Brandy524

I've now sent messages to all the folks who have not posted that they've received a gift. Please let me know as soon as possible whether you've received anything so that I can follow up with the senders! I figure some folks are out of town for the holidays, etc. Hope everyone has enjoyed getting gifts!

Hope everyone had a great holiday! There are 18 left on my list who have not posted that they've received a gift. If you haven't gotten anything by Monday please PM me so that I can follow up with your secret Santa and see when your gift was shipped.

I have been out of commission for a week with pneumonia so I'm just now getting caught up on all the awesome gifts! I have now been through the entire thread and checked off my list who has posted that they've sent and/or received a gift. Some of y'all have been incredibly silent through this whole thing! Even if you don't want to open your gift until Christmas, or don't want to post pictures, etc., please at least let us know that you've received a gift so that I can mark you off my list and your secret Santa will know that their package got there. If you don't receive something by the end of this week please PM me and I will follow up with your secret Santa. Hope y'all are having fun with this!

Yay! I'm loving seeing all your gifts! My gift came yesterday from my not-so-secret Santa and it's absolutely perfect! Thank you so much! You have no idea how happy me and the girls were to see Shrek in there! And I seriously have been wanting baking mats for years and just never got around to getting any!

Great stuff, y'all! Don't fret if you haven't received anything or if you haven't gotten word that your gift was received. At least don't fret yet, lol. This is why we moved the shipping deadline up, so that there's plenty of time for gifts to arrive before the holidays. And with the winter weather in much of the U.S. right now I'm sure shipping has been delayed for some folks.

Someone had mentioned earlier about hoping this continues to grow. So far, so good. We started at 36 participants in 2011; jumped up to 61 in 2012; and then up again to 77 this year.

Today is the day, y'all! Get those gifts mailed out. Can't wait to see what everyone gets!

Three more days to get those gifts out, folks! Can't wait to see what everyone receives!

I love that you quoted the movie! That looks awesome!

It's totally open at your own discretion! We moved the deadlines up earlier this year to make sure that the international folks received their gifts before the holidays (last year there were some issues with shipping times). So feel free to open whenever you choose. People will be posting in this thread for while as the gifts start trickling in. Also, I was asked if/when you should reveal yourself to your giftee. That's totally up to you as well. I believe there are still people who don't know their secret santas from years past. So you decide whether or not you want to reveal yourself!

There are still 9 messages in my outbox which means that they haven't been read yet! Check your inbox folks! You have to have your gift mailed out by Dec. 5.

Got my gift ordered today! Should be on its way soon!

It has definitely grown over the years. In 2011 we had 36... 2012 had 61... and this year we have 75! Also, when you receive your gift make sure you post in here and show us what you got! EDIT: Just thought of something! If you any of you are on Pinterest, the boards are a great way to find out someone's interests! Here's mine: http://www.pinterest.com/brandy524/boards/

Yeah, those of you who are new to TPR, or are not frequent posters it would be really, really helpful if you post something in here.

I don't know why my computer decided it didn't like some of you guys, but again, if you got the error message please pm me so I can send it again!

Sorry guys! I apologize on behalf of my stupid work computer that decided to turn against me today. It has been really screwy lately. I have no idea what happened. If it says that your message was deleted please pm me back and I will send it again.

Okay, everyone! Check your inbox! You have until December 5 to shop and get it mailed out. Let the fun begin...

^ That is slightly disturbing. We are currently up to 73 participants! I'll get started sorting everything out tomorrow using a random number generator. We have more than enough people who volunteered for international shipping, so not everyone who agreed to ship international will get international. I'll start sending messages out on Monday with your names, and I'll post in here to remind you to check your inboxes!

Any stragglers better get their names in today!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Just got caught up on the messages. I still see several folks who have posted in here that they want to participate but have not sent me their mailing addresses yet. You have to send me your address by this Friday, Nov. 8! Also, I've had several people give me their address but not their real name. If you don't have a banner in your signature with your name on it then please tell me your real name! Friday's the deadline, folks!

We just hit last year's number with one week still left to sign up! Keep 'em coming!

Just got caught up on the all the messages since yesterday! We're just a few folks away from hitting last year's number so keep 'em coming!

WOW! Left work yesterday with no messages, came in today to 17. You guys are on the ball! Couple of things: I noticed a few folks who have posted in the thread but have not pm'd me a mailing address, so make sure you do both! And, please make sure you let me know yes or no for international shipping because I've had a lot of folks forget to include that in their pm. Keep 'em coming! And, of course, I'm in again this year. I like baking (obviously, if you've read my thread), sweets (chocolate weakness), anything 80s related, novelty socks (yes, I know I'm 32, so what). I have eclectic taste in music: 80s pop, 90s alternative, Broadway musicals, jazz, bluegrass, "new" grass. I love antiques and historical stuff; I want to know the stories behind antiques: where did it come from, who did it belong to, etc. I love to act and perform, though you probably wouldn't know it at first meeting because I'm kind of shy, but get me on stage and I'm a completely different person.

Last season I watched one show on a regular basis. This season I have something every night except Saturday! Mon: Sleepy Hollow Tues: Agents of SHIELD Wed: Revolution Thur: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Fri: Grimm Sun: Once Upon a Time Yeah, I'm a TV junkie now.

I really wish there was a silks place near me! Looks like everyone caught on quickly. Hope you all had fun!