This is my first year participating in Reddit's Secret Santa, and it's been an awesome experience. My Santa shipped out my gifts practically right away, and two of them arrived this weekend! \o/ (According to the tracking numbers I was given, there are still two more on the way! This post will definitely be updated when I receive them.)

The first gift arrived stuffed into my mailbox last night (Friday), and I was practically bouncing all the way up to my apartment. I couldn't wait to open it and find out what was inside!!! It's the very first thing I did when I got into my apartment. Inside my package was a very beautifully-wrapped box... that contained a pair of golden bow-and-arrow earrings from my Redditgifts wish list! They're from the shop Compendium, and they are beautiful. :D

The postal service had actually attempted to deliver my second gift on Thursday, but I was at work - I've been keeping an eye on my tracking numbers, so I felt bad when I saw the "attempted delivery" notice! It indicated that the parcel was being sent to the post office, and that I'd get a notice in the mail telling me which post office it would be at. (I live in the city itself, so there are four within walking distance of me.) Of course, no notice in the mail yet! But Canada Post's tracking system was able to tell me which post office it wound up at, so today I went for a walk through all the snow to try and pick it up. And the internet was right! It was there for me, and the lovely lady at the counter let me take it even though I didn't have the delivery number. I got it home and opened it up... and inside was a Pumpkin Pasties lip balm and a Pumpkin Pasties candle, both also from my Redditgifts wish list! They're from Bubble & Geek. They both smell AMAZING, and are a perfect way to combine my love of pumpkin-flavoured things and Harry Potter.

Thank you to Compendium and Bubble & Geek for the lovely products. And a huge, giant THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to my Secret Santa, whoever you are!!! Alas, both my packages had my Santa's username omitted. Maybe one of the other two packages that are on their way will tell me who my lovely gifter is. If not, Secret Santa, I would love to find out who you are. I want to thank you properly and by name! In the meantime, this post will have to suffice. Thank you again, so much - you've absolutely made my weekend. You're the best!

(And, of course, an update on the other two gifts will be added once they arrive! For now, enjoy the ton of pictures I took, because I couldn't help myself. :D )