Maggie (my Secret Santa) had to put up with a lot of moping and pessimism from me (if she was reading my posts). This was my first year doing SS. Things have not been so great on the home front financially, this is generally bummer time of year for me, and I've called off Christmas and birthday presents for myself in order to save money. Secret Santa is the only exception I allowed myself.

The Gifts Maggie sent me are awesome! So many of my likes were combined together to make a great gift. There's the Guardian's of the Galaxy Lego set that combines my love of Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Comics, and The Lego Movie but BEST OF ALL it's an activity I can do with my 5 year old who loves Lego and Daddy time.

Second, there's the enormous Lego Mug (that I am almost afraid to use as an actual mug) that is not only unique and interesting but I have a feeling I will be making crazy Lego drinking goblet designs long after my 5 year old has moved on to other things.

I've got both packages sitting under the tree right now and I'm going to wait until Christmas morning to play with them. Sorry for the poor quality pictures.

Maggie, Thank you so very much. You made my Secret Santa experience a happy one.