Welcome to Litsy!

1. My friends planned a surprise party for my 16th birthday. My “gift” was a giant wrapped box that contained three adorable guys from the senior class clad in nothing but their bathing suits. The most amusing detail of this story is that the party was held at our church and was chaperoned by our minister. 😀🤷🏻‍♀️

2. I love plot twists! Especially if I don‘t see them coming.

#Two4Tuesday

How amazing is this #allhallowsreadswap package ?! I‘m such a newbie to the swaps 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘m going to work on my touches more going forward @ulrichyumiodd you are AMAZING 🧡🖤🤍💀🦇🕷

@AmyG there was a box of surprises in my mailbox! I love the candle and the pins and keychain! I‘m holding out the week and a half for my birthday to open the rest. Thank you so much my dear friend 🥰💕.

Lesley! I have a surprise package today… should I open it?!

I wish there had been a camera attached to my mailbox today!

If there had been, you all would have been able to see how surprised and delighted I was to get an awesome package from @Sleepswithbooks 😍😃

Stacy, this absolutely made my day! Thank you for your thoughtful, kind gesture 💕

Hannah! It came! I can‘t wait to open it! #jolabokaflod

@sebrittainclark I‘ve got my #Bestof2020 gifts all ready to unwrap. Not sure when I‘ll get to them tomorrow—I‘m working during the day but I might be able to unwrap before I go in since I‘m sure I‘ll be awake annoyingly early. I find it unlikely I‘ll make it to midnight to unwrap as soon as it‘s 2021. Cute wrapping paper! @candority

It‘s on its way!! #bestof2020swap @candority

Jessie your parcel has arrived- I‘m assuming so anyway!!
Thank you 😘❤️

#BestOf2020Swap going out today! And thoroughly checked out / sniffed by the pup to make sure it's all good.

@MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @candority

A lovely surprise of #bookmail arrived today! Is this from you @Tanisha_A ? 😍

Hooray, I got a surprise today! Thanks, Soubhi! My plan is to set it aside and open it at my birthday (I assume that‘s what this is for), but my husband is pushing me to open it now, which I‘d be happy to do. 😬 I‘m super excited regardless.

#surprised #magicalmay @Eggs

The long shipping time from Australia to Canada created a lovely surprise amid quarantine 😆 My #CreepyChristmas box arrived this week and I had forgotten all about it so I was doubly excited when I realized what it was. Thanks @LapReader ! I love that it‘s all Australian-themed.

In my effort to read more from my own shelves, I decided to try a new adventure. Each of my kids got to pick 6 books from my TBR shelves - no restrictions, and 6 they want. Biggest 6 you can find? Great. Most boring covers you see? Perfect. Whatever they chose made the pile. I wrapped them all up and will choose one at random to read each month in 2020.

Welcome to #kidspickmyTBR2020

Came home to some cards and a surprise book from Chapters! 🥰 There was no note with the book but I‘m assuming it‘s also from #PoutinePenPals?

EDIT: Found a note tucked in the center of book! Thank you @mcctrish ! This one has been on my TBR for quite some time, now I can finally read it! 💚

@Nessavamusic I was right, it came while I was out of town!!! 😊😊😊 #summersantagoespostal
@BookishMarginalia

I'm out of town for the weekend so no pictures, but I believe my #summersantagoespostal box came!!!!! I'll show a pic when I get home, but for now enjoy a vacation selfie 😂
@BookishMarginalia

My #summersantagoespostal package is headed south to @Soubhiville - est. arrival is Thursday, May 30th...which is the same day I head east for #BookCon! I hope everything makes it there safely! 👋🏼☀️❤️📚 Also, like a doofus...I forgot to put the card in the box, so it‘s coming separately. Just open it after the things in the box! 😉 Enjoy!!

@BookishMarginalia

Woohoo #bookmail arrived today! My #sffs box and I think the #mythsandlegendsswap it‘s not marked so I‘m assuming it is. So excited!!
@MeganAnn @Avanders

Is not FairyLoot but it is #SciFiFantasySwap #SFFS package. Can't wait to open it. Thank you @LittleBug 🥰💕
@Avanders

#sweetsurprise #bookexchange #bookswap #litsyswap #package #litsylove

This box of goodies is heading towards my swap for #funkopopandbookswap 🤗😬😎 My match should get it on Thursday! Hope she loves it. @kstadt929

A really nice surprise was in my mailbox today. Thank you again @RamsFan1963 for your #10k1stanniversary giveaway. Even without this, I‘ve won by having you in my Litsy family.

