My Secret Santa really made my holiday season with these presents! The thoughtfulness of one of them made me tear up (in the best way). The very first gift I received was some fun messaging back and forth.

She had numbered all the packages in the big box I rec'd, to be opened in order.

First was a gift 'for the whole family'. As you can see from the pic & video, the gals really enjoyed getting baked off their new catnip toys. I had to take them away after the first one fell off the cat tree ;) Edited to add the video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldF64-rs-Do&feature=youtu.be

Then came the cute cat ears, which are also ear warmers.

One of the questions I had answered was 'where would I go on vacation?'. Her note said 'I couldn't afford to send you on a vacation, so maybe a virtual one?' which goes with the nifty VR Headset that I can use with my phone. I'm going to have to find some Android VR tours.

The Minions and Deadpool will stay at work for stress reduction purposes ;)

Books! A book from my favorite author (Stephenson), and 2 new authors to try out. I'm a big reader, so these are definitely appreciated. They have already taken their place on my nightstand.

She saved the best present for last. The present that made me tear up & call my mom. She found a book which had been illustrated by one of my favorite artists almost 20 years ago when he was just beginning his artistic journey. I told my Secret Santa why he was a favorite & how precious this gift is. I'll be calling him this weekend to share my excitement. My mom has demanded I email pics of every page to her so she can see it.

Not to be forgotten are the yummy snacks my Secret Santa did a FABULOUS job of picking out & sending ahead of the rest. I'm still cranky about the whole no wheat/gluten thing (which is still new), but my Secret Santa sent me cookies & buns from my FAVORITE gluten-free bakery.

Thank you thank you thank you!