This is more than I could have ever dreamed of! I received this package today when I got home from work and noticed that it was from Carla Hall in Silver Spring...specifically her bake shop. I live in Washington, DC, so I know that she is local and has a presence in the area. I have cheered her on while she was on Top Chef (its many iterations), and I love watching her on The Chew. But NAH, this couldn't be her. I am sure some nice Redditor ordered cookies from her shop to send to me which would have been amazing all on its own.

Then I opened the box. It was so beautifully packed and everything was wrapped so well. I started to get excited. Celebrities DO participate in these things...why not her? I opened the card and yup...it was from Carla! The real deal!

She gifted me cute pins, spice blends from La Boite, a book on how to use said spice blends, Lemon Poppy biscuits from La Boite, her book (signed by her!), and four smaller mini-books on bread baking.

To say that cooking is one of my favorite things to do would be an understatement. I try to cook everyday, and on the weekends I love to challenge myself with longer/more complex cooking projects. I am an avid Top Chef and Chopped watcher. I am just starting to get into baking, so every single thing in this box was perfect.

Carla, if you read this, thank you a million times over! Everything is perfect! Hopefully one day I can get up to New York to a taping of The Chew!