Merry Christmas to me!

I disclaim all liability for your envy over this package!

Do I smell?

'Cause I'm spoiled!

Rotten, I tell ya!

The picture above is just a smattering of the wonderfully personalized package of goodies sent to me by the lovely Martha, who happens to be a neighbor of the Texas sort - she's only an hour-and-a-half away! What's really neat is that my dad and my older sister live in her town as well. Do you see that green pouch with my name embroidered on it? And see that red up there in the corner? That's the embroidered pocket of my reversible apron!

And the gorgeous wreath ornament! And the tin! And the sprinkles! And the...! And the...! And the...!

I mean, the list goes on and on. The box was stuffed to the brim with an assortment of fabulous!

I may need to seek help for my overuse of italics and exclamation points, but my package was Just! That! Awesome! - in short: Thank you, Martha - I love it!

-very gratefully yours,
Crystal

I was so excited when I walked into my office to find a package, I knew exactly what it was.  My Secret Santa Package had finally arrived.  When I opened it this is what I found.  NOTE: when I say "we" i am talking about Cynthia, she is our office secretary she has as much fun watching me put together my package and seeing me receive my package.

There was a card laying on top, but I decided to read it last (well that was a mistake because the directions was inside and we, Cynthia & I,  just had to figure it out) .  We started pulling each individual package out and noticed they were all attached.  Each package also had a letter(thankful there was a small # on each too).

This is what it looked like when we pulled it out and put it together.  My letter was SNOWFALL.

so after unwrapping each item and placing them back in order this is what we had.

S - Scissors; N - rubber gloves with the letter M because N follows M; O - ornament (that will look so good on my tree); W- a crochet tea towel that's used when washing & drying dishes; F - Christmas fabric; A-Apron; L - Christmas socks to help keep legs warm; L - Hot Chocolate to warm your lips on a cold day;

Ok - i'm not sure if this is exactly what my swap partner had intended each letter to be but that's just what we came up with.

This is me wearing the cute snowman apron that my partner made.

oh i'm going to enjoy this one.  

Thank you Jeanie for the thoughtful package you put together.  I will remember you every year when I wear my apron or put my snowflake ornaments on my Christmas tree.

oh yes, Cynthia is already looking forward to next years swap!

Here is the package I put together for my partner:

• A silver tin of Peppermint tea
• Some Godiva Chocolates...even some white chocolate tucked in there
• A Button Box with buttons
• Mugrugs for all seasons...spring/summer/fall/winter

• Sitting on top of an apron
• A book of which I have hidden the title (I do want some surprises)
• Snowmen ornaments in glittery silver and blue

Here is the apron. I tired to put things in the pockets so they could be seen much better than my earlier pictures.

What I Made For My Partner

I sent my package off on Saturday and thought I would give a little peek.

This is my daughter, Courtney wearing the apron I made. It's hard to tell from the picture but the fabric has snowmen all over it. Courtney actually picked out the fabric and I think it turned out super cute. I hope my partner likes her package and has a very MERRY Christmas!

Got my Secret Santa pkg............

Just wanted to post a thank you to Sharon for the wonderful pkg. Got it Friday but have worked 37 hrs in the past 4 days will post pics and a proper thank you.