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Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:23 pm
by Glorfindel
S~V~S wrote:Well, he IS an Elven Lord. Maybe he has special powers.
I am beyond thrilled that you liked my gift, my friend :bighug: I hope you have the most awesome Christmas. Sadly, my special powers don't extend to the US postal service - I was beginning to doubt it would ever reach you... :haha:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:25 pm
by Glorfindel
Golden wrote:Wow, matty took part all the way from Australia? That's amazing. Maybe I should do it next year.
It's Australia, my friend - not the end of the earth... :haha:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:29 pm
by S~V~S
Glorfindel wrote:
S~V~S wrote:Well, he IS an Elven Lord. Maybe he has special powers.
I am beyond thrilled that you liked my gift, my friend :bighug: I hope you have the most awesome Christmas. Sadly, my special powers don't extend to the US postal service - I was beginning to doubt it would ever reach you... :haha:
I think that is a special power no one has!

And tbh, I was so thrilled to get a package from across the world, I didn't think I could be happier until I opened it.

Thanks again! I really have not stopped smiling since I got home.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 3:00 am
by JaggedJimmyJay
That's delightful. The Syndicate community spans the globe!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:37 am
by juliets
Cool stuff from Australia! Nice work Glori!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:07 pm
by Elohcin
So many awesome gifts have been given and I have another to share. I got my first pieces of mail in my OWN home and it happened to be a package from Boomslang (and a Christmas card from a dear friend -his girlfriend). Below is a picture of what I received :D Local tea and honey I cannot wait to try with the description written adorably on a recipe card. :), I love it!

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Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:12 pm
by Spacedaisy
Awe! That's awesome! And perfect for Elo. :)

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 7:32 pm
by Spacedaisy
Ok, Alex came home and helped me so now the picture is uploaded!

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Also we already polished off the coffee and it was AMAZING! So good, thanks so much LA!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 5:06 pm
by Boomslang
Even after arriving back to Asheville from Kentucky, Christmas wasn't over—I received a lovely Arizona gift box from bea!

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Got a number of tasty local chocolates, a creepy cool scorpion magnet, and a whimsical ornament of the Native American fertility and trickster god Kokopelli (which is now displayed proudly on my tree). And coffee, because coffee is always a good decision. Thanks so much!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 5:11 pm
by Epignosis
I don't want to knock other cultures, but damn, when your fertility god also happens to be your trickster god...that's just messed up.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:34 pm
by Glorfindel
Epignosis wrote:I don't want to knock other cultures, but damn, when your fertility god also happens to be your trickster god...that's just messed up.
:haha:

This entire event has turned out far more amazingly well than I thought it would. It seems Syndicateers are exceptionally keen and thoughtful gift buyers :nicenod:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 10:25 pm
by nutella
Guuuys I got a really really awesome package from Sorsha!! :D

Unfortunately one of the glass beverages broke, but everything was sealed so nothing else was ruined thankfully (and I like cherry a lot more than orange soda anyway!! :p ) So there's hard cherry cola, two huge delicious looking kringles, a box of assorted chocolates, caramel corn, and rosemary salt and pepper pecans. They all look delicious! Thanks so much Sorsha :clap:


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Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:08 am
by Marmot
I meant to post this a few days ago, but here they are!!
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Spacedaisy made a boatload of delicious cookies, and two thirds of them were gone as of this past weekend. Additionally she sent some preserves, including Blueberry Jalapeño and Strawberry Tequila. I've never had such a spread before, but I love trying new things, so I'm really looking forward to trying them. :D Thanks Spacedaisy for the gift and for getting the ball rolling on this!!

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to try the preserves with?

