Unfortunately I had to leave to travel across the country for Christmas before my gift arrived so I could see that it was sitting at the post office since Christmas Eve. The suspense was killing me! I couldn't wait so I sacrificed getting into work on time to stop by the post office first thing Monday morning and opened the box as soon as I got into the office.

My Secret Santa did a phenomenal job! I stated in my profile that I really appreciated things that were from my Secret Santa's local area and that I spend a lot of time in r/makeupaddiction and r/asoiaf. My Santa is from Finland so he included his favorite local candy, some nice Finnish face and hand cream, and, best of all, a gorgeous pendant from a Finnish jeweler.

My Santa said the design of the pendant, which is based on Finnish folklore, is called St. John's Arms and is meant to protect from evil. He said reminded him of something that might exist in the A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones world and I completely agree. The pendant is gorgeous and I couldn't wait to wear it! Thank you so much Risse! You nailed it all of my likes and gave me a taste of Finland!