Out of the 3 exchanges I signed up for, I think I was most excited about the Pokemon Exchange. It was definitely an important part of my childhood. Sadly, life, college, work and studying for grad school have essentially bumped Pokemon out of my life. I figured this exchange would be a great nostalgia trip back to my childhood. Well, the gift arrived today from /u/Oceanic_815 and, at first, I thought I got a Snack Exchange gift when I saw the box of Girl Scout Samoas (my second favorite behind Shortbreads) before it dawned on me that I didn't sign up for that one...

Well, I was looking for some nostalgia and boy did Oceanic_815 deliver! I got a ton of Pokemon TCG cards, all from Generation I and II - I had stated in my profile that II was when I basically stopped watching and playing the games. Also got Hey You Pikachu for the N64. Definitely going to dust off my N64, buy a used VRU and play this!

Also got a couple of stickers, one of Oceanic's school doodles of Pokemon and (gasp) Digimon and a nice note. I think I got a perfect gifter because it sounds like we're in the same boat of life bumping Pokemon to the back burner.

Thanks for a great gift Oceanic and I'll be drinking one for our Pokemon filled childhoods this weekend!