Secret Santa 2012

Lola Bunny • Dec 7, 2012 2:57 pm
The package from Secret Santa came. Woot...Woot!! I was gonna be a good girl and not open til Christmas but when I opened the box, there everything was. I just had to take everything out and enjoy them. :D I received two bags of coffee beans. :cheerldr: Some chocolates -- the ones in the cups are chocolate covered coffee beans. I enjoyed the Dancing Goats coffee and the peanut butter Santa yesterday. A pack of pens and writing tablets go into the drawer in the dining room so we won't have to go scrambling for pens and paper anymore. :p: Oh yeah, that Scooby Doo disc on the lower right hand corner, that's a towel. Cool, huh? Thank you, Santa! :hug: (May I cheat and look him up rather than guessing? :p:)
BigV • Dec 7, 2012 3:18 pm
what makes you think I'm a him?
BigV • Dec 7, 2012 3:19 pm
what a haul!
nice list, obviously.
Sundae • Dec 7, 2012 3:20 pm
Hmmmm, I know someone who lives in Seattle.
[cough] coffee [/cough]
I wonder if it could be HIM ;)

Good deal, Tulip! Lucky you.
Lola Bunny • Dec 7, 2012 3:52 pm
My secret Santa is from Wisconsin. :)
Sundae • Dec 7, 2012 4:01 pm
Oops.
Note to self: don't make assumptions ;)
BigV • Dec 7, 2012 7:21 pm
I lol'ed.
Lola Bunny • Dec 7, 2012 7:38 pm
Oh hush, Big V. You're making Sundae embarrass. :p:
Lola Bunny • Dec 11, 2012 10:04 pm
So, no one else has received their gifts from Santa yet? Tsk...tsk...tsk.... My Santa is the best! :D
zippyt • Dec 11, 2012 11:41 pm
sent mine off today
Trilby • Dec 12, 2012 7:05 am
mine got sent off on the 10th. Continental America.
Sundae • Dec 12, 2012 8:16 am
Oh I recognise the card and state now Lola.
Lucky you.
Lola Bunny • Dec 12, 2012 10:21 am
And I just sent mine off yesterday. Shame on me! :dedhorse: (That's me getting a spanking. :lol: )


Sundae;843345 wrote:
Oh I recognise the card and state now Lola.
Lucky you.


I hope I guessed him right. I just sent him a card. :D
Nirvana • Dec 14, 2012 1:54 pm
The Secret Santa gift is here !
The Secret Santa gift is here !

My ss is from the UK and I have this photo and I cannot decide whether to unwrap now or .... :neutral:

Thanks so much SS! When I unwrap I will post another photo! :D

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Lola Bunny • Dec 14, 2012 1:58 pm
Yay!! Another secret Santa present. Btw, Nirvana, I read that your "ass" is from UK. Had to re-read that one. :lol:
Nirvana • Dec 14, 2012 2:23 pm
After I posted it I read it that way too! Yikes!
Nirvana • Dec 16, 2012 3:24 pm
I don't see allot of activity here but this is still fun for me maybe I should not have opened this before x mas but I did. I seem to have a very clever SS because I did include that I liked snowglobes and not one but 2 showed up in my gift! The Cellar globe is precious! I know you will all be jealous >smug< The purple rose earrings are lovely, thank you! :)

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Sundae • Dec 16, 2012 3:33 pm
Gorgeous prizes, Nirv!
footfootfoot • Dec 16, 2012 5:35 pm
My SS gift arrived a few days ago and I opened it after waiting a day. I was in a funk and needed some cheer. The gifts were awesome and I will post some pics soon.

very curious about who my SS is...
Lola Bunny • Dec 16, 2012 6:55 pm
Yeah, guys, post your SS gifts. I wanna seeeee! :D
limey • Dec 18, 2012 10:53 am
My gift arrived today
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and I opened it straight away!
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An utterly charming wind chime. It seems to have been customised just for me ...
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Sundae • Dec 18, 2012 11:59 am
Limes that's awesome.
I adore the peacock card!
limey • Dec 18, 2012 4:15 pm
I am torn between letting the wind chime be a wind chime, and dismantling it to use all the interesting things on it (spoons and measuring spoons, cookie cutters and sweetie moulds, earrings and brooches and beads and all sorts ...).
busterb • Dec 18, 2012 8:10 pm
My gifts were mailed today.
limey • Dec 19, 2012 4:35 am
And my windchime sounds like this ....
Sundae • Dec 19, 2012 4:56 am
Dismantle! Dismantle!
It sounds good, but Arran will destroy it anyway.
Dismantle and get lots of prizes instead of one.
zippyt • Dec 19, 2012 5:42 pm
Yeah i was wondering when it would show up !!!
orthodoc • Dec 19, 2012 7:06 pm
:blush: I'm embarrassed to say that my gift just got shipped today ... but they promised me it will get there in time! Almost certainly Friday.
Trilby • Dec 20, 2012 9:47 am
I shipped my gift the 10th of dec. so far no word from sendee.

I hope she gets it?!?!?!
btw---she lives in Colorado and Sundae got her gift before the colorado girl!! wtf?
Sundae • Dec 20, 2012 10:44 am
Yeah, I'm wondering where yours is now.

Not Secret Santa, but it should have reached you all the same - UK to USA has always been quicker than USA to UK in my experience...

