Birthday/Christmas Combo Package

If you don't know Ellie yet, you need to get yourself over to her YouTube channel (pepper19882007) and check her out.  She is a Bath & Body Works guru, but also has the occasional makeup tutorial, and I've gotten to know her over the past year.  We both have birthdays close to Christmas and we had been talking at one point about what a bummer it can be when people feel the need to just clump the birthday and Christmas together like we won't notice or care.  So I knew quite a while ago that I would be sending her a birthday package and a Christmas package . . . funny that it ended up being sent together, thus clumped together anyway.  LOL  (To be fair though, I had them in separate gift bags within the mailing box!)

Well, I received a package from Ellie today . . . right on my birthday, yay! . . . and when I opened it . . .

Oh my gosh, this girl spoiled me!  I was laughing when I saw this, and seriously spoke "Oh my god, Ellie!" like she could actually hear my reaction.  It was like a bottomless box as I was pulling goodies out!

There were indeed two cards in there, one for Christmas, and one for my birthday, but beyond that nothing is designated as to which day it belongs too.  In this case, it doesn't matter.  LOL

As mentioned, she is a B&BW guru so it was no surprise that there were B&BW goodies.  The variety of those things was an interesting surprise though.  She sent a tube of 'triple moisture body cream' in Dark Kiss scent (her absolute fave).  I *need* this right about now because my itchy spots are coming back in this colder, drier weather.  She also sent a face mask in Peach Citrus scent.  I think these are new to B&BW, and this will be fun to try.  I laughed out loud when I saw she had included a mini bottle of Rio Rumberry, part of the new tropical (?) line coming early next year.  She'd done a video about these and I'd mentioned this was the one that caught my eye the most.  There is a little PocketBac (and holder) in Cranapple Crisp scent.  And there is a room spray in Island Nectar scent.  I've been so submerged in warm, spicy, holiday scents lately that I'm actually quite looking forward the return of these lighter, fruitier scents.

Candles AND tarts!  Oh, happy day!  The big candle is Sticky Toffee Pudding, from B&BW.  I already have this one but it's such a great ooey gooey foodie scent that it's no problem at all to have a duplicate.  She also included four of the mini 'preview' size candles, which is cool because A)I melt them as tarts, and B)I'd been told they were no longer going to making these.  She sent Hot Chocolate, Spiced Madeleine, Salty Caramel, and Dark Chocolate Mint.  There were also three tarts from Yankee included: Pumpkin Buttercream, Peppermint Cocoa, and Root Beer Float.  YUMMMMERS!

She also sent a package of incense because we're both all about home fragrance and she just recently started playing around with this form.  I think this is sandalwood scent, and it will probably go to Ty since he's the one who has been burning incense.  And then there are three packets of tea because I've mentioned here and there that I'd like to get into drinking tea.  There is a Spiced Apple Chai, a regular Chai, and an English Breakfast Tea.  I will definitely have to give it a decent effort now.  There was also a bunch of Hershey's Kisses scattered throughout the box.

So how fun was that?!  I thank you like crazy, Ellie, and then I thank you some more.  It was fun acknowledging our birthdays together, and I look forward to many fun new videos in the coming year!

THANK YOU, ELLIE!!!