Happy MayDay!!!

Open your packages and post here!




Opened!


Amberkatze from Lemonista
Bluecat07 from Potok-fan
Xeyra from Zosime
Akashafamily from MsJoanna
PepperVL from Akashafamily
Zosime from BunnyLady
Nikel27 from Xeyra
Marlene from Nikel27
Terra57 from Amberkatze
CdnBlueRose from Ramson
Msjoanna from Cowgirl-up
Needmorezoloft from Appaloosatb
Wss4 from KathyB
Ramson from Terra57
Kyrissaean from Rootmartin
Lexilewords from EllyMae58
Lemonitsa from Kyrissaean
Cowgirl-up from Boogal/CharmedKim
Hobbit from Lexilewords
Rootmartin from Stellarv
Darkpunkangel from GateGypsy
GateGypsy from NeedMoreZoloft
Rebeccaljames from Xallroyx
Xallroyx from Marlene
Appaloosatb from Chronicbooker3
BunnyLady from CdnBlueRose
EllyMae58 from Sejent
Boogal/CharmedKim from Darkpunkangel
KathyB from RebeccaJames
Sejent from Wss4
Potok-fan from Kislany
Kislany from Bluecat
Elsi from Pepper
Stella from Hobbit
Zosime from BunnyLady
Chronicbooker from Danesboxer

To Be Opened!

Danesnboxers

A huge Thank you to my MayDay partner Lemonista!!!! :hug: :kiss: :wub: :hug: :kiss: :wub:

I just opened my package and it was lovely! I am too tired to go into detail right now and my boyfriend thinks I am mad for staying up so late as it is ;)

I will update my post in the morning with a photo!

I hope everyone else has fun opening their packages!

ACKKKKKK! You tease!!!! :whip:

Just opened mine. I got a wishlist book (The Well of Lost Plots) :drool: , an audiobook (Short Stories), a cat pencil, a cat notepad, gummibears, BC stickers and a marker and vanilla incense stick.

The books were beautifully wrapped and there was a lovely card from my great partner Potok-fan (I guessed right who you are! :D )

THANK YOU so much, Ruth!!! :hug: A wonderful package!!

I will try to take and post a foto tomorrow. Am too tired now and will go to bed...

:ditto2:

I've just opened my package...

... and am too sleepy to post about it. I'll do it tomorrow.








NOT!

I opened my package in the living room because my parents were as curious as I was and practically demanded I bring it there. They're like kids!!

I'll post pictures later, when I'm more awake, but right now I can say that I received a box filled with lovely wrapped little packages containing the following:

The Dead Rivers Trilogy by Naomi Kritzer :bananadance:


Plus a gorgeous candle holder, some sandalwood candles (I love this scent!), honeysuckle bath products (what exactly is body butter, by the way? :giggle: ), an absolutely gorgeous bookmark, a pumice stone and a package of delicious chocolate covered popcorn and almond mix, something I have never seen in Portugal. My parents have run away with them, by the way. Worse than children, I tell you!!!

And who is my May Day partner, you ask?

None other than the wonderful ZOSIME. Poor woman, she already had the ungrateful task of being my partner for our previous swap and now she got me again. :P And yet she managed to make me as happy as last time. Thank you so much for the absolutely lovely package, dear!

:wub: :wub: :wub: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :hug: :hug: :hug:

The same thing happens at my house. There have been times where I need to slap their hands away! It's incredible how nosey and greedy they can be!! :rofl:
But at the same time, it is the cutest thing!!!

:cry: It's still SEVEN HOURS 'til midnight here. I will have to fill the time with reading. :wink:

I've dropped my daughter at school and now can sit down with a drink and open my package.


My May Day Package included:



and



Plus some Bookcrossing Bookplates (#22)
some Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles - Yum! I will be hiding this from the kids and hubby
a Halvah bar - I have never seen one of these before so I'm looking forward to giving it a try
a Book Bungee - I've never seen one of these before either, it might stop the kids from pulling my bookmark out of my books.
and also some Bookcrossing wings (which I have already enjoyed for the past 2 weeks)

A huge THANK YOU to my May Day Partner MSJOANNA

:hug: I'm so glad you enjoyed your package! You're fun to shop for. I had just broken down and bought myself the third Dead Rivers book when we got our swap assignments, so I was overjoyed to have an excuse to read it right away. :giggle:

Body butter is just a really thick creamy lotion. I like to put it on my legs right after a bath. Don't try to eat it though, it's not like chocolate body paint. ;)

AUGH!! It's just sitting there taunting me... I swear I can hear it.

