I told my Santa that I wanted to visit Ireland some day, and that I'm into Irish culture and folk music traditions. I also mentioned that I am passionate about sea shanties and pirate-related things. And oh man, did they ever deliver! I got a fantastic guidebook for visiting Ireland (which has inspired me; I now feel a renewed passion for making that dream a reality!). I also received a CD of "Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea." This was perfect! I've already listened to the whole thing; some of the songs were old favorites I knew, some of them were new to me, but all of them were excellent!

I also received an Amazon gift card, which was quite the generous gesture from my Santa, and I've used it towards the purchase of a video game and a book that I look forward to enjoying on an upcoming day off which I have scheduled for that express purpose.

I'm sorry it took so long to post this, but from the bottom of my heart, thank you! You are a lovely human being, and perhaps someday soon I can send you a souvenir from Ireland :-D