Oh wow! Just...wow! I don't even know how to start. This is the best present I have ever gotten. My Santa went so above and beyond!! I am absolutely gobsmacked. I was in shock as I opened the box and kept pulling out present after present, and each one was just perfect!

Ok let me start from the beginning. So I get home and there's a box sitting by the door with Santa Snoo on it. YEEEEEEEE!!!!! It's here!!! I throw off my jacket, drop everything else, scramble to get a key so I can cut open the tape. First thing, I notice is that the box is packed with teal, purple, and orange tissue paper. My favorite colors, awwwww!! I can tell this is gonna be good.

First, a lovely card from my Santa. I love when there's handwritten notes! And already I can see they put a lot of thought into my present. Oh, and they wrapped the presents too!!! AW, such a great Santa! A++ for presentation. I'm so happy and I haven't even opened anything at this point.

drumroll ...and first gift is...a kit for little knitted cat stuffies!!!! Oh, this is so perfect! Not only do I love knitting and cats, but I'm preparing for Indonesia and I saw a blog where a knitter had this amigurumi "traveling turtle" that they took pics of at all the places they went to and I was thinking that was such a great a idea and I need to make a little animal buddy before I leave so I could do that AND NOW I HAVE A KIT! AAAAAHHH!!! Santa, you are a mindreader!!! Thank you! I'm so overwhelmed and it's only the first present (and it's a big box).

Next present: Oooh I see more yarn...squeals It's another kit! For stranded fingerless gloves! I'm actually in quite a colorwork phase right now but I always put off projects because I never have different colors of the same yarn (especially in partial skeins since I like to use up as much of the yarn as a I can when I do a project) so I'm super excited about these! And I LOVE the colors--these are going to be so cute!!

And the last on this layer is a little bottle of hand balm! It smells really good and it is greatly needed as my hands get super dry in the winter and rough, scaly hands and yarn do not mix well.

Underneath we have...two more presents! The first is...OMG more yarn!! Santa, you are spoiling me!!!. I got 3 mini skeins in my favorite colors (the middle one is actually teal--a color that my phone has a lot of trouble photographing) wrapped in a complementary bit of fabric! No pattern with these, so off to Ravelry we go a'pattern-surfing! It definitely has to have some nice color work and has to incorporate the fabric somehow. Perhaps a lined tablet case or maybe a small blanket or pillow with knitting on the front and fabric on the back? I've also seen cute little baby dresses with the top knit and a fabric skirt but that may be beyond my sewing abilities. We shall see...

In the other package we have the garment alluded to in the notes. At this point I am convinced my Santa can see right into my soul. FLANNEL PJ'S(i was just bemoaning the frigid temperature in my bedroom). WITH CATS. IN LILAC AND TURQUOISE (again, disregard the shitty phone camera). AND OH MY GOD, POCKETS!!!!! Unfortunately, they are a bit large but according to the internet my local Target has xs so I will see if I can exchange but THANK YOU SO MUCH SANTA!!

Ok I'm back! It's now the next day. Sorry to leave you hanging. I had to stop because it was getting late. I was able to get the pjs exchanged today, yay! Now onward! Tier #3 with 3 more presents! (wow, how big is this box??) First we have some cute punctuation magnets. Oooh, I love fun magnets! Then, a booklet of postcards based on Johanna Basford's Secret Garden coloring book! I'm so so SO excited to use these on my trip!!! I love adult coloring books and these will be such unique and special cards to send back home. (And I will have some coloring to destress with after long days of teaching!) Aah, I can't wait! I picked up the next gift and I was like "oh, I bet it's colored pencils" and sure enough it was! 30 different colors AND they're twistable so I won't have to bring a sharpener. My Santa is so thoughtful! Could this present possibly get any better???...Oh my god there's a 4th tier...what. WHAT!! Santa, you are just the absolute best. My last present is perfect. A nice bag to haul everything in. It's big, it's purple, it has CATS (have I mentioned I love cats?...not sure if that's come up), and best of all, IT ZIPS CLOSED!!!