I had to run and get my iPod... So far Sweeney Todd soundtrack is half ass drowning out the screams from the package. Every now and then I can hear it yell, "OPEN ME".. I haven't started screaming back yet... but it's tempting. (2.5 hrs left for me)



(Turning up Sweeney Todd now!)

So sleepy! I'm drinking coffee and knitting to stay awake, but I might not make it. :cry:

Only 36 minutes to go, but I'm not going to make it. I'll open my package tomorrow morning and post here when I get home in the afternoon. G'night! :sleep:

:dance:

So far I have two packages... though I've been told that there's another package is coming from a company.

In the first package...


Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie - one of the few Agatha Christie books I don't have! (Different cover)

Also included was a gorgeous black hip scarf - perfect for my gypsy character when I LARP!
And also a bar of Neslte Club Noir intense dark chocolate. Mmmm.... chocolate. :D

In the second package...


The Greenstone Grail by Amanda Hemingway... the first book in a trilogy I've been wanting to read!

Thanks so much Akashafamily!!!!

Is it midnight? I think it's midnight. I am going to open my box. :boogie:

Oh! Everhthing is wrapped up in such pretty flowered paper. There is a card right on top, but I will open it last.

The first thing I have unwrapped is a cloth bookcover. So cute! It is purple with all sorts of colorful designs on it.

Next I find a wonderful smelling bag of vanilla pecan potpourri. So this is why the box smelled so nice when I opened it! I thought my mind was playing tricks on me because of the pretty flowery wrapping paper. :giggle:

And here is a dark chocolate bunny! His name is "Carrot Patch Pete." Adorable and yummy! Underneath the bunny I can now see that there is loose candy in the box, and a cute pencil with flowers and chicks on it. That explains the rattling . . . not that I would shake a package. :whistle:

Ah, now I think this is what I smelled when I opened the box! It's a wine and rose scented candle in a pretty red jar.

A container of sprinkles! Perfect for cupcakes!

Another candle, this one is beautiful white and silver.

A Vanilla Milk moisturizing body bar. Yum.

Zinnia seeds! I can't wait to find a place to plant these. I'm trying to learn how to garden now that I have a yard.

More candy! A box of chocolate Sweethearts. I didn't even know these came in chocolate!

A very pretty ribbon with little flowers on it.

More Sweethearts! These ones are "tarts" Maybe my partner is trying to tell me something? :wub:

And now for the books! My partner has sent me not one, but two Janet Evanovich books! One for the Money and Four to Score. Thank you so much! Mom got me hooked on these, but I'm afraid I've been reading to them all out of order. :blush: It's nice to get some of the gaps filled in!

And now for the card, which is absolutely adorable with a little bear and a sunflower on it. My fabulous partner is . . . BunnyLady! Thank you so much for everything! :hug: :hug: :hug: You have certainly spoiled me. :wub:

Now I must get to bed. I'll try to get a picture posted in the morning. Goodnight everyone!

Hello,

I open my may day packet after breakfast.
Thanks to Xeyra for a great day surprises.

The complete package was packed in red and green my favourite colours.

Now I got the following books, which where shipped separatly:

Annette Blair "The Scot,the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Anne Gracie "The Perfect Kiss"
Angela Knight et al "Over the Moon"

also I got a selfmade bookmark, 3 candles (smells real pretty vanilla), small handbag inside I found a wood bangle and a green brooch.
Spanish sweets, chocolate.

thanks again for making my day.

Nicolé

Morning.
I am so nervous my hands are shaking

It is Rowena's Birthday and she will be celebrating it at my parents house which is bigger.
The thing is her father will be there too. My ex. (for the first time, and second time she will meet him)


OKe. My package.

It was wrapped in wrapping paper.

