The Silver Gold Stackers community
Since the early days on the other platform we shall not name (lol) I was drooling over posts from 
For my own sanity I stopped reading these posts for quite some time because it only drove me nuts to see all the shiny I could not afford anyway. But I surely never fully forgot about it, of course. I knew deep in my heart that our time would come, we were working hard to get back on our feet and even with the struggles thrown at us in real life, I found it heartwarming to see the community spirit online, especially from this community in particular: the silver gold stackers community.
After being part of many communities on both platforms over the years since 2017, I feel proud to be part of this community where people still care about each other. It's the community where I still learn new things quite regularly and often find answers in case I wonder about things. People take the time to guide newbies, which is great.
Second year as a member
I've been accepted in the community January 24, 2024 so I'm going into my second year as a member now, woohoo!
The nominations are rare though, after me, just two people have been accepted because there's a strict doorpolicy here. And I get that. I remember that I had a nomination for quite some time but as I was not active on discord much for a long time, this was pending, and so it should be. I truly value how this community guards the gates for people having 0 interest in the community in general but just here to farm votes.
It's been a true pleasure getting to know these people from all over the world and I'm glad to be part of it. Time to get to the topic of this post today.. dummmm dumm dummmm..
Secret Santa time!
So after waiting forever and ever (just kidding, it wasn't this bad lol) on something to arrive in the mail, about a week ago it was finally the day! I received a notification in the mailbox that something was too big to be delivered in the mailbox so I had to pick it up at the post office. I wasn't expecting anything else so I was hoping that this was the Secret Santa package..
So a quite big blue enveloppe was handed to me the next day, I knew quite sure who this was from, also because a certain someone made a little error of leaving a heart in a screenshot, which was probably done by error but who else has a heart in her name on Discord?
Inside the bag
Let's get things out of the bag:
All these gifts! OMG
A pile of gifts <3, so spoiled!
Opening the gifts, the excitement is real!
So remember this is my first time joining the Silver Gold Stackers secret Santa initiative and I've been looking forward to this for the whole year, lol. So I swear that I had a big smile on my face constantly, I loved it all! Let's see what Santa sent me:
The first package to open
I felt all packages and had the idea that I knew which one had the silver in it as it was heavier, this little box seemed like a good start. I ended up being super surprised as I already found the silver in the first package I opened! Oh my!
Seems like something shiny is hidden in there!
2019 Rate Reaper Mini Mintage by Silver Shield - BU 1 oz .999 Silver Round
Oh wow, I really love both sides!!! So cool, thanks dear "not so secret Santa" <3 I'm very grateful dear, I love it! Some more info I found online:
Very cool, low mintage, love it!
But wait, there's more to unpack, I had a little help from Luna, as she loves the sound of unwrapping paper, lol.
Luna loves playing with paper
Pile of gifts <3
God Jul card, super cute, isn't it?
Text on the card, I wonder how you pronounce that exactly, have to ask Google translate!
Unpacking another gift:
Cute Christmas napkins <3
Very cute, I will surely use them next year, they are lovely thank you!
Christmas decoration, always a win, thanks Santa!
These are very cool too and will be placed in the Christmas decorations box for 2025! Then I also unpacked a very cool decoration light in the form a a cactus with glitters:
Luna wonders, what's this green thing?
It does what?
My daughter instantly confiscated this light because she thought it's so cute and asked if she could use it in her bedroom. So also thanks from my daughter, Secret Santa! <3 It's being used daily now!
Looks shiny!
I wonder if I can throw this around and play with it?
So I really can't play with all this stuff? BORING!
More to come
Imagine that you unpack all these things and still aren't done? Well, that was the case with my Secret Santa 2024 package. I still can't believe that someone went above and beyond to make this an extra special Secret Santa experience. I've been warned this is not the norm, neither do I expect it to be, but damn, I sure think this is a banger of a first Secret Santa. I will never forget this one, that's for sure..
I can't say this enough times.. A big big BIG thank you to my very first Secret Santa, the sweetest with the most generous heart.. You made me smile from ear to ear, even days later when looking at my presents. My daughter also kept saying how sweet this is from you and enjoyed this as much as I did.
Hint from Silver Santa
I will only share a sneak peak of the rest of the silver I found in that package, including the Rate Reaper, because I surely never expected to be this spoiled!
A pile of silver!
I will use the other silver pieces for following posts because it's already such a long post with many pictures as is. This way I can also stay present in the Secret Santa vibe, the silver is still laying on my desk for me to see throughout the day, I love it!
To be continued
All pictures above are my own, taken with my Sony RX10 III camera..