This was my first S.S. & I was like a kid again.

I don't usually receive gifts and when I signed up I wasn't expecting anything ( after reading some horror stories about trolls) but after seeing all the thoughtful,cool, personalized gifts being exchanged I got really excited.

Santa pulled my info right away and immediately gifted me 3 months of gold with a note that they would be sending something soon.

The waiting was killing me.. I checked almost every day but Santa knows what they are doing and must be an old pro at this exchange because my info wasn't pulled again until the 18th. I screamed to my wife "Santa looked again, they looked AGAIN! He's gonna ship soon I know it!" She looked at me like I was nuts, began to back out of the room slowly and possibly made an appointment for me to have a psychological evaluation.

Was Santa playing an evil mind game with me?? The 19th, 20th, 21st came and went.. What no shipping notice??.. Then just when I thought Santa had forsaken me, I spotted it, the treasured tracking number! I literally jumped up and down! Quietly though, didn't want to alert the wife again.

It was agonizing. Sloooowest delivery in history!! I checked that damn tracking update 50 times a day.. If for no other reason than to hope that by clicking update it would move faster toward me.. Doesn't work that way and the USPS seems to not concern themselves with the fact that it is Christmas over here people!! My gift was held captive 2 miles from my home until after the holiday. I felt so bad that it was being held in mail jail and attempted to break it out before it's expected release date but " hell no" said the very anti Christmas like mail woman. Evil postal workers!

Then the miraculous day arrived. I looked out the window every 30 seconds, paced the floor non stop, my wife searching the internet for symptoms of a nervous breakdown, sweetly asking me to get in the car and go for a "ride" to see a special doctor. then I heard it, the delivery truck is here!! I rushed out the door, hurdled over the railing and ran toward the mailman with arms outstretched ( in my mind recreating every sappy movie scene of two lovers running toward each other on a beach) My gift is here!! It's HERE!! Unfortunately, I scared the shit out the mailman,he threw my gift toward me and ran away screaming "just take it, take it" (not sure if he reported that happening but almost certain we will not be getting any packages delivered in the future)

Then I ran into the house and carefully placed the package down. Whipped out the camera and took photos of the unopened envelope. Upon seeing this my wife locked herself in the bedroom & may have called the police,her mother, I dunno, someone. I overheard ramblings about "Being strange" "obsessive behavior" "totally f$%&ing nuts". " wack job taking pictures of an envelope " "mailman, blah,blah,blah"

She will never understand that all was finally right in the world. It has arrived.. After documenting the moment, I ripped that bad boy open. Angels sang, trumpets blew and God appeared for just an instant!

I give you the Cat Hammock!!

I've often clicked on the ad for this and something always came up & couldn't order it. The furry kids are happy!Which makes these pet parents thrilled!

Thank you Secret Santa!! See ya in the r/lounge!

P.S. My wife set up the hammock for the cats and is very pleased that there were no sharp objects in the envelope. Also, apparently I have a "special meeting" with what she called " a very nice lady I should talk to" on Monday..