Everyone has heard of the concept of the Secret Santa. It's basically where someone anonymously gives you a gift. For the last few years I have had a Secret Santa and the gift is always the same, always delivered the same, and always presented the same. This year it was on Thanksgiving day that the gift was delivered. I should have looked out the window when I heard the dog growling as he usually does when someone approaches the door. I was home all day except for the couple hours in the morning that I took our turkey to be deep fried (awesome by the way). The gift was delivered after the guests had departed from our holiday meal but before my brother Chris came home from his time he spent with his wife's family that evening.
The gift is simply this. A classic red Santa hat delivered in a plain manilla envelope with my first name written largely in big black marker and left on my front porch. I have always appreciated this gift every year because whoever this person is, they know me well enough to know that usually every year we pull out the holiday items, I can never seem to find the Santa hat I wore the previous year. Well, as it turns out this year, it seems that all the other hats magically popped up in various places as we opened the different containers. One was even packed with our Christmas tree. So now I think we might even have enough for everyone in my family to wear one. I've also deduced that it is probably someone who lives close to me as the roads were somewhat snowy & icy this year and since we live on a hill, it's either someone who lives near by or someone really dedicated. Knowing how much my Mom hates to be on the roads in the snow, I think I can pretty safely eliminate it being a family member.
Besides being a fashionable accessory to wear for the holiday season, it's also a functional item to keep the head and ears warm (assuming it's big enough to cover the ears too). Whoever my Secret Santa is, I want to thank them for the blessing they bring to my life every year. I appreciate their kindness and dedication and the time, money, & effort they put in to helping me to feel the holiday spirit. Thank you Secret Santa.
