My favourite mythical animals are dragons. I should have known this exchange was going to be something special when I got a message from my Santa asking tons of fun questions about what my own personal dragon would be like. When asked about it's eyes, I responded:

It's eyes are like fire opals, fitting for it was born in the depths of a fiery volcano.

So this morning my husband hands me a teensy package that came in the mail yesterday. He had totally forgotten to give it to me. I assumed it was my keychain gift as it hasn't arrived yet. Instead I open it up to find an itty bitty silver box. I thought it must be the smallest keychain ever. I open it up to see a tiny bead looking thing. What the heck? I was really confused. I didn't even notice at first that there was a little note in the box. I sat there puzzled and then saw the little piece of paper. I opened it up to see "Dragon Egg Opal"... No... Frackin'... Way!!! It all suddenly made sense. Not only had I made the above comment about my dragon, but had mentioned that opal is my birthstone. I went into a room with more light and saw the beautiful colours. It's so perfect! I have a friend who makes beautiful jewelry and now I only need to decide what kind of setting to have her put it in.

Thank you so much Santa! It makes me smile every time I think about it. I love it!!