So after a long week of work and a night full of champagne with friends, I've been lounging around the house today. I've been expecting a package from overseas that I know I will have to sign for, so when the doorbell rang I RAN down the stairs, trying to wipe off last night's makeup and look as presentable as a goddamn adult wearing fuzzy pajamas in the middle of the day can look. Santa had only marked my gift shipped yesterday, so I didn't think it could already be here. I opened the door, expecting I was too late, but instead of a barefoot run down the street to catch the delivery guy, there was a box on my porch!

I seriously racked my brain trying to think of anything I might have ordered from Urban Outfitters, because I've only ever been there like twice in my life...wait. YES, Alexandra, there IS a Santa Claus!

Once I realize that it's my mystery gift, I am practically reenacting Brad Pitt in Seven. "WHAT'S IN THE BOX?!?" Turns out, it WAS a disembodied head, although thankfully not Gwenyth Paltrow's.

Santa, or Philip from New York as I like to call him, got me the coolest, shiniest, bright purple unicorn toothbrush holder! I don't know how he knew that my ENTIRE BATHROOM IS PURPLE and the most princessy room in the house and that all it's been missing is a unicorn named Bob (I named him Bob, I hope that's acceptable?) or that unicorns are my weird secret little in-joke, but dude, you know me all too well. I told you I like surprises and eclectic decor, but this is way more surprising and eclectic than I could have imagined.

This was my first Reddit gift exchange and I can't even tell you how happy it makes me to know that there are creative, funny people all over who will come up with such cool gift ideas just to make a stranger across the country smile. Thank you, Philip, for putting the effort in to getting me EXACTLY what I wanted.

Now I just have to decide if Bob should live in the purple bathroom, or if I should display him on my shelf with my other assortment of spaztastic creatures. I kind of want to put some flowers in him like a vase (a UNICORN WITH FREAKIN FLOWERS FOR A HORN, how cool would that be?!?) and stick him between Robert Zombie and SparkleBuddha.

UPDATE

Yesterday morning I woke up to not one, but TWO more packages marked sent, this time with tracking numbers. I came home from work to find another box from Urban Outfitters. This one was gift wrapped. Maybe Santa read that I needed one for each room, because it was a SECOND purple unicorn toothbrush holder! I don't even know what to expect for the last package!