... Card posted at the same time has been received.
Lola Bunny • Dec 20, 2012 11:24 am
Since we're here and talking, Sundae, thanks for the card. It is the cutest!
busterb • Dec 20, 2012 9:36 pm
I got a very nice flashlight from my SS. Small, 1 AAA bat. Does tricks, strobe, SOS, and a few other things. Really handy for me with my screwed up vision.
Always hunting one to read fine print or look at something around house..
Thanks SS. From Houston, TX.
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SS 12 by Sparkidiot, on Flickr
footfootfoot • Dec 20, 2012 10:24 pm
I am an idiot. I was just told today, by my wife, that Christmas is this coming week, not next week.

gonna have to overnight it. Shit's happening way too quickly.
BigV • Dec 20, 2012 10:38 pm
wait, what?
fargon • Dec 21, 2012 11:41 am
I made the major score this year from S.S.
footfootfoot • Dec 21, 2012 1:43 pm
I recognize the timbre of the writing.
Sundae • Dec 21, 2012 1:45 pm
As a veteran of the Secret Santa game I though so too ;)
Trilby • Dec 21, 2012 2:09 pm
wow=I got quite the haul! Here's some pics.....from my Mountain Mama SS :)
Trilby • Dec 21, 2012 2:13 pm
moar--these are teavana teas = 2 early grey (my fave) and a samurai chai mate. two candy canes and three little candy cane candles, an angel with ann apple and a darling little cookie doll(She's not a real cookie--she's a softie AND a box of chocolates!!!!! Wow! thanks SS!
Trilby • Dec 21, 2012 2:14 pm
another view
Trilby • Dec 21, 2012 2:15 pm
moar
limey • Dec 21, 2012 3:09 pm
Ain't Santa been kind to us all?!?! We must have been good little boys and girls!
Lola Bunny • Dec 21, 2012 4:52 pm
Buster: I'm glad you like it! I decide to be a sexist and assume that all men would appreciate a good keychain flashlight although I feel that EVERYONE should carry one. :D

fargon: Your gift looks wonderful. What is it? :p:

Trilby: Great gifts you got there.

Limey: That's one cool wind chime you got there. If you take it apart, it'll be like you got lots of cool gifts rather than one. ;)
busterb • Dec 21, 2012 6:57 pm
Well the cat's out of bag, thanks to my dumb ass. I wonder if George Dickel always made me this stupid?? P.O. wanted to sell me advance shipping to get present there by 24, for a few bucks more, So basic price got there 3 day ahead.
Wondering why card didn't get there at same time?? On well Merry WTF. EVERYONE!!
fargon • Dec 21, 2012 7:51 pm
The tin is full of homemade chocolate candy with nuts. Yum!

And I got a multi-tool....very handy, everyone should have one.

Thank you SS!!
busterb • Dec 21, 2012 9:33 pm
What??? No card?
Lola Bunny • Dec 21, 2012 9:49 pm
fargon;844799 wrote:


And I got a multi-tool....very handy, everyone should have one.



Agreed! I saw that multi-tool lying there, wasn't sure if it's part of the gift or not.
Nirvana • Dec 24, 2012 12:18 pm
Have all the SS recipients posted photos? How many of us were in this? The photos are the best part :)

PS My guess is my SS was Sundae :hug:
orthodoc • Dec 24, 2012 12:25 pm
I hadn't yet received a package on the 21st and now I'm away until just after Orthodox Christmas. I'll post pics as soon as I get back, though!
fargon • Dec 27, 2012 9:57 am
Just got in yesterday and this was in my mail box.
zippyt • Dec 27, 2012 12:19 pm
Nothing yet
Lola Bunny • Dec 27, 2012 2:19 pm
Nirvana: sundae didn't play this year.

Fargon: you've got one realistic Santa. :thumbup:
Clodfobble • Dec 28, 2012 9:36 am
What's this? It looks like someone decided to send your humble organizer a present as well. Perhaps this is a hint that the sender wants to start a Day of the Dead gift exchange as well? :) Thank you very much, and I hope everyone had a merry time this year!
Nirvana • Dec 28, 2012 10:54 am
Well I suck at guessing! :)

Clodfobble I love those!
richlevy • Dec 29, 2012 2:01 pm
Clodfobble;845577 wrote:
What's this? It looks like someone decided to send your humble organizer a present as well. Perhaps this is a hint that the sender wants to start a Day of the Dead gift exchange as well? :) Thank you very much, and I hope everyone had a merry time this year!
The earrings are very nice. It's funny that you should mention a Day of the Dead exchange, because I ran across these this morning in an e-mail flier and I had actually followed the link.
asidebet • Dec 31, 2012 12:15 am
Better late than nevah, right?

I knew who my secret Santa was right away from the Ohio postmark. And if any doubt remained, the thoughtfulness of the contents proved that the gift was from Trilby (who I STILL think of as Brianna :) )

I put down that I'm just a Kindergartener at heart, and she took me up on it. I got a bunch of cool stickers, note cards, star-shaped post- its and more, including an Elvis refrigerater magnet. Love it!

Pix:

PS Just realized that I forgot to obscure my mailing address in the first pic, but paranoia is more trouble than it's worth - especially since the dog is incredibly vicious and extremely protective. Plus, any stalker/admirer would have to make it through either the entire Navajo Nation or else the complete Ute Mountain Ute tribe. Good luck, suckers! :D
Trilby • Dec 31, 2012 8:07 am
Oh, you're so welcome, Sam. I had fun doing it. I'm glad you liked teh Elvis. he makes me smile.

Clod, those are pretty cool earrings. I likey. And anyone who organizes anything should get a prize for doing it. It's a lot harder than it looks.
Lola Bunny • Dec 31, 2012 9:53 am
Those are pretty cute stuffs, Sam. :)