Literally the best Secret Santa ever. It's hotter than a polar bear in Dakar right now but I have been dying to venture out into the smoggy underbelly of Toronto on my quest for this surprise for a week. My SS (known only as Sarah) sent me a message last Tuesday wondering if I would be able to pick my gift up and I am never one to turn down an adventure. So I gathered up my sister today and we set out to see what the internet had in store for me which was SO MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED. CUPCAKES! I had written that one of my goals in life was to taste a lot of cake and now I will be able to enjoy these sweet little perfect specimens of cupcakes for days to come. Thank you so much. This was the best surprise ever.

UPDATE 16/06/14 Okay so my really awesome gifter let me know that I had another gift coming which astonished me because I don't know how it could get any better than surprise cupcakes but apparently it can! This morning I found out that it was being delivered today omg! So excite! I haven't updated my phone number to the buzzer in my apartment so I figured I would have to go pick the parcel up at the post office later but it was delivered to my door! My sister and I both freaked out in excitement. She even paused her painting to come harass me to open things faster! So first of all everything was so pink and beautiful and wrapped so nicely! My wrapping usually looks like a disgruntled second grader was wrestling with it so I was so impressed already. And the card made me cry and I had to sit there for a minute trying to pull myself together. I recently spent quite some time in a hospital and I'm still trying to recover and find my footing on this long and difficult path and I found her card very comforting, especially just because she took the time to fill that beautiful card with words of hope and compassion and kindness. So the first thing after the card I pulled out was a really fancy pencil sharpener that my sister (who is super artistic. We don't call our living room Craftland for nothing) was very impressed by. And then a really cool looking eraser that reminded me of how I imagined the Resurrection Stone would be when I first read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Next I pulled out a jar of Nutella, which I mentioned on reddit as a grocery list staple. She was a very good stalker. Next was a whole bunch of really cool yarn which google tells me makes really pretty summer wear! I love coral and I love knitting so this was amazing. After that was the Hyperbole and a Half book which made my sister scream because we both love that blog so much. And then omg the most beautiful copy of my favourite collection of poetry ever by Charles Bukowski. I had to sit there and read a bunch of it until my sister couldn't take anymore and made me keep opening presents. Next, I opened an incredibly beautiful colouring book. I don't know how she knows me so well because I LOVE Art Nouveau and I love colouring. I have a book full of Mandelas that I am now sad is done. This is amazing. And then finally an absolutely beautiful collection of coloured pencils that I can't stop looking at because the colours are too beautiful. Thank you so much. I can't even explain how amazing this gift is. You are a wonderful, thoughtful person and I feel so blessed. Thank you.