I have an apology to make, and I hope my secret santa accepts. I thought I was getting nothing, and I was OK with this. I thought this might be my first and last Secret Santa, as I haven't heard from my giftee, who received her present over a month ago, according to USPS. But I was wrong, because my present has arrived and it is the best.

I missed the postman yesterday morning, whilst out delivering my boyfriend's car to the mechanics. The slip left for me said to collect after 4pm at our local post office, so at 3.45 I jump into my car, bursting with excitement, and nothing happens. Not-a-damn-thing. Turns out in the excitement of seeing the parcel slip in my screen door, I left my lights on, and had flattened the battery of my car. So it had to wait for another day.

So off I went this morning to the post office, crossing every part of my body that it is a parcel from my secret santa. The post office lady takes FOREVER looking for the parcel, and when she comes back I can see that it is from the US, and as I wasn't expecting any parcels from the States, my suspicions are confirmed, it's from my Santa. The next thing I noticed is the cost of postage, I am sorry that I live in such an isolated country and you had to pay so much in postage. I then had to pick up a few pieces in the grocery shop, so hauled it through the store, holding it so anyone that looked could see that, yes, I had received my parcel from the USA, suckers! Back to the car, where the box took pride of place on the seat next to me.

When I got home, it was straight upstairs to my study with my camera, so I could upload as soon as possible (my groceries are still sitting in the corner next to me, I'm hoping my butter hasn't melted). With camera in hand, it's time to get into it. Under the gorgeous christmas paper, I find a plethora of coffee related items, the most devine plunger I have even seen, a bag of Sumatran coffee, a St Louis mug (I asked for something from my SS's hometown/country), a scoop and a coffee passport. The coffee passport revealed why my SS sent this gift, she is a Starbucks employee, and coffee in huge part of her life that she wants to share.

This has come at a perfect time. I am a non-coffee drinker, but have said to my boyfriend many times that I would like to start drinking coffee, but "the real stuff, not the crappy instant coffee I have in my pantry for visitors". I am also heading into my last semester at Uni, and I think that lots of caffine will be needed to get me through.

So thank you to my SS, who did not give me her username, so I can't thank personally.