I got my gift today when I arrived at work (current location tends to have packages stolen). A very large box definitely made my day.

I opened with glee, mostly cause it was a bit heavy. Some of the things on my wishlist certainly fit the bill. First box on top was light and figured a hoodie, since I had several on my list. I opened to find this awesome Battlestar Galatica Cylon bear holding a beet, with the classic Office joke about bears and beets. While Im not a huge Office fan, I love BSG and I love the meme (especially since Bear Mccreary is one of my favorite composers).

I next found the Deadpool vs the World, a nice adult card game. I know a lot of gamers down here who wouldnt mind playong with the Merc With A Mouth.

Next came the books. All 7 of the Expanse novels. Im a huge fan of the tv series and avid reader, but Ive never had the chance to pick up the books. This almost made me cry.

My Secret Santa had read my profile and notice my story of how I lost all my books when I had to move to New Orleans from Atlanta. We are talking 30-50 or so books, easily two 6-foot shelves. I only brought 5 of those books with me for company. So these Expanse novels will become the first books Ive had in a while, and the start to rebuild my collection.

Ive been in a rough spot since I moved here. Took me till after Thanksgiving to get a job, which is crap minimum wage and barely 20 hours with the lull in tourists down here. I gave up on saving for a bike so that I can help pay my sister's bills, since I moved in with her. We arent even really doing Xmas, simply because right now its not in the cards (though the spirit is, being around loved ones to celebrate each other). But fret not, starting on the 26th, I have a new high paying job.

So thank you Secret Santa. You made my day and my 2018 Holidays!