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:41 am
by juliets
The blueberry jalapeño might be good spooned over some cream cheese and then spread on crackers that are plain (water crackers is what I have in mind). This is how I've eaten other jalapeño jellies.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:51 pm
by Sorsha
Sorry about the breakage Nutella... I knew it was risky but at least one made it!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:21 pm
by nutella
No worries at all!! I had some of the kringle and chocolate caramel corn today and they are sooo good :cloud9:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:01 pm
by bea
Golden wrote:Wow, matty took part all the way from Australia? That's amazing. Maybe I should do it next year.
you totally should. <3

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:05 pm
by bea
Epignosis wrote:I don't want to knock other cultures, but damn, when your fertility god also happens to be your trickster god...that's just messed up.
And music. TBQH - I think the Natives had it right....

I know I exist cuz "Hey Barbie, I got the new Rod Stewart album, wanna come up to my room and listen to it?"

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:49 pm
by bea
So - my package arrived today - from the sweet blooper! <3

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Country Ham, Some amazing looking mustard - yes I refrigerated it as soon as I got done taking the pictie - some organic chocolate truffles and moonshine jelly. And the cutest note ever!!

I love it all so much!! And in hindsite I'm SO laughing because I wanted to include a couple things that were for boom and blooper both. And blooper ended up having me. :cloud9: I've done this 3 times and it's the first time I got a prezzie back. :cloud9:


I gotta ask about the jelly. Is it still boozy? cuz man, my auntie lives in NC and I've had some mason jar with fruit in the bottle shine.

Irregardless, I can't wait to have all my little treatsies!!! Thank you so much!!!!! :hugs: :hugs: :hugs: :hugs:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:06 am
by bea
Also - I SOOOO almost bought one of these for you guys:

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But I was afraid I would have been over stepping bounds.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:19 pm
by nijuukyugou
Meant to post this ages ago, but am just now getting to post after all of the holiday traveling (and am actually still in the midst of travels :p )

I was lucky enough to receive my present in person from MovingPictures, as we were both visiting Cincinnati at the same time :biggrin:

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Freaking amazing cookie dough balls and mint chocolate cookies (the picture was taken before half of them were eaten), and some excellent jams that we're very excited to try. Yay, presents and visits!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:20 pm
by nijuukyugou
bea wrote:Also - I SOOOO almost bought one of these for you guys:

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But I was afraid I would have been over stepping bounds.
:p :blush: (had to do an image search for the meaning of that one)

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:23 pm
by nijuukyugou
bea wrote: I gotta ask about the jelly. Is it still boozy? cuz man, my auntie lives in NC and I've had some mason jar with fruit in the bottle shine.
Apparently it's got a boozy aspect to it. I've actually never had it, but have seen it so many times at the farmer's market and have wondered, and figured it was perfect for you :p I hope it's tasty!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:33 pm
by Marmot
nijuukyugou wrote:Meant to post this ages ago, but am just now getting to post after all of the holiday traveling (and am actually still in the midst of travels :p )

I was lucky enough to receive my present in person from MovingPictures, as we were both visiting Cincinnati at the same time :biggrin:

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Freaking amazing cookie dough balls and mint chocolate cookies (the picture was taken before half of them were eaten), and some excellent jams that we're very excited to try. Yay, presents and visits!
Well hey!! That gift reminds me of the one I got!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:24 pm
by Spacedaisy
That thing is really pretty but now I want to know what it's meaning is, lol. So bea or Blooper, clue me in?

Oh and I don't know if Alex told you (MM and Blooper) but the one jelly is the Buccee's brand. Buccee's is this weird Texas thing, it's a gas station on steroids. They sell all kinds of stuff, including specialty foods and candies and so forth. They have very clean, nice restrooms and a TON of gas pumps. And for some reason everyone here LOVES Buccee's. Just as Lorab. It was weird to me, I mean they buy Buccee's T-shirts and walk around in them and stuff, it's bizarre. But, we thought it would be fun to get some specialty stuff from there for a nice Texas/San Antonio touch. So the jellies are purchased there, one is their brand the other is another local brand. :)

And I'm really glad you guys enjoyed my cookie dough balls and mint chocolate cookies. :) I enjoyed making them for you all!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:12 pm
by bea
BUCKIES!!!! OMG that place was so much fun!!! And the hubby loved the dry rub I brought home. We only just recently used the last of it cuz he'd only use it on special steaks!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:42 pm
by bea
nijuukyugou wrote:
bea wrote:Also - I SOOOO almost bought one of these for you guys:

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But I was afraid I would have been over stepping bounds.
:p :blush: (had to do an image search for the meaning of that one)

:feb: ;) Just know it's on the future prezzie list. :hugs:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:47 pm
by Epignosis
That's one of those things where a boy and a girl pees in it and they're married.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:12 pm
by bea
Epignosis wrote:That's one of those things where a boy and a girl pees in it and they're married.
Yes epi. That's exactly it. You are very smart and wise.