In it.....

a book by Sandra Dallas: The Chili Queen



what else.
O Nice a bar of Milka chocolate. :drool:

and last but not least. ;)
a lovely sheep on a keyholder.

and my Partner is.... Nikel!
I knew it would be flicki or you cause I saw it came from Germany.
thank you babe! :hug:
Off to write a journal entry.

and then I have to get dressed... :ph34r:

:hug:

Good luck, Marlene. You'll do fine. :kiss:

OMG, OMG, OMG! This was so worth waiting for. Thanks Amber for making today so special. :yahoo: :dance2:

This is what Dear Amber sent to me:

Dead Over Heals


Poison Sleep



Kiss of Midnight



Blood Ties: Possession



Blood Engines



And:
Bookmarks
Bunches of Postcards
Toblerone (2 different ones and they won't last long)
Mars Planets (never seen these before)
Mon Cheri Candies
Knit Slippers (just right for summer)
Fruchtetee Blutorange (is this tea Amber?) (smells wonderful)

Thanks again Amber for such a special treat. I feel like a little kid at Christmas time. :hug:

I am glad you like everything!!

Yes it is tea! Blood orange...it does smell lovely doesn't it!

I hope you enjoy the books as much as I have....I already read them so I knew which were the best ones to send to you ;)

No time this morning to open my package, but I will be back at lunchtime. I may not have time to post then, but you can bet I will open. :lol:

So I am finally awake and have time to post what I got!

Here is a picture of my lovely pressies!



Here is the list of goodies -

Stickers
Sticky Notes
Magnet Notepad
Cross stitch threads
Maple Syrup Lolly
Orange Cadburys Chocolate (yummy!!!)
Cadburys Dairy Milk (yum yum)
Dark M&M's (munch munch)
Cool Star socks!!!
Hot Chocolate
Magazine
Cute cuddly Doggy

Here are the books -

Haunted by Kelley Armstong (wishlist book I need for my PC!)
Witch Blood by Anya Bast (wishlist that I am sure will be read very soon!)
The Last Celtic Witch by Lyn Armstrong (I wanted to put this on my wishlist but couldn't find it!!! So I am happy that Terra told you I was interested in it!)
Audio book of Bitten by Kelly Armstrong (From my wishlist - I love listening to audios and this is a great gift!)

What a great package!! Thank you so much Lemmy!!! You really went to so much trouble and I appreciate it!

:hug: :wub: :kiss:

I will update the opened list later...I have to go save my lunch from burning ;)

I thought there'd be more posts already! Where is everyone??

I have been thoroughly and completely spoiled by my wonderful May Day partner: RAMSON :wub: :hug:

I got 2 boxes to open, one was full of books! 9 of them!!!!! :bounce: :swoon:

The Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club by Susan McBride
An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris
Peter and the Starcatchers by Barry Pearson
Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke
Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Consigned to Death by Jane Cleland
The Good Girls Guide to Murder by Susan McBride
Every Crooked Nanny by Kathy Hogan Trocheck
High Heels are Murder by Elaine Viets

:drool: What an awesome package!!!

The second box is absolutely stuffed with all kinds of great things!!!

A really lovely note from ramson - much appreciated! :hug:

A Mary Engelbreit bar of soap that reads "Forget Love! I'd rather fall in chocolate!"

Two very cute bookmarks - you can never have too many bookmarks, right?

Some Mary Engelbreit notecards that read "Success consists of getting up once oftener than you fall down." - I do love Mary Engelbreit things!! and I don't think I mentioned that on my wishlist...

Two bags of Russell Stover chocolates - one is Triple Chocolate Mousse, the other Vanilla Bean Brulee - YUM!

Pink and green silicone baking cups - these are perfect! My husband left one of my metal muffin tins soaking in the sink and it rusted so badly I had to throw it out....... :rolleyes: and I hadn't replaced it yet - looking forward to using these!!

A silicone spatula & a silicone whisk - YEAH! I love these - and they are in pretty spring colors - pink and blue!

Cookie cutters - a tulip and a butterfly - I've actually started a small collection of cookie cutters and didn't have either of these shapes yet! YAY!!!

Two pencils!

Some Easter eggs - a Gold Brick pecan meltaway one, a Pecan Egg, and 2 Heavenly Hash eggs which ramson says are a locally made Louisiana favorite!

