I received my second gift today from my SS. We agreed that I would wait to post them both at the same time. So last week I received the excellent board game "For Sale!" from my SS, which we had a fantastic time playing over the weekend. For those unfamiliar, it is a combination betting/hand management game that plays a bit like poker and hearts rolled into one, but you can play it in about 20 minutes with 6 people.

Today my second gift arrived, and I cannot tell you how impressed I am. My SS contacted me the day we received our matches asking me a lot of questions: are there any animals I identify with, what are my favorite colors, are there any themes I enjoy (I love post apocalyptic stuff), what styles of beer do I brew the most. All of this within the context of me being a homebrewer. So fast forward to today and I receive this beautiful pine box with a classy brown ribbon that says "Lonely Otter Brewing Works"... "Odd", I think, "I've never heard of them before"... Well folks, that's because I am the Lonely Otter Brewing Works. Inside this box are beautiful hand designed (by my SS), reusable, vinyl, dry-erase marker-able labels custom made for yours truly. As you can see there is an otter in the fallout 3 wasteland with a well-worn color scheme. There is even whitespace at the top of the neck label so that I can write in what brew it is. I am so thrilled with the gift, that words are inadequate. Best of all, I'm giving beer for Christmas this year, so things just got extra classy. (and don't worry santa, I'll get the bottles back).

Jbixler, you are one classy guy, and the best secret santa I could have asked for. Cheers!