I peeked! I got my #blitsy package can‘t wait to open everything Thursday ❤️

Y‘all, @Mitch sent me a cat trap! Yep, the shiny red cat trap showed up in my mailbox and promptly caught the rare and elusive Ozzie when I brought it into the house. Seriously Mitch, thank you so much for the surprise. Even if it didn‘t say on it to wait to open it, I don‘t think I could open it now that the great and terrible Oz has claimed it (at least until he gets the zoomies again). 😂

@amabear the above package was shipped out to you so you should be getting it hopefully this weekend.🙂

Again I'm sorry if this delays your reading 😩

Look what I got today!!! I can‘t wait to open it later this week!!!!

#stuffedstockingswap

Look at this fun surprise that arrived in the mail today from Penguin Random House.

It is Wrapping paper. :)

BEAUTIFUL!!

Thank you @penguinrandomhouse and dkpublishing

Congratulations to @KatieDid927!!! You're the mystery box #hugyofriendsgiveaway winner 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Thanks to everyone who participated!!
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Please send me an email at cheeky monk 27 at gee mail dot com with your address. I'll post when I'm mailing it out so you'll know to expect it. Hugs to you!!!

My #justabookswap book is purchased and will be delivered soon to a secret Litten! 😻😻😻 @TheBookKeepers

@kaysworld1
Finally, I love it already! #hellofrom #litsyswap #uspsadventures

All packaged up and winging its way to you @Cathythoughts Hope you like how I‘ve interpreted you‘re 5 words!

#50kReadinglifegiveaway

This is what I found inside of those beautiful wrapped packages😱This is a beautiful start for a cozy mystery season! I took off the jacket of The Secret of Chimneys book b/c it is so pretty with and without the jacket.What I need right know is a hot chocolate☕️with some of those delicious cookies and start to read! I ate the other package so slowly because I didn't want to finish them!Thank so much @mabell I don't what to say!Very grateful!😘❤️

It‘s opening day for #myfavoritebookswap!
@MommyOfTwo - I love all these little notes and the Harry Potter seal you did!
I‘ll post the final results soon. 😊

@Betty Your package is on the way. It should arrive on Monday or Tuesday ;) Can't wait for the opening date...
#myfavoritebookswap @JoeStalksBeck

@ReadingRuby #myfavoritebookswap has arrived.

Who doesn‘t like a surprise!! Thanks @Schnoebs for this #CSGiveaway!

Thanks @Betty for your package, I received it today!!! I'll send yours very soon ;) Can't wait to see the marvellous things that are inside...
#myfavoritebookswap @JoeStalksBeck

@BookaholicNatty Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! This is the BEST!!!!!! It made me laugh when I opened it!!!

#genreswap #groupc #monkeyking #mustwatch #epiccrushofgenielo

I came home from my trip yesterday to a messy house and a stack of bills. This was a happy surprise in the middle of an otherwise chaotic day. Thanks for the #LitsyLove @StephanieGeiser !

Sitting outside on a nice July day reading my book for #lmpbc #grouph
Title is a surprise and I'm hoping this one is better than the one I chose last time which we all conceded was pretty awful! Need to redeem myself! @mariaku21 @Blaire @Wannabe_Quijote

This box of goodies was mailed out today to surprise one of my favorite littens! Can not wait for her to get it!

A wonderful #birthdaysurprises #jbuk from @squirrelbrain 😄 thank you so much. Now, due to how punctual it is, am I allowed to open it now or do I have to wait? 😂🙏🙏🙏

Thank you dear @erzascarletbookgasm for this surprise gift! Your review definitely made me want to read it and you're so kind to send it to me. I was just skimming through it and it looks so gorgeous. Thanks for your lovely message too, reading it just made my day ❤️❤️❤️

Look what I found on my doorstep this morning!!! Been asking my family if it's from them but no success so far. But still feels good that my reviews meant something 🤗

#surprisegift #appreciated

Julie, you can totally open the package I sent you (if you haven‘t already). I hope you like it ❤️ @Kaye

Two #jb cards, one from yesterday from @Aloisi_tribe and one today from @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks ladies! I am so appreciative of the bright spot these notes add to my day. I will get replies out as soon as I can. And my #justbecause #bookswap is ready for the post office @Kaye 💌📬😀

Sent you both emails on your surprises that are going to be there this week!!!!! Hope you enjoy!!!! #litsypenpals

Thank you @Sarah83 - wonderful surprise mail.

I love everything, but especially the tea. It's cold brew tea, how clever.

I didn't know there was a magazine for books, it'll certainly be very interesting to dive into this.

What a nice sight to come home to!! 😁