I opened my gift on Christmas Day and what a surprise!

A week or two before Christmas my SS sent me a small gift which I couldn't wait to open and got an Angry Birds plushie which will definitely settle into my collection plus I LOVE Angry Birds.

I got my parcel a few days before the 25th but I decided not to open it till Christmas Day. Inside the box were 2 wrapped presents and a letter, see the picture for my SS's awesome drawings. I opened the letter first which had beautiful handwriting wishing me a Merry Christmas and explaining the presents were going to help me with my upcoming trip to NYC.

"oo what could it be??"

I opened the smaller present first and got a drinking bottle thingy (not sure what they are called) but I'll be putting my whiskey and other drinks in there! A note was with it saying that I would need this to get away with drinking as I'll be an under-aged drinker if I go this year, only 20 :(.

The bigger present included a guide for New York but to my surprise it had little sticky notes in lots of the pages with my SS's personal recommendations. This is AMAZING! I don't know anyone who lives or has even been to NYC so to get this is a true priceless gift. They also included a map so my holiday is basically done, just got to get on that plane and find a hotel and I'm sorted.

Unfortunately I won't be going to NYC this year and instead I am going to San Francisco with the family but there is no doubt I will be going next year and all these things will be very useful then I am sure. I will take my drinking bottle with me to SF as I'll be 21 if I go next year and won't need it but it'll also be useful many other times.

I would like to say huge thanks to my SS for a brilliant and useful gift and I have kept the reveal of your identity a secret till my birthday next week