OMG!! D. just came in carrying a box, and he was all "Uh, did you order something from THAILAND?" And I was all "Uh. No. Shit, here let me se...OMG OMG FLAIL, I got a present from FAY!"
SO. EXCITED.
And I opened up the box, and it smelled WONDERFUL. There was a beautiful dark teal hobo bag, embroidered and with tassels and beads and a medallion, which would have been present enough, but seriously, y'all? It was like one of those magic bags in fairy stories that is never empty!
I got:
Three scarves: an iridescent turquoise, amethyst and teal. SO PRETTY. And light, so I can wear them all summer.
A red coral bracelet with a wee crocheted flower.
A flowered makeup bag with sequins that held delicious incenses and soaps (Dan: Did you get lemongrass? Me: YES, YES I DID!).
A purple fan with filigreed cutouts, which I will be using at my wedding!!
A set of six pretty wooden chopsticks in embroidered holders with wee elephants on them.
A wooden sculpture of a little elephant with his trunk up in the air, and a wistful little expression on his face. So cute; it is on my desk.
A purse mirror with flowers on one side, and an golden elephant on the other.
And a fat blue cyclops/teddy bear keyring that is quite adorkable.
I love it so much! I'm so excited! THANK YOU, FAY!
Now
that's
a Secret Santa gift.
::does happy dance::
Hurrah! I'm sorry it was so slackerish, with the sending, but yay for getting there! And I'm delighted you liked it!
::does happy dance some more::
Oh, NO, Fay! I am also slacky Santa, so I am totally cool with it! VERY COOL with it; it was delightful, and I am so happy when I look at it!
Is the elephant a ring holder? D and I were looking at it, and I was all "From the back, it looks kinda like a small penis and and some ill-defined balls" and he was all "I was pretty much thinking that too."
I love seeing all the happy dances. I just wish I could have been a fly on the wall when D brought in the package. Only, you know, not actually a fly, because ew.
I was all "From the back, it looks kinda like a small penis and and some ill-defined balls" and he was all "I was pretty much thinking that too."
::sporfles::
Ah, truly a marriage made in heaven!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's for holding rings. Or at least - I thought it would be good for holding rings. I think perhaps I may have paid too little attention to its appearance from unexpected angles.
I may have been prejudiced, because I was thinking of the statuette you sent to the Chicago F2F, which was definitely a wee penis-man!
Last call for anyone ungifted, late senders, or santas who need alternates.
Send a note to my profile addy. I will be sorting and responding on Sunday.
You know what’s the best thing after a long week of jury duty and unsuccessfully fighting a cold? A nice bath with a Lush bath bomb. And I had many to choose from in my Secret Santa package that arrived this weekend (in all my favorite scents). What a nice surprise when I was feeling pretty crappy and in need of some pampering. Great timing, Sumi!!
In addition to the bath bombs, there were handmade potholders, which will come in handy since just this past Sunday a friend making garlic bread in my apt complained that I only had one oven mitt (sad, but true, especially since the oven mitt was also a recent Christmas present). Two are multicolored pinks (yay pink!) and another is green—perfect for a former prepster! Although I admit, I’m not quite sure what the central design is: from one angle it looks like a lighthouse, from another, a bouquet. I could use some enlightenment on that front.
But, thank you, Sumi, for such great ideas and the care you took to pick (and make!) the perfect things. They are much appreciated and will be well used.
