A silly post today — because I need to be a little silly right now. I thought I would share with you one of my favorite Christmas gifts of this past holiday season.

Yes, it’s a backpack. A YODA backpack! This was from my wonderful hubby who knows that Yoda is second only to Chewie in my heart (I’ve since learned that there is also a Chewie backpack out there!). This sweet little thing actually has a lot of room for stuff — so many novelty bags don’t. You can put his hood up in bad weather, and he looks adorable. When you put him on it’s just like the scene out of the Empire Strikes Back when Luke is running through the swamp with Yoda hanging from his shoulders. In fact, his little legs have straps too so you can hook them around your waist. He really looks like he’s hanging on.

If only they’d put in one of those sound chips with recorded sayings from the movies. Then, this gift would be cooler than Shatner.

So, now at 38 I get to have my own Yoda, something I’ve wanted since I first saw the little green guy and fell in love. Lucas really knew what he was doing when he created Yoda — and the genius of Frank Oz made the diminutive Jedi a character rather than just a muppet. Perhaps Lucas should have gotten Oz to work on Jarjar? (Meow!)

Anyway, Yoda was probably my favorite gift this year (along with everything else Steve got me, fabulous, generous man that he is). And I am not ashamed to tell you that I will wear this backpack. In fact, those of you who attend RWA in Nashville this July just might see my Jedi master in person! I think Yoda’s a lovely addition to my growing purse/bag collection, which also hosts likenesses of Cookie Monster, Ernie (as in Bert &), Scooby Do, and Eeyore (and many more!).

Did you get something this Christmas that really rocked your socks? Maybe not this Christmas, but another year? Or maybe you have a fabulous collection you keep adding to? Share! Share!

Oh, and happy 2010! I hope you all have an amazing year!