Oh man. What an awesome gift from Oakland and San Diego!

First off, I loved the card sent! The card stock is nice and thick with a glossy photo on the front. I'm considering framing it. The card explained my awesome gifter has lived in quite a few places and is now residing in Oakland. Inside the card was a really cool sticker in the motif of a Mexican sugar skull. With the card was a really neat coffee mug. As an avid coffee drinker, this is sure to become a daily use cup. Inside the cup was a really sweet Oakland magnet that has already found its way on my fridge and some sweet California socks.

My gifter's hometown is San Diego. I'm always very interested in history and this book, San Diego Yesterday will be cracked open as soon as I finish uploading the photos. A little bit of knowledge you don't know is my father in law lived in a suburb of San Diego (Oceanside) for over a decade before moving to Germany a few years ago.

Thank you very very much for all you've sent. It's all very special and I'm looking forward to enjoying all of the gifts.