This morning I was about to step out the door to work and found this box waiting for me a full day earlier than I expected. I got the chance to read the exceptionally well thought out letter from my secret Santa, which put a smile on my face and totally made my day.

When I got home, I finally got to dive into the box itself and spent a while going through every little package, wrapped separately and laughing with my roommates as I pulled more and more stuff out of the box. So many of the things in here were exceptionally well thought-out and my girlfriend and I are going to enjoy the sweets (as much as we really shouldn't).

I've been on the fence about picking up Firefly Fluxx and I'm so happy to have a copy now since I do play lighter games like this with my girlfriend (who just loves Fluxx, so a new game of it went over really well with her). The miniatures were definitely unexpected but I'm looking forward to sitting down to paint them soon. Not sure when I'll use a unicorn or a silver dragon but I'll happily put them on my desk with the other painted minis I don't get to use since I do really like the creatures themselves.

The various animal toys were a great touch and my roommate's cats are already enjoying the little mouse toy while the guinea pigs we have are enjoying the chew treats. It was funny to have a gift I could share with others and it's always nice to get new guinea pig toys since they go through them so fast.

Last, but certainly not least, are the Trekkie parts of the package. The desk lamp has already earned a permanent spot on my desk and I freaking LOVE IT! As for the script, I actually cried for the second time opening this package when I saw what episode it was (What We Leave Behind). The script for the final episode of my favorite Trek series, signed by the cast. I'm choking up even writing this because I'm just blown away at how awesome it is and I'm really excited to frame it and put it up ASAP.

All in all, fantastic job, Santa! I know I didn't make things easy on you but you did an amazing job. It's not often I'm surprised, but know you've definitely helped to make the holidays for me and mine a bit brighter :)

PS: Don't think I missed the "Hershey" references with the candy gifts (the name of our oldest guinea pig). Good eye!