Y’all missed out on a Grade A Santa! He (please correct me if wrong pronoun!) didn’t just get stuff for me—he got stuff for my whole family!

Santa knew that family is everything to me because he looked at last year’s SS Exchange and saw the awesome blanket I got. So, he took the time to ask in-depth questions about my entire family. Yes, even the pets!!!

For my darling puppies (all dogs are puppies. Fight me!), he got a triceratops and a dragon squeaky toy. As predicted, Augie wanted both cuz he’s a butt. He’s currently shredding up his triceratops. He’ll probably have it in pieces by tomorrow. Sprout got excited about his dragon after Augie thrashed it around a bit so Sprout went to play with it.

Our cat, Kitty, got a rainbow snake toy! Kitty actually LOVES these toys and always tries to eat the end of them, so it was a great pick on Santa’s part. It’s hot today, so I couldn’t convince him to get off the cat tree to play, though.

The ever-brave Ms. Gwen Stefani was not happy that we opened her terrarium in the middle of the day to install her new hammock but I’m pretty sure she’ll love it! She’s a climby gecko so I’ve wanted her to have a hammock for a while, but was too indecisive to decide on one. Santa made the decision for me and got her a beautiful twine hammock! Leos are nocturnal, so I’ll try and snap a pic of her on it tonight.

For my girlfriend, Santa really pulled out the stops. Santa discovered that she LOVES art and got her a framed illustration from one of her favorite artists. Seeing her enormous smile when she opened it was easily my favorite gift. She’s planning on hanging it over her desk last I checked!

Don’t worry! Santa didn’t forget about yours truly! Santa scoured my wishlist and got me a brand new backpack!!! This is so perfect because the messenger bag I currently use for work is falling apart in the most inconvenient way. It goes with all of the kooky outfits I wear (check out my banana shirt). Now, I can manage my program AND look like a badass!

A thousand thank yous to you, Santa! You made my working weekend exciting by giving me something to look forward to today! Seeing my family so happy with their gifts has me grinning like an idiot from ear to ear.

Oh! I almost forgot the raddest part! I came out as Trans to my Santa and he was THE COOLEST about it! He wasn’t probing and thanked me for doing so. Santa, you are a kick ass trans ally. Keep being you!!