Be My Valentine Swap 2016! ~ All done!!!

[icecreamgirl]

I got my box today!!!! I love everything. So much! Thank you icecreamgirl!!! I shall post my brag soon!!

Yay! I'm so happy it got to you in time for Valentine's Day!

[Mkia]

Wahoo! Another box arrived!

Do we leave feedback for our partners once we receive our boxes?

Yes, please do!!

[ChipsteRJ]

Any Brags yet?

[ladybastilla]

Partner, tracking says your box has been delivered. I hope you enjoy it!

[tulagirl]

I am so excited. I got my box today and brag is posted.

[Ledbyrd]

Yippee! More boxes are arriving!

[ShugarGlider]

My box got here today!! Now I'm off to open it and post a brag a little later <3
Do we have a brag thread going?

[ladybastilla]

The Valentines Swap Brag Thread can be found here:

http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,376631.0.html .

It's managed to slide down the post list a little. Hopefully this will help everyone find it a bit easier.

[ChipsteRJ]

Thanks for the link!

I got a box today... I am waiting a few days to open it or maybe tomorrow depends on how it goes...

My box is from WA- probably ShugarGlider...

[ChipsteRJ]

Partner,

I am sorry that your box did not arrive on time.... Here is a delayed teaser:

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[Mkia]

Darn it I was hoping my partners box would've arrived by now. Sorry it looks like it'll be late partner!

[ladybastilla]

We can't control the post, guys... no matter how much we'd like to. I'm sure everyone's boxes will arrive safe and sound. With Valentines being on a Sunday, it was gonna be hit or miss. Up here in Canada, we only get mail Mon-Fri, for example.

Lovely teaser, ChipsteRJ. Some very pretty colors / patterns on that paper.

This is the start of a pretty awesome week for me. My birthday dinner is tonight (homemade tortillas and ice cream cupcakes from Dairy Queen), I know I have at least one package coming in (private birthday / Valentines swap Ledbyrd and I did / are doing), I'm getting both of the new Fire Emblem games releasing Friday, my parents pre-ordered season 5 of Game of Thrones for me, my brother's taking me to see Deadpool and odds are good the Valentine box will appear, too. Plus, the day we pick up Fire Emblem from the mailbox (our mailbox is partway down the street at a community group of little mailboxes since we're rural) we're also doing Create-a-Burger at McDonalds, which is a pretty neat new feature they recently brought out.

[ChipsteRJ]

Sounds lie you have a busy week (or day) ahead of you... happy birthday week!

Create a Burger???? is that like a burger bar? a salad bar for a hamburger?

[ladybastilla]

You go in and there is an electronic kiosk where you get to take one of their Angus burgers and choose from a bunch of different cheeses, buns, toppings, sauces, etc.

Spoiler: Toppings List

Spoiler

3 buns: Black + White Sesame Seed Brioche-Style Bun, Artisan Style Bakery Roll, or Lettuce Wrap

5 cheeses: McDonald Classic Cheese, Monterey Jack Jalapeño, Natural Cheddar, Swiss, or Crumbled Blue Cheese

12 toppings: Tomato, Lettuce, Guacamole, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Caramelized Onions, Crispy Onions, Sliced Jalapeños, Long Sliced Pickles, Grilled Mushrooms, or Red Onion Rings

9 sauces: Ketchup, Garlic Aioli, Mustard, Smokey BBQ, Big Mac Sauce, Chipotle Aioli, Grainy Mustard, Mayo, or Sriracha Sauce

As shown in the link below, you can also order the burgers with multiple Angus patties and / or add bacon.

http://foodology.ca/mcdonalds-canada-build-your-own-burger/ <-- Here's an article about it from the Foodology blog.

In short, it's definitely more pricey then just going in and getting a burger. It's certainly not something I'd wanna do every day for lunch or something. But since my brother and I will be opening up the new FE games and playing them anyway, we figured it would be fun to have these for lunch too. I think I'm going to get the Sesame bun, cheddar, lettuce, sliced pickles, grilled mushrooms and garlic aoli.

Sorry for the thread derail, guys. I love trying new food / new ways of having food, so finding out about this--and the fact that it's available here--is pretty exciting.

[icecreamgirl]

Have a great birthday ladyb