What a lovely start to the day - ramson, you are a fantastic partner, you've spoiled me and made me feel very special!!! HUGE HUGS!!! :hug: :hug:

You're welcome! I hope you count the audio book as a wishlist book too, since your Cliff's list says "any audiobook in English or Swedish". :wink:

But :duh: I did a foolish thing when I registered the book (I know there's debate about whether to register them in advance or not, but I want to be a part of the history and see future JEs, so I do register) - I didn't want you spotting what it was (especially since I wasn't too careful about hiding my identity on the envelope :blush: ), so I just registered it as "Secret", but now I can't find the details! :dunce: :whip: I hope you won't mind PMing me the title and details so I can re-do it properly.

Anyway, it was fun shopping for you. :hug:

Happy reading/listening.

I opened my package late last night (around 1am), but my husband was using the computer and I was too tired to wait for him to finish to post about it...

I got a wonderful package:

First, the wishlist book:


The cute thing about this book is that it started with a BOer, then was passed to someone else, then went to my partner as part of another BO exchange. Awesome.

Second, a package of yummy looking Organic tea. This looks wonderful.

Third, several packages of spice mixes for salsa and dip. :yum:

Fourth, a jar of tapenade made from artichokes, olives, bell peppers and other tasty stuff. I'm going to be eating well...

Fifth, a package of Old-Fashioned licorice hard candies. These look great. I'm actually annoyed that I forgot to bring them to work with me today.

Sixth, a lovely handmade bookstring.

Finally, a nice card from my terrific partner, cowgirl-up.

Thanks so much for the great package. :wub:

There are still so many packages to open! Where is everyone? :party:

:waiting:

:shrug:

great surprises so far :D

hope mine arrives today :wave:

Mine hasn't gotten here yet either. I hope there is one in my po box after work!!!

:waiting:

By the way. I want to thank Amber. You did a great job hosting this exchange.
Kept this thread up to date. Made sure everyone did not forget to mail out there packages. Really cared.

Hooray and thanks!!!!!!!!!!! :bananadance: :hug:

:ditto2: :goodjob: :cheers2:

Thanks!

I can't wait to organise another one....what one can I do next???

:rofl: Amber you are making me laugh.
We have one in summer.
let me see if I can find it...

I have an old saved email from a few years back.

December 2004 holiday exchange #1 editorgrrl (Herebedragons)
February 2005 Valentine #1 Kyryssean (Zmrzlina)
May 2005 Sping Fling #1 Tribefan (Heaven150)
August 2005 Happiness Day #1 Sarradee (Rosie)
October 2005 Secret Spooks #1 zzz (Geegal)
December 2005 Santa #2 Danesnboxers (Twiggy1972)
February 2006 Valentine #2 lovemylife (Shauney)

MY GOD I have been doing these exchanges for quite some years now. :o

I wish I had all the other exchanges and names also. :rolleyes:
The first names were my partners who I had to send something, the (names) gave me something. sometimes us, Rowena and me. :rolleyes:

One thing I do not get. what is the #1 and #2? :blink:

Wow, Marlene, that s a big thing..hope it goes well and give Rowena a birthday hug from me :hug:

Well, this one just went onto my wishlist. I didn't know that Dallas had another book out.

yes Elsi. I have read 2 of her books so far and this is going to be my third. loved the first 2.

Sunny. Rowena met her father last year for the first time. We went to see him and his parents, (we are Rowena, my parents and me) before we arrived, we had to stop the car, cause she felt she was going to be sick.

It was really scary, for me too, (My hands were shaking so much this morning before I left) :ph34r: very emotional but it did go well.

So this was the first time he was at her birthday. He is very quiet and normally that makes me nervous, but this time, I was clam and accepted that. Rowena seemed to have a lot of fun and all went well. :hug: I think Jeroen was happy to be there. (My parents know him from back in the days when he was my boyfriend)

When I left only Rowena's friends were there (and my parents and some more friends would come later)
She was wearing the dress I bought her. :bananadance:
(My dad made a picture of us 3, Rowena and her "parents" )

Where is my partner? :bash: :bash: :waiting:

Where is everyone??? The big opening day and there has been no action for hours!!