(cuz girls can easily pee in that hole....) :beer:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:14 am
by Glorfindel
I'll be honest - I didn't think I could get too excited about getting overseas - until I got a package from the Post Office last Friday... from JERUSALEM!!! It didn't take me long to work out who my Syndicate Secret Santa was... :D I raced home excitedly and was thrilled to find that I was correct in my assumption - my SSS was Elisa (LoRab). I was very happy to find that my gift was like a 'care package' of delectable and exotic middle-eastern treats :p

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From the top, clockwise:

Rugelach: Delectable pastries of dough wrapped around chocolate - there were more than appear in the photo of course but unfortunately, they consumed before the photo above was taken :D I'm reliably informed these come from a special bakery in Jerusalem who make the best Rugelach in the world :nicenod:

Bisli: Israeli chippie snack in BBQ flavour

Israeli chocolate bars: with popping candy

Halvah: which is a dessert made from sesame paste and this one has added chocolate flavour

Bamba: Israeli snack food (peanut butter flavoured puffs)

Elisa, obviously you didn't go all the way to Jerusalem just for my gift, but I sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending me your gift from there. I think it is a very kind and wonderful thing to have done. Thank you so much :bighug:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:11 am
by juliets
She indeed has been in Israel and I would bet she selected them and sent them while there.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:08 pm
by Glorfindel
juliets wrote:She indeed has been in Israel and I would bet she selected them and sent them while there.
Indeed she did :nicenod: I thought it was such a cool thing to do!

Oh, and not sure if I said this earlier, but congratulations to SpaceDaisy for having done such an amazing job of organising this whole event. I think it's helped (me, at any rate) get to know my fellow Syndicateers a lot better :clap:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:36 pm
by Spacedaisy
Glorfindel wrote:
juliets wrote:She indeed has been in Israel and I would bet she selected them and sent them while there.
Indeed she did :nicenod: I thought it was such a cool thing to do!

Oh, and not sure if I said this earlier, but congratulations to SpaceDaisy for having done such an amazing job of organising this whole event. I think it's helped (me, at any rate) get to know my fellow Syndicateers a lot better :clap:
:hugs:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:51 am
by JaggedJimmyJay
If I were you I'd have already eaten both chocolate bars. :blush:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:49 pm
by LoRab
Glorfindel wrote:I'll be honest - I didn't think I could get too excited about getting overseas - until I got a package from the Post Office last Friday... from JERUSALEM!!! It didn't take me long to work out who my Syndicate Secret Santa was... :D I raced home excitedly and was thrilled to find that I was correct in my assumption - my SSS was Elisa (LoRab). I was very happy to find that my gift was like a 'care package' of delectable and exotic middle-eastern treats :p

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From the top, clockwise:

Rugelach: Delectable pastries of dough wrapped around chocolate - there were more than appear in the photo of course but unfortunately, they consumed before the photo above was taken :D I'm reliably informed these come from a special bakery in Jerusalem who make the best Rugelach in the world :nicenod:

Bisli: Israeli chippie snack in BBQ flavour

Israeli chocolate bars: with popping candy

Halvah: which is a dessert made from sesame paste and this one has added chocolate flavour

Bamba: Israeli snack food (peanut butter flavoured puffs)

Elisa, obviously you didn't go all the way to Jerusalem just for my gift, but I sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness in sending me your gift from there. I think it is a very kind and wonderful thing to have done. Thank you so much :bighug:
I'm so glad you enjoyed the package! And that it arrived!!!! Because I'm fairly certain that I could not figure out how to track a package in Hebrew. My Hebrew is good, but not that good. And Israel is just so much more interesting than Delaware. Enjoy all the yummies!!
Spacedaisy wrote:That thing is really pretty but now I want to know what it's meaning is, lol. So bea or Blooper, clue me in?

