My christmas was pretty quiet. I got some money from my parents, and then a small scrapbooking journal thing from a gift exchange game at family gathering with my extended family. I also got a small plant from a co-worker which she planted in a small glass ball with some rocks. It's only about 3" tall but just really pretty. I like having a plant on my desk
Lots of great food too, had 2 delicious christmas dinners over the last few days!

Nice!! That frog mouth mug is too funny! But yeah, you definitely gotta try some Timmies! ^_^

Also agreeing with Tula! My cousin donated a lot of her old plushies to the fire department for children and I think it's a great idea. It's actually something I would like to look into as well, as I have quite a few toys and things that I could do with getting rid of

MY MORPH MUG WORKS!! I am using it as we speak. It's wonderful ;u;
Talismarr: Oh, I remember you saying something about a thrift store purchase. It looks brand new! I'm glad it jumped out at you^^ I love it, and the rest, just so much.

Glad the morph mug works!! I was so tempted to try it out myself but thought that might be weird... lol I wanted to see how it looks!

I can't believe it arrived already!! The post office lady told me 6 business days, so awesome that it arrived today!!

That whole box came together so well, I thought all the mugs I found were perfect for you! I knew you would love the under the sea one, and believe it or not I found the carousel mug and saucer at a thrift store! I was shopping around for one more mug and that one just jumped out at me, perfect!

So glad you like everything, I had a lot of fun shopping! It was easy, because we have similar interests! (Wanted to keep some of the extras for myself actually )
Enjoy!

I was so happy to be able to shop for you! The huge mug was locally thrown, I got it at our weekly farmer's market. Sorry about the chip though... I stuffed as much bubble wrap in as I could.

I'm glad you liked everything. Prezzies within prezzies are always fun, right? And who whoo doesn't need owl tape?

So many owls!!  I love everything, it's so cute! I will definitely have to find a proper use for that owl tape too! And that is so cool about the local mug! Visiting the farmer's market is a great idea! I think all of the ones around me have shut down now for winter, it's getting cold out. Perfect weather for my new hot chocolates and teas 

Thrifty, love the action shot of your kitty! So cute. And so many yummy goodies in your box! I have to find out where those noodles come from, my roommate eats them too sometimes and they smell really good!

Time for my brag finally!  I'm super lazy, sorry all! But here's the brag about my awesome box from Archidraca!

First of all, everyone saw the photo of my roommates cat checking everything out? I was super surprised when this huge box showed up at my door the other day!! I wasn't expecting it so soon! And it arrived on my day off so I was actually around to sign for it, how awesome!

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The box itself... Owl paper!! Eee!

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Look at the super cute owl tape! I was thinking while I was opening the box, I wish I had some super cute owl tape...

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All the goodies in the box...

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and out of the box!! And look at that: my own super cute owl tape!!  I can sense a theme coming up...

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Ohmygosh, super cute owl mug! This is one of the cutest mugs I've ever seen!

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And stuffed inside: coffee! I made a noise of surprise out loud when I discovered this!

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Next package I opened contained the owl in the back! Two cute owl shaped mugs!

The next two mugs (and the previous owl mug) were wrapped up with tissue paper, bubble wrap and some cute owl fabric! These two include an elephant shaped mug and a beautiful handmade (I think?) mug which is actually huge! The elephant is soo cute too, look at his little ears and trunk!
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Unfortunately though the handmade mug had a small piece that chipped off the top, so I will either have to use it carefully or just have it on display on a shelf! Lovely colors though!

A 5th mug, which comes with a little spoon and a lovely saying on the side! I was truly touched by this one  thank you Arch! I'm also really excited to try the soup, it looks delicious! There is something so comforting about eating soup from a mug!
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Cocoas, teas, coffee and tasty treats! I'm excited to try all of them! I had some of the peach tea this morning, delicious!

And now for the themed part of the box: OWLS!
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So many wonderful owl things!! Stickers, lip gloss, a ring, a notebook, the tape, some little gift tags and super cute owl clothespins! I think they'd be great for displaying some photos, maybe on a string or something. Love it!

Thank you so much Archidraca, what a lovely box!! I love everything, and you definitely put a lot of thought into it! What a fun swap 

I am loving all these brags!! I love how personalized everyone's boxes have turned out, and I'm super excited for my partner to get theirs!!