So a couple days ago I got a package in the mail. Inside was a lovely wrapped gift with a note attached from my SS. My SS told me to put this under the tree, still wrapped, until Part II arrives. Luckily I read the note beforehand or else I would've torn into that sucker. Under the tree it went!

Fast forward to today, a very heavy red and silver wrapped package was delivered. It's mine! I know because I checked the tracking info my SS provided like a fiend.

After carefully dissecting the heavier package with a knife, I opened it up and discovered a...

SEWING MACHINE! WHAT!

Not just any sewing machine, either. But a BROTHER sewing machine! A brand I've seen everywhere in the world of sewing.

For years I've wanted to start sewing, but I didn't think I had enough space to (until now, that is, which I mentioned to my SS).

Past Christmases I've hinted to my boyfriend that I'd like a sewing machine. But since neither of us knew much about it, let alone which machine to get me started with it, it never happened.

With that said, I cannot believe how lucky I got when I read in the letter my SS wrote that they are a sewer! Sew-er? Someone who sews!

Not only did I get a sewing machine, I got a model that my SS also uses and has used for years!

Included with the sewing machine was a sewing book for beginners, which was the first part of my gift from my SS. Inside the book are patterns that I know for sure I will be using in the future.

Last but not least my SS gave me a tip of supplies I shouldn't cheap out on, which were: scissors, seam ripper, and THREAD!

Overall I'm so very grateful to my SS for gifting me with something I've wanted for years. I sincerely cannot thank you enough. /r/sewing here I come!