I was bummed when my original Santa checked my info once and then never bothered to follow up or send a gift, but I hope my original Santa is ok and that nothing happened to them.

Almost as soon as I was rematched, I received an email written in the style of a horror movie trailer. It began with the subject, “Coming soon, to a PO box near you,” and ended with, “THEY ARE COMING. Dun dun duunnnnnn.” The addition of two tracking numbers to the rematch exchange had me checking the location of the packages…and finding that one wasn’t trackable and the other was just hanging out an hour from my house. Let the nail biting begin. I contacted my rematch Santa, and they contacted the seller. Then the tracking number was adjusted. The package was in New York.

Yesterday, the first envelope arrived. Today brought the second. (Yes, Santa. Both envelopes…no boxes. But it’s ok, I've got a lot of boxes already. :) )

I opened the first bag and unfolded an amazing shirt. I’d seen it a few times in the gallery and wanted to get it myself but never did. Pictured on the front are the characters from The Lord of The Rings as cats, and it says “The Furrlowship of the Ring.” I love it. And so does Pippin (of course one of my cat’s names is Pippin). I put it on the bed. He immediately climbed into it and took up residence. One day, I’ll get to wear it. He has to eat sometime.

The second package contained a beautiful journal cover depicting a map of Middle Earth. I’m always scribbling something, so this will be a wonderful way to carry my current volume.

Thank you Rematch Santa! You can really read minds. I hope your Santa treated you well.