purchases and packages

What a great day! I have so much to talk about but, I will save my "purchases" from today for another post.
As I pulled onto my street, I thought how perfect would today be if my mitsumata branches arrived today! So I begin to pull into my drive way and see a large box leaning against my front door! I have been patiently waiting for my mitsumata branches to arrive and today is the day!!!

Excitedly I drag the box downstairs (after opening up another package from ebay). The packager must have seriously used an entire roll of packing tape! I finally get it open and AHHHHHH! there. they are. FINALLY!

I did not have time to really do anything with them yet, because if you read my other post about mitsumata you know that they need to be soaked and shaped first. So I shoved them in a vase with black river rock that I purchased from a fellow stlwed bride and placed a few hanging votive holders on it to get an "idea". so ridiculously excited!