My secret santa was way way way too generous! They messaged me last week saying that my gifts were ordered from Amazon but were out of stock and would arrive after Christmas. I have to admit that I was a tiny bit skeptical because my first secret santa told me a similar story, but I never received a gift or further communication. Well, luckily this time I had the best santa! A surprise package appeared at my door today and yesterday. I was so busy and tired from working and making Christmas treats that I didn’t get to open them until after work today.

I plopped down on my floor after I got home and sliced open the boxes. I had no idea what to expect because I tend to give too much info in my profile.

My Amazon wishlist is filled with things I would love to have but couldn’t justify buying for myself. The first was a magic ice cream making plate thing that I saw online somewhere. I’ve wanted something like this since I saw this gif on Reddit a year or two ago. But that’s not really something you just go out and buy for yourself. And that’s the best kind of gift: something you really want but can’t convince yourself to buy. Now I have the ability to make crazy ice cream rolls.

The second gift was an Amazon Echo Dot!! A friend of mine recently received an Echo for free (lucky!) at a conference he attended for work (where do I sign up for these conferences??). Before he showed it to me, I laughed at the idea of having an Echo in my house. I thought it was so silly and a little creepy. Once he showed me what his could do and how quickly it picked up his voice, I thought of a million ways I could use it. Just a couple weeks ago I was making cookies and didn’t know how many teaspoons were in 1.5 tablespoons. I had to drop everything, wash my hands, pull out my phone, and google it. Ugh, if only I had an Echo, I could have just asked, “Alexa, how many teaspoons in 1.5 tablespoons? Alexa, play some music while I bake these cookies. It’s too quiet in here.”

“Alexa, make me some ice cream rolls!”