When I was trying to fill out my profile for this exchange, I wasn't exactly sure what to write. I already have some Pokémon themed shirts, kitsch items, games, etc. And I'm making concerted efforts to declutter- probably making me a little difficult to buy for. After all, what do you buy for someone who you don't know well, who is being very selective about the knickknacks they keep around?

In my informational ramblings, I told my Santa the story of my childhood memories of those pokeballs with the gold Pokémon cards inside. I recently found all the "cards" in my parents basement, but all the pokeballs seem to be MIA. When I was a kid, I used to put my pet mouse inside one, extend my arm, click the button, and pretend I was a pokemon trainer as it slowly opened and the mouse popped his head up (don't worry, he was tiny, didn't mind, and was never closed in for more than 2-4 seconds).

So maybe I should have expected one of those. But I had kind of forgotten writing it, and when I opened the box from my Santa to find one of those pokeball sets inside, I felt a little choked up. There were so many memories flooding back!

Santa, thank you so much for reminding me of great memories of my childhood. It was exciting to open, and I'm going to make a spot for it among those gold Pokémon cards I recently requisitioned from my parents' house. Now hopefully my brother never realizes that I took those cards that he used to consider his!