Blogger Secret Santa!!!

Tracy over at The Printable Pony organizes the Equestrian Blogger Secret Santa every year, and I'm SO GRATEFUL that she does! I love participating, but honestly, I could never be as good at organizing as she is. So HUGE thanks to Tracy for putting this all together again this year!
I JUST sent my package out on Saturday, so hopefully my recipient will have the gift very soon! So sorry for being on the late side, it's been such a crazy month so far! Anyway... let's get to the best part of this post. MY PRESENT!
My secret santa was Amanda over at The 900 Facebook Pony. Amanda totally gets me and all my weirdness. Like fully. And her gift was AMAZING. Completely over the top, but as she stated in the card it couldn't be helped.

The card was adorable.

There was so much stuff in the box I couldn't wait to dig in! Because I'm a child. And surprises are super fun! The first thing I pulled out was this fantastic Pug tee:

I mean, I didn't choose the pug life, the pug life chose me. So this is perfect. Duh.

But it was the next thing that made me laugh so hard I almost died.

You guys. It's a Cheese Balls shirt! I mean honestly, if anything screams Stacie, it's DEFINITELY a cheese ball shirt. Hands down, my new favorite thing. Possibly ever.

Next up was this awesome Mind Filly Band from Mare Goods.

 This one says I'm a Badass inside, and that's just perfect. I mean, I'm not always feeling like a badass, but this bracelet will remind me to be one.

Next up was something for Shiny...

How ADORABLE is this bonnet? I love the beads and can't wait to use it! It will definitely look better on her than it did on me.

I suffer from floppy ear syndrome.

Being that I'm now a mare person with Shiny joining the family this year, Amanda next picked the most perfect little pouch for me from Mare Goods.

It has Shiny AND Pammon on it! And a fox and a dog. It's perfect. I've been eyeballing but haven't bought it, so I'm so excited Amanda sent this to me! I use pouches a lot at home for organizing stuff and for travel, so this will get tons of use.

And last, one of my other favorite things in the box:

Amanda recommended this book in a post a little bit ago, and I really wanted to get it. I can't wait to sit down with it! I think it will have some great stories.

Amanda really went above and beyond with this gift, and I absolutely LOVE everything in the box. Thank you so much, Amanda! You're the best!

6th Annual Equestrian Blogger Gift Exchange

For the last six years, Tracy over at The Printable Pony has organized the Equestrian Blogger gift exchange. HUGE thank you to Tracy for doing this every year, as it's tons of fun, but also a lot of work/organization. My recipient's gift is still in my car trying to get to the post office, but I do plan to get there tomorrow before work. Wish me luck, as I'm really useless in the morning. But MY gift arrived over the weekend and I wanted to share with all of you!
My Santa was Emily from May As Well Event. I actually had not found Emily's blog before being her recipient so I'm excited to wander over there and get to know her and that gorgeous yellow unicorn of hers!
First off, the box was lined with wrapping paper! Like attached to the box, actually lined with it. Color me impressed. And if that wasn't enough, it was Chanukah colors!

There was an adorable card:

Heart me some snowmen <3 Emily was worried it was Christmasy, but I think it's just wintry and it's adorable. Also, I don't mind a little commercial Christmas anyway. Now, on to the good stuff!

 First up is this giant bottle of all natural shampoo from The Whole Horse Equine.

 My horses are already stinky and it's only December. So this will definitely be used come spring. It came with a green rubber bracelet too! I have a whole box full of similar rubber bracelets. Some came with horse stuff like this one, some from who knows where, and some were fundraisers. I really should do something crafty with them.

And now for my favorite item!

PUG SCARF!!!! How cute is this? That little one with the bow tie? Seriously?! SO CUTE!
I absolutely love my gifts! Thank you so much to Emily for the awesome swag. I can tell you put a lot of thought into finding things that are both useful, and very much "me"!
And thank you again to Tracy for organizing. I hope my recipient doesn't hate me too much for being so behind, and that she loves her swag too!

Did you participate too? Feel free to drop your link in the comments so everyone can click over to see what you all got!

Equestrian Blogger Gift Exchange!

This is the second year I participated in the Blogger Gift Exchange hosted by Tracy at Fly on Over Eq. My gift came from Britt at House on a Hill.

Britt sent me a great smelling mason jar candle, a giant chocolate coin, and Mrs Pastures for the boys. I'm not sure if she knows how perfect that chocolate coin is for me! It's a Chanukah tradition to give chocolate gelt (chocolate money). Getting a giant one that came all the way from England was awesome! And also delicious. Yep, stuffed it down in one sitting. Moo. The boys loved the Mrs Pasture's too, can't go wrong there!
Thank you Britt, we loved our treats!

My giftee was Aimee from I am the Sprinkler Bandit. I found a great coupon code for a custom slider bead and decided a personalized bracelet would be the perfect gift. Aimee mentioned she liked blue so I chose that for the bracelet color. I went Instagram stalking and found an adorable photo of Aimee and Courage that I stole without permission cause surprises ya know? And I had that put on the bead. Then found some letters on Etsy to spell out Courage, and voila! Custom pony bracelet:

I did not remember to take a photo before sending it off, so I'm stealing Aimee's. Sorry Aimee, stealing your photos is becoming a habit of mine apparently... I stuck it in a stocking with some candy cane themed goodies for garnish.

This gift exchange is so much fun! I'm so glad Tracy keeps hosting. I really love seeing what everyone picks out for each other. The personalized gifts are my favorite. Everyone does such a great job finding just the right things for their giftees. Great job everyone! And thank you again Britt!