This is my first time participating in Reddit Secret Santa. I had an awesome Secret Santa who was right on top of things. Only a day after seeing that she had retrieved my information, I recevied an email from Amazon telling me that I had received a Kindle version of Born To Run. As an obsessive runner, I had been wanting to read this book for quite some time, but never got around to it. Thanks to my Secret Santa, though, I can start right away!

As you can see, the message promised more to come, so I waited patiently (well, excitedly, but patiently enough) for I had no idea what. On Thursday I ordered my gift for my giftee, and that night I received the email from Reddit Gifts telling me that my Secret Santa had shipped my gift. The last few days, I have been even more excited than the dog about the UPS and USPS carriers passing by.

Cut to today. It is my real-life cake day. I had a lot of work to do and ended up getting home a little later than usual. But what did I find when I walked in the door? A package on the table! I opened the package and found the nicely wrapped gift with a tag confirming that it was from my Secret Santa. After taking a few minutes to appreciate my Secret Santa's timing, I opened the gift: An Economist Gets Lunch by Tyler Cowen. For an economics buff (and Tyler Cowen fan) and foodie obsessed with finding the best places to eat, this was perfect. I can't wait to read it.

Thank you, Secret Santa! You have great timing and brightened my birthday. I am excited to read both of these over the holidays.