My Hat

Some of you may already know the story behind my sled dog hat, but for those of you who don't, it's about time you did!

Trust me, it's a good one.

This dates back to December 4th (or 5th, if you want to get picky). It was a Sunday, and I had a huge amount of reading to get done for English. After church, I went to the library and literally spent the rest of the day there. Around 12:15am I got back to my room, exhausted. Sitting on my desk was a Wal-Mart bag, which I assumed was some of my belongings that had gotten moved around on the floor that my roommate Emily had picked up and set on my desk. Upon closer inspection, I found a note attached to the bag that read:

"Cora, Stay warm like Balto during your favorite time of the year. Merry Christmas."

No name.

I opened the bag, incredibly confused, and discovered a sled dog hat. Sitting there. 

Meant just for me.

I was dumbstruck. I looked at Emily and asked where it had come from. She told me that someone had knocked on the door earlier, and when they didn't come in when she called, she got up to open the door and found the bag sitting there.

I'll be honest - I burst into tears. I definitely did not feel like I deserved such a thoughtful and amazing gift! I am so.incredibly.blessed.

To this day, I still don't know who my mysterious benefactor is. But I'm ok with that. 

The magic is in the mystery.

However, if the giver of this phenomenal gift happens to be reading this...

Thank you.

From the bottom of my heart.