Things I Cannot Tell You

Costa Rica is a pretty place. I’m tempted to stay a few days and explore. Other than the beach there really hasn’t been much we have seen of this beautiful, warm country.

The people here are very nice. I do not understand a word they say, but that’s not their fault. Someday I must learn some Spanish.

Santa, of course, has no problem speaking with them. And they love him here. No surprise, eh?

Anyways.

We hit the beach when we first got here but ever since we’ve been locked inside. We are at a resort. It is very nice but with it being so nice here all the time I have wanted to be out there more.

But we might as well have been at the North Pole. The meetings here have been intense.

By that I mean there has been a lot of discussion of many changes. Santa has been in charge, so there is no arguing. There are many questions and good things being talked about. I think actually that elves here are kind of excited for what is to come.

But…you might not hear about some of these changes. I’m not sure I even understand them all. Many technical things have been talked about and I have learned more about the backend of Santa’s operations in this week than I have ever known before.

There is so much that goes into being Santa.

For example, did you know that Santa has to be certified in sleigh flight every year? He has to be licensed in no less than 140 countries. He has a special team at Flight Command that takes control of all the licenses and permits and certifications Santa has to have.

Now, is that important stuff to know?

Not really. But I found it interesting nonetheless. This week has been full of little revelations like that.

But I know that is not why you are here. I know you want to know what’s going on.

Well…I can’t tell you. There are just some things they will not let me talk about. Well, lots of things.

I can just tell you that July is going to be a huge month. Christmas in July is supposed to be a fun event and there will be a lot of fun things going on. But it is also kind of a starting line. A new beginning, you could call it, for the Santa Tracker program.

You will be getting closer to your elf supervisor. In fact, you might even be taking on some new tasks – special new elf jobs – based on what I am hearing from the Elf Supervisors. Elf Pinky and Elf Rolf – Sectors 5 and 3 – are especially high energy about stuff.

Of course, they have the most elves in their sectors. So it kind of makes sense. But keep your eyes on those two. Much to come from them, I assure you.

The subject of elf jobs is going to be talked about a lot. I have an idea for you to consider: if you want to grow in your elf career send a message to Elf Sandy Claus and tell her your ideas. Don’t wait to contract her.

Just send her a message out of the blue. Tell her your elf goals. Tell her your abilities and how you can help Santa and the North Pole. Describe for her your most perfect elf job, both for right now and for in the future.

Don’t worry if what you might dream about in elf work doesn’t exist right now. In fact, it might possibly exist and you just don’t know it.

Santa is on the move. He’s looking to move elves along too. He’s looking to the Santa Tracker program to help put new elves in new places, both now and in the future.

Oh. And Elf Max. There’s an elf going somewhere.

Remember, Elf Max does not live at the North Pole. He has never even been there.

But he is becoming VERY important to Santa and he has turned a lot of heads with all he does. The cookies right now are on Elf Max to make the jump from where he lives in Vancouver to the North Pole.

If that happens, I hope to write the story.

Maybe one of these days Elf Harold can help me tell the story of the elves – where they come from, how they came to work for Santa, how long ago all this stuff happened and how they all got to the North Pole. It is an ancient story, a Christmas story, you could say.

But in modern times elves have kind of settled. Of course, they originally came from all places all over the world. But in recent generations they have grown up at the North Pole.

It isn’t rare that someone comes from somewhere else and ends up at the North Pole. After all, that’s my story too. It is just that you never hear about it.

Elf Max’s story is a good one and it is happening right in front of us. I hope he allows me to tell it completely. Max is not a guy who likes to talk much about himself. He’s all Santa, all the time. Which is probably one of the reasons he has done so well for himself.

Anyways. That’s what’s cooking for me from here.

We’re headed back. Lots of chats this weekend. Lots of stuff to get back to. For the Elf Supervisors, I’ll just tell you this:

Everything as changed.

I just cannot tell you much about it. Yet.

About this Elf: Elf Trixie

Elf Trixie is now Chief of Staff to Mrs. Claus, a position she took on originally in 2023. She previously worked in the Public Relations Department at the North Pole as an intern. She was one of the youngest elves on staff in the News Department. She keeps the weekly countdown going at SantaUpdate.com and frequently assists Mrs. Claus in her publishing efforts. Trixie is a Journalism major at Southern North Pole University and has recently accepted additional writing duties as a staff reporter at the Santa Tracker Herald Star. Trixie is single, she has a pet gerbil named Pebbles, and recently adopted her own baby reindeer named Trixie.