My secret Santa is the absolute best!!!! I am so beyond blown away by their generosity and have tears in my eyes as I'm writing this. This is long, but I have to explain why this gift has truly touched my heart.

Let me start by saying, this was my first year doing secret Santa. My husband had mentioned it multiple times, but I really didn't think anything of it. Fast forward to earlier this year, when I actually started using Reddit to communicate with others about my social anxiety and medical condition called PCOS. I found it comforting to have other people to talk to who were going through the same things I was.

Aside from the Reddit community, I had music to turn to whenever I felt down, which I'm not going to lie, was a lot. I've been obsessed with music my entire life. Most of my head is filled with song lyrics and my iPhone is never not playing music.

I told my secret Santa about my obsession with music and how I wanted to start collecting all my favorite music on vinyl. Imagine the joy I felt when I opened the box to find a Crosley turntable inside!!

I know to some it may seem stupid, but for the past 5 years I have been in love with One Direction. I'm 26 years old and I will proudly admit it. Their music and the members themselves have brought me so much joy over the years when I felt like nothing in my life was going right or was just feeling down. I'm sure even if you're not a fan, you've probably heard that the band is going on a hiatus (cue the flashbacks from 2001 when NSYNC went on hiatus and never came back). I've cried many times over it. When something that brings you so much happiness ends, it's hard not to feel lost. I know it sounds crazy, but this band has truly changed my life and knowing this may be the end (even if they insist it isn't) is devastating when you feel like it's the last thing you are holding on to to keep from breaking.

However, with this gift I'm now able to rediscover my favorite band's music and listen to it on vinyl. Music has been my savior for so long and right when I needed it the most, I received this amazing gift. I've never listened to anything on vinyl, but I've heard that it sounds so much better than just your average cd. I can't wait to get it set up in my room and put my first vinyl on!

I can't thank you enough Santa. You have truly brightened my spirits when I thought nothing would. You have absolutely no idea how much this means to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Merry Christmas!

P.S. Can you imagine how excited my husband is to now get to share the joy of listening to Harry Styles on vinyl!?