Oh and I don't know if Alex told you (MM and Blooper) but the one jelly is the Buccee's brand. Buccee's is this weird Texas thing, it's a gas station on steroids. They sell all kinds of stuff, including specialty foods and candies and so forth. They have very clean, nice restrooms and a TON of gas pumps. And for some reason everyone here LOVES Buccee's. Just as Lorab. It was weird to me, I mean they buy Buccee's T-shirts and walk around in them and stuff, it's bizarre. But, we thought it would be fun to get some specialty stuff from there for a nice Texas/San Antonio touch. So the jellies are purchased there, one is their brand the other is another local brand. :)

And I'm really glad you guys enjoyed my cookie dough balls and mint chocolate cookies. :) I enjoyed making them for you all!
OMG I miss Buccees. I would literally take my friends there when they would come visit me in San Antonio as an important thing to see. There is nothing like it in the world and it sort of defies description.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I meant to post this a few days ago, but here they are!!
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Spacedaisy made a boatload of delicious cookies, and two thirds of them were gone as of this past weekend. Additionally she sent some preserves, including Blueberry Jalapeño and Strawberry Tequila. I've never had such a spread before, but I love trying new things, so I'm really looking forward to trying them. :D Thanks Spacedaisy for the gift and for getting the ball rolling on this!!

Does anyone have any recommendations on what to try the preserves with?
I have the blueberry jalapeno!! It is really good in baked brie.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:36 pm
by Glorfindel
Would it be presumptuous of me to suggest an international Syndicate Easter Egg Hunt? :D

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:46 am
by nutella
Oh my goodness those rugelach look so good

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 3:23 am
by LoRab
nutella wrote:Oh my goodness those rugelach look so good
You have no idea. Literally melt in your mouth. I have tasted nothing like it anywhere else in the world other than this one bakery in Jerusalem.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:13 pm
by Tangrowth
So I received an unexpected package earlier this week!!
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I cannot express how grateful I am to Epi for sending me the Christmas-in-June package full of awesome gifts that he really didn't have to go through the trouble to get and spend the money on. The caramels and chocolates are amazing! And I haven't gotten the chance to watch the Rush DVD or use anything else yet, but I absolutely cannot wait to get the opportunity. Thanks so much, bud. You really made my week. :D

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:14 pm
by Epignosis
I'm slow as Christmas.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:15 am
by Glorfindel
Epignosis wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2017 3:14 pm I'm slow as Christmas.
Well, Epi - it's the first of October tomorrow so perhaps we should all start getting ready for the 2017 Holiday Goodie Exchange shortly :ponder:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:28 am
by Spacedaisy
Good idea, I will visit this tomorrow night to refresh how we did it last year and get things moving for this year.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:37 am
by Glorfindel
Spacedaisy wrote: Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:28 am Good idea, I will visit this tomorrow night to refresh how we did it last year and get things moving for this year.
:clap: I can't wait!

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:00 pm
by Glorfindel
Please don’t think me a pain but by my calculation, there are only six full weeks between now and Christmas. Besides me, is anyone else up for this grand event?

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:49 pm
by nijuukyugou
*raises hand*

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:13 pm
by Epignosis
I know we'd participate. I'll make sure whomever I draw gets theirs before February or March the next year. Promise this time. :grin:

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:40 am
by G-Man
I'd be willing to take part this year if there's enough interest.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:06 am
by sig
I'd be down.

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:21 pm
by nutella
Hell yes I actually look forward to buying people stuff for this (and receiving stuff!!) someone please organize it :p

Re: Holiday Goodie Exchange

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:37 pm
by Spacedaisy
Alex and I are both down to take part.