Today’s trip to the post office was a juggling act. I had 2 smaller boxes and 2 large boxes to balance: one arrival for my board game giftee, one online order, one eBay purchase, and one from my board game gifter. I had received an email last week letting me know that my Santa had my games shipped to them first so they could personalize the package.

When I got home, I started to tear open the box. Definitely personalized the package with more tape. Hehehe. Inside, two wrapped boxes rested with a ribbon-tied bag of snacks. Each had a Dachshund sticky note indicating the order in which they were to be opened. I grabbed package one. Underneath, an envelope waited for me to open the gifts.

Peeling back the paper, I found Elder Sign. My cousin had informed me two weeks ago that another cousin wanted to play this game with me. I hadn’t heard of it before that, but now, my awesome Santa has gifted it to me, so if I do play it with him, I’ll already know the rules. AND it’s got a variation where I can play it by myself. (The cats haven’t learned good sportsmanship yet.)

The second smaller box contained Exploding Kittens. I should have called the bomb squad. Most people would think I already owned the game being so fond of the feline purrrrrsuasion. However, I hadn’t picked it up yet. I kept seeing other people post the game and was going to toss it on my Amazon wish list for next month’s birthday. Low and behold, I don’t have to now. Thank you for the mind-reading, Santa.

The snacks will definitely be shared on the next game night. M&Ms, popcorn, and some chewy banana mango candies. A hot pink ribbon tied the end of the bag and made for an unintended gift. Nimbus ran in and stole it. The little klepto.

The most surprising piece of the package hid inside the envelope: the fact that my Secret Santa was a new gifter. I was lucky enough to be their first giftee. Well done, Santa. Well done. Perfect choices. You are definitely Nimbus tested-Nimbus approved. I can’t wait to try out the games, and Nimbus won’t drop the ribbon for love or money.