My gift finally arrived today! okay well it technically arrived yesterday, but I'm generally at work when Canada Post delivers so it just goes to the post office for pick up the next day. Now, I had been obsessively watching the tracking information for this since my santa had posted that it was sent, and was pretty excited to find out that it had been sent using some sort of super fast shipping and it would actually make it to Yukon, Canada from Belgium before christmas (even better, before I flew south to spend christmas with family) - it took only 4 days!!!

Upon opening the big red and white box, I found 2 envelopes and 8 little wrapped parcels. One envelope stated 'Open Now' and the other 'Open at 25th of December'. So I started with the 'Open Now'. Inside was a lovely letter from my santa with strict instructions to not open the gifts until christmas day (and to open them in numeric order). So I guess I will have to pack these back up into their box and take them south with me to be opened (and further documented) on christmas day!

Thanks Santa (whoever you are)! Already such an awesome package and I still don't even know what is inside!!

UPDATE - Okay so Christmas finally came - and after packing this gifts up and hauling them to my family's home for christmas I was finally able to open them!

Gift #1 - This was a pack of dental chews for my dog. This is awesome, thanks for thinking of my little fur baby (and her teeth!)

Gift #2 - This was some waffle mix (sent all the way from Belgium - so I guess that makes them Belgium waffles!) - My santa nicely included translation of the cooking instructions for me in the included letter.

Gift #3 - This was some really soft alpaca yarn - I can't wait to make something with this!

Gift #4 - Chocolates and cookies from Belgium - these look so good! I've heard about these Speculoos cookies but have never tried them before - I will definitely need to try my Santa's suggestion of dipping in hot chocolate. Yum! I have such a sweet tooth so I am trying to resist eating all of it at once.

Gift #5 - Glow in the dark yarn - this is so awesome - I have never seen glow in the dark yarn before. I may need to use this to make my dog a sweater to wear on walks (so she can glow and be visible - its pretty dark in the yukon in the winter)

Gift #6 - More chocolates and cookies! My Santa said these were his favourites. The cookies are gone (the family saw tot hat pretty quick) and the ferrero rocher chocolates may not last long either - I'm saving the kinder chocolates for me though (I love these so much!)

Gifts #7.1 and #7.2 - More yarn! So I think my santa figured out that I like knitting ;) This self patterning yarn looks like fun!

Thank you Santa for the amazing and thoughtful gifts! Thank you also for the great letter full of wonderful explanations and humor!

Merry Christmas everyone!