Okay, this week went by in a whirlwind. Lots of stuff happened outside of my work, but things are going smoother now. Among all that, though, I managed to get to my package from my colors match (although it sat in the post office for a few days, sorry!).

My mother and sister were with me at the time, and I couldn't get them to stop badgering me about the package, so I had to open it while in the car, meaning no unboxing photos. I'll be honest, I didn't know what to expect from this exchange, and signed up to it on a whim just to see.

The colors I had put down were green and brown, which I have a bit of an attachment to for various reasons. You'll see that they did a very good job incorporating these colors into their gifts.

I'll start off with what is probably my favorite gift out of the entire batch: a leatherette writing journal. Now, this isn't just a normal journal, it is actually a three-ring with removable pages! When I fill it up (and it will be a when, not an if), I will be able to keep the cover! It'll come in handy as a journal for all the D&D adventures I'll be DMing. As a bonus, its nature themed, which may make my players suspicious that I've been communing with the druids...

Speaking of D&D and nature, I also got a new set of nature-themed dice! No DM can have too many dice, and this is a very nice looking set! I'll definitely be putting it to good use alongside my metallic dice.

As my giftee said on their postcard, no gift from the UK would be complete without tea, and I have to agree. Despite me having dipped my toe into tea, I haven't actually tried any of these teas so I will definitely do so at work.

Finally, we get to what I agree is the worst designed pen in the entire world. I honestly hope I never have to use it but I'm happy that it was shared with me. Now I have something to compare all new pens against to say "well, at least they aren't this bad".

In addition to the above gifts, I also got a postcard containing a message for me (it is a caption for the image). I will say that when I first saw it, I got nostalgic because I had visited England and France 12 years ago as part of a student ambassador group. Its given me the urge to find my lanyard again at some point in order to look over all the pins that I collected while I was there.

Anyway, thank you so much for the gifts! I will definitely enjoy them well into the future (well, except for that pen, #SorryNotSorry :) ).

P.S.: This is my second time writing this, I lost the first one due to an accidental refresh of the page, so apologies the quality isn't as good.