It all started a few days ago when my Santa contacted me and said my gift was handmade and might not withstand shipping, but we lived in the same county so would it be okay if he hand delivered it... "not in a creepy stalker kinda way but in a whimsically coincidental way". OF COURSE!

Well, today I met him and one of his elves. (I'm hoping he had others back at the workshop because my box of presents contained such thoughtful and creative gifts that I know he went to a lot of work.) When I opened the box I found: a Santa Pez dispenser + 8 packs!, a tennis ball toy for my doggie - a yorkie - and three English chocolate bars, including one called a Yorkie. What? I did not know that existed. So cool! I have such a sweet tooth, I'm trying to save the candy for at least a day, but I'm super curious to open the chocolate. And Harry is patiently waiting until our next dog park trip to break in his present.

The reason for the hand delivery though is the handmade, Taylor Swift / Reddit alien clock! Oh my wow‽ I never knew I wanted it until I saw it and now I think my life would have been incomplete without it. I can't even fathom the ingenuity that went into this. In case you can't tell from the pictures (the glare from the glass wasn't cooperating in documentating the awesomeness...) the alien is made from Taylor Swift's Speak Now vinyl record.

I think I told my SS that I'm a huge fan of hers but still this is above and beyond! And there was some majorly successful stalking to figure out that Speak Now is my favorite album of hers. It made my Christmas indeed.

Thank you again SS! For delivering it, the clock!, everything!