Let me start this write up just by letting you know I’m a little slow when it comes to these exchanges. I know what’s going on, more or less, but it takes me a tad too long to put the pieces together. For reference, see my write up on the Breaking Bad exchange.

This exchange started off with my Santa messaging me to let me know that she would be shipping late. Okay, I thought, not a problem. It’s unfortunate, but the holidays are a busy/expensive time of year, so things happen. That was on Wednesday.

On Thursday, my neighbor said the mail came, and the mailman explicitly said to give this to us in person. Thanks, neighbor and mailman! I don’t bother to turn on the lights as I enter the apartment, as is my custom and looked at the envelop he gave me. It was from [state], “A.C. Nash”. This should have been the first hint, but I'm clueless, so it went over my head. I don’t know anyone in [state], but I think my mom does, so I thought it might be hers. Checked the name; nope, it’s mine, and it’s c/o Simsareshims, so it must be from my secret santa. I mean, right? She said she would be late shipping, but there aren’t any other exchanges going on, so it has to be from her.

“Yay, it must have shipped early!” I thought to myself, and opened it up. It was a picture of a woman. Mind you it was still dark at the time (this is my excuse for not piecing it together sooner), so I’m still. Not. Getting it. “Is it a knitting pattern?” I think. I look at the bottom, Amber Nash. Wait! I know her! Did my Santa send me a picture of Amber Nash? That’s weird, but okay. It was at this point that I FINALLY thought to actually turn on the freaking light, where I saw the autograph. To MEEEE. With my name spelled correctly, a rare feat indeed!

(For anyone who doesn’t know, Amber Nash plays Pam on the show Archer. Which is awesome. So if you don’t know, you should start watching. Right now.)

I of course squee’d, and wrote a thank you message to my Santa. She said that yes, it is in fact from her, the reason why she said it would be late shipping was because she’s sending more. WHAT. There’s actually more to the greatest gift ever? :O I wanted to wait and post them all together, but that was before Christmas, and now it’s after New Years, and I’m too excited to wait any longer!!! So thank you Secret Santa, who has to be the real, actual Santa Clause, because there is no other way she could have arranged the coolest gift ever. You’re the best! :D!!!