I am having a really rough day. I was starting to think I wasn't going to make it through without a meltdown, and then the mail came, and it was my Books gifts, and I found myself smiling for the first time today.

My Santa did such a great job! She really paid attention to my loooonnnng ideas post, bought one thing off my Amazon list, and came up with perfect ideas for the rest. I am really looking forward to diving into all of these books, and even though I pride myself on obsessively reading my favorite authors I haven't read any of the items she sent.

As you can see, the first one I've started is "Thinner" by "Richard Bachman", aka one of my favorites, Stephen King. It's already great and I'm probably going to have it finished before this weekend.

My Santa also included a sweet note saying among other things that my tastes had inspired her to find some new interests for herself as well, which made me happy.

Thank you so much, Secret Santa! You have no idea how much it meant to me today to get all these treasures and to know that someone had taken such time and care to pick them out just for me. You rock and I hope the gift you receive is equally as thoughtful, because you deserve it.