Wow, SA's gift looks wonderful and perfect..

I sent my gift yesterday. Unfortunately 1, I didn't have enough on me to make it travel super fast, so it'll be there in a week's time. Unfortunately 2, it seems like the post decided to get a little bit... enthusiastic with packing my package, so it (the nice package I had in advance) got torn and I had to mail it all in a usual, big, fluffy white envelope.

Nevertheless, it's on its way, and I can't wait for it to get there.

quester ~ you did get it in time for Christmas! I'm so glad - I was worried it wouldn't make it across the Atlantic in one piece. There's another part on the way, but it went the slower route :D

I'm so glad you like it. It was so much fun shopping for it!

quester ROCKS! like woah.

First off, everything was wrapped individually, so I had many things to open. YAY!

Second, everything in PINK TISSUE! Awesome.

Third, the stuff: adorable card with a removable reindeer magnet, beautiful magnetic bookmarker/line markers, MONKEY magnetic bookmarks (c'mon MONKEYS!), a cute kitten calendar, pink red and while bookmark pens all with love quotes on them, and 3 packs of blue wrap Trident gum (my favorite). BREATH.

no no, that is not all. Then, there is this awesome local handmade stuff from IA. A warm/cold rice pack, a GORGEOUS handblown glass pink poppy ornament (which may need to stay out year-round in my room), a soy wax Christmas Past candle that smells of pine and wood fire and spices, hot chocolate and chai mix, strawberry rhubarb jam, AND a carved wood ornament that says it all "Joy".

THANK YOU! Really great gift AND you made my Christmas morning, you have no idea!

Aw, you just made me cry. Go quester!

flea, I hate to go all momma on another momma, but there is no crying on Christmas morning.

What a great gift.

Oh, msbelle I'm so glad you liked it! I was putting it together the night you were having so much trouble and I hoped it would cheer you up.

I'm glad the monkeys made it into the package. I had a panic when I couldn't account for them!

Seska, it got here days ago! I'm so sorry I didn't post that it had arrived!

I, too, got my prezzies in time for Christmas, but didn't get a chance to post earlier.

I would say that my prezzies are supercool, but that just doesn't seem appropriate, as they were sent from HAWAII, which is very warm indeed. The most wonderful meara sent three kinds of Hawaiian salt: Hawaiian Blend, Herb Blend, and 100% Alaea. I have no idea what any of these are, although I presume salty, but I look forward to figuring it out. I have a sneaking suspicion that they will make my lentil stew even yummier.

In addition to salt, the season of life, meara sent chocolate covered caramel and macadamia nuts, which, um, CHOCOLATE and CARAMEL and MACADAMIA NUTS. YUM!

There was also an ornament with a ukelele-playing Santa, which will make me feel warm for years to come, and a calendar of Hawaiian men, which will make me feel warm indeed this year, and which will NOT be put up at work. Mayhap in my bedroom.

All of these things are very special not only because they're neato gifts, but being from Hawaii, they will help me feel just a smidgen closer for the incomparable PixKristin and ND's impending wedding. In addition, since I seem to be the only Alaskan who has never been to Hawaii, they seem to be one more sign that I should get off my keester and get over there already.

THANK YOU meara!!!!

Also, my sincere apologies to my seekrit santee, but the gift should be mailed today. Things seem to take forever and a day from Alaska, but it's nearly on its way!

Reading this thread is so happy-making. And I can attest that quester and meara both are indeed awesome Secret Santas.

It's so much fun to do! I try to do the same thing for the meat-space people in my life as well.