My Santa went above and beyond, and was either super creative or a genius. They included a beachcombers guide to Florida shells along with a blue and green (my favorite colors) shell collecting bag.

I can now call every shell by its proper name, and sound like the true native I am. I now know that Tellins are not Coquinas (which are clams!), and what I've been calling a "cat's eye" my entire life is actually a "shark's eye." OR that the white, weathered, "throw away" shells are actually fossil shells.

Thank you so much, Secret Santa! My gifts will be put to good use...and much use. These are the things that, when you live somewhere, you don't think about because it's not foreign to you.

My Santa nailed it.