a PILE of boxes that came in the mail (plus a notice in the mailbox saying that there was a mail tube waiting for me at the post office). I was immediately super excited, and began opening boxes as if it were Christmas. Tissues! Notecards! Pens! Pencils! Plastic protector sheets! Overhead pens! Tape! Everything I needed(and lots of it)! PERFECT. To top it off, a handful GREAT high quality astronomy-related posters that would be perfect for my room. A cool bumper sticker and magnet, both of which will be gracing the wall next to my desk come Monday.

All in all, this was WAY MORE than I was hoping for, and it really made the beginning of my year much better. Can't even express how thankful and happy I am about it.