Woo-hoo! It came today.
The mail man left it perched atop the mail box in the rain all day. Grrrrrrr. But it was none the worse for it!
Inside there were …
Cute fuzzy socks! Great for the NYC trip.
Snowman mug with ‘snowman soup recipe’ (hot chocolate with marshmallows, included!).
An awesome T-shirt with bubble pop logo!
Oh, and the sox and shirt were my favorite color, blue. 
Thanks hocow!!!
Oh almost forgot ! Also a hilarious Xmas card. 
I received my gift today, thanks so much TheMerchandise!
It’s like you were peeking over my shoulder as I browsed neck-warmers on Etsy a few weeks ago, perfect!
And the color is very me, thanks so much!
And yes, I think purple is a Christmas color.
All my stuff’s going out tomorrow. Thanks for bearing with me, and hope you like what Santa sends!
Q
I have to wait until tomorrow to go shopping, but my gift will go out before Friday. I’ll send it Priority.
Mine was sent today. Since Priority was only 20 cents more, I sprang for it. Michigan, watch out!
Okay, mine is finished and going out tomorrow, very sorry, just had to make it through finals!
Glad you liked it, NinetyWt! 
I looked up all your posts. I know you don’t like ties, and you were an artist. While you said you thought giving Xmas stuff was tacky, how could I resist sending you a sheep? Doesn’t it remind you of any thread?
Happy Holidays!
My SS gift is going out today, so be on the lookout, giftee.
Actually, it arrived today. The cuddly plush crab, the chespeake cookbook and the old bay seasoning awakened fond memories of my time as a postdoc in Maryland. Thank you very much, FairyChatMom!
I got my gift - a wall calendar with pictures of castles. Most of them are ones I haven’t seen before. It’s perfect!
But I don’t know who to thank. There’s a name written out beside the return address, but I can’t figure out which poster it is. Speak up, Santa?
I’m applying the packing tape in my cubicle, and it’s causing quite a raucous. That stuff can get LOUD.
That was me!!
Sorry, I was being very absent-minded when I put together the package. I’m glad to see it arrived in good time.
Mine is going out today!
Thanks, Elysium! Merry Christmas!
It was with the excitement of a little boy that I picked up my package from the patio, ran inside, got the scissors and tore into my present!
First thing I did was read the card, (thank you, by the way, for the sweet words) and then, with a maniacal gleam in my eye (“What’d she get me, what’d she get me, what’d she get me???”) I tore into your prettily wrapped presents.
First thing I found was that very cool Eddie Bauer water bottle with powder drink mix already inside and a tube one can freeze that keeps the drink cold longer!!!
I don’t have anything like that, Becky, THANK YOU!!!
I keep my bike inside the apartment, so the next order of business was to make sure the botle would fit the cage, and YESSSSSS!!! It does!!! Ya done good, Mousie!!!
[channelling Mr. Bean] With Eddie Bauer water bottle, Quasimodem is now too cool to move [/channeling Mr. Bean]
Next I shook the other package… hmmmmmm. What can this be???
A HUGE bag of trail mix, [Kermit the Frog] YAYYYYYYY!!![/Kermit the Frog] in individually packaged little bags, just right for a 5 minute rest break on the bike, a swig from the EB bottle and then Hyo Silver!!! Don’t even have to prepare anything. Just grab a couple of bags, get the bike and I’m ready to ride.
Becky, thank you SO much!!! Not only for the gifts themselves, but for remembering that riding my bicycle is one of my favorite things to do. THAT is what made your gifts so special to me: You remembered and thought about me, and THAT is just such a wonderful gift in itself.
I wish for you and your loved ones, the most wonderful holiday ever, and may you have “einen guten Rutsch” (a good slide) into the New Year.
Thank You
Bill (Quasimodem)
OK I have received mine! It turns out that it came around the second of December and a member of my family stuck it on the stairs for me to find and it got stuck under some stuff and it sat there for ever! I will post when I open it.
Thank you secret santa!
I just dropped mine off at the P.O., so it will soon be winging its way south via Priority Mail.
My package has left my hands!
Confirmed: Package sent! Should arrive to my person just in time for xmas!