My Secret Santa was awesome! He (I hope it's a he! And if not, a thousand apologies) contacted me ahead of time to let me know my gift was going to be late. No worries, I thought; something to look forward to after Christmas.

And man, did he deliver!

Originally when he contacted me, he had asked about Harry Potter and which book was my favorite. So I figured my present was going to be something HP related. Which is pretty cool. And then he contacted me again and let me know my present had shipped and that it was fragile, so I was to be careful.

A fragile Harry Potter gift?

(as an aside, I can't say "fragile" without saying it like "Fra-jill-a" in my head. Yay A Christmas Story)

I opened my box and on top was directions for making that Harry Potter drink of choice, Butterbeer. Cool, I thought, as I pulled the sheet out. I flipped to the second and then noticed the section titled "Fermenting". "Whoa" I said to my daughter. "This is for real beer. Wait... you don't think this is a beer brewing set, do you?"

And indeed, that's exactly what I got. A beer brewing set, with complete instructions on how to brew Butterbeer. Secret Santa, you are completely awesome. Thank you a million times over! Brewing is something I've always been interested in, but have never tried. I can't wait to get brewin'!!

Now if only I had a cauldron to brew it in...