~Mug Swap 2013~ A cup of Brags!

[Sunshine]

Very awesome swap box!! So many nomnom extras, looks delicious! Great job tiki! Congrats Thrifty!

[Talismarr]

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!

[Marigold]

I'm hungry looking at the noodles.  That skeleton mug is really awesome. I've never seen anything like it. 

[tikibirds]

Im glad you liked everything  I had a hard time trying to find asian noodles here and those were the most unique flavors around. The one in the bigger bag is pretty spicy. I dont know if its supposed to be kimchi flavored or not but OMG it was spicy! I did have some that were kimchi flavored but I eated them all 

I found the mug by searching "gothic mug" on ebay. 

Thank you sooooooooooo much Tiki! You made my weekend so much better. I can't even express it.

Your welcome 

[archidraca]

That skull mug is the awesome but I'm sure it'd give at least 2 of my kids nightmares... and I could never let my mom see it.

[ThriftyPony]

Thanks all. And thanks again Tiki. <3 <3 <3 I am dying for my partner to get their box, but for some reason, it went from my town and then days and days of nothing on the tracking. Now it's apparently in Chicago which makes no sense. '>_<`  Whyyyyyyyy? No wonder the USPS lost billions of dollars last year. Horrible organization. I hope everything makes it unharmed.

They are calling for possible snow here tonight! I hope it does, I love snow... Just hate shoveling my way out to get to work.

[tikibirds]

1/2 the time, my packages go from NY--->boston and then the go west again. I guess its like when you have to transfer airplanes. I would get itenaries that would be like NY--->Altanta--->chicago--->Alaska. Is it really necessiary for me to fly 2,000 miles south only to get on another plane and go 2,000 miles north again?

Its raining here but if it gets much colder it will snow

[Bow Tie]

It snowed today so I had hot cocoa. I hate snow. I wish I knew where my partner's box is, but the tracking still hasn't updated.

[Mkia]

It snowed today so I had hot cocoa. I hate snow. I wish I knew where my partner's box is, but the tracking still hasn't updated.

No snow, but I had hot cocoa too xD haha.

[True]

It snowed today so I had hot cocoa. I hate snow. I wish I knew where my partner's box is, but the tracking still hasn't updated.

so much snow here and I hate it as well... but at least I have warm drinks.
I keep finding things now that Iv sent my box, that I wish I would have found while I was putting it together. (this happens with EVERY swap ever!) rofl

[tikibirds]

  i love my pumpkin mug. Im thinking I might have some tea soon. I am freezing

[True]

my partners box is out for delivery. *bounces around* im so nervous xD

[Sunshine]

I didn't get any mail today... oddly enough. Like... zero mail. No junk mail or bills or anything at all...

We only have one person who delivers mail to our town (it's a tiny population, ~350 people) and sometimes I wonder if they get sick or... just like... "don't" deliver the mail sometimes... It's lawless out here...

[True]

omg sunshine id be so disappointed! I dunno our mail people seem to be pretty regular here, even though i live in the middle of the woods, on a very questionable road lol. I know the guys at the post office so well they already knew how  I would be shipping all the things I brought in to them last time xD, and I make our delivery guy cookies every year for Christmas. (im totally not bribing him ok!) But iv had very good service with our local people, and im very grateful for that when I hear all these other horror stories. >.<

[Sunshine]

I know I am pretty disappointed with our mail system too but, the problem is I really don't blame the PEOPLE themselves... like, literally there are three people total. The woman who works in the post office building, a female delivery person (weekday) and a male delivery person (weekends)...
I just kinda feel like that little PO has been left in the dust, like no one cares for it - they never get updated equipment or forms (they still want me to fill out a super old version of a customs form that the other town's post office won't even take anymore! - which is one reason I don't actually take my packages to MY post office... I worry that the same issue could happen where, if I'm not getting things in - then maybe things are also not going out... and I don't want to chance it - So I drive into the big town nearby...

Apparently though, the mail route of my town is like the largest in the US - as far as the actual distance that one delivery person has to travel - because even though it's only 350 people it's a really really large land area and I guess we're all spread out...
Now, I can't confirm that, lol I was just told that when I moved here...