I was so pumped to come home and find out that I had a package waiting for me. I'm not the kind of person to wait until Christmas. I always peeked in my parent's closet around this time of year. Thankfully I don't have to wait until Christmas anymore!

My Santa really outdid their self.

I opened the package and was greeted with an adorable knitted Totoro doll. Instructions included with the package said it was for my newborn son. He is just learning to grab things and he grabbed it right away!

Also in the box was a very diverse set of filters and other accessories for my camera. My wife and I recently purchased a DSLR and are learning how to use it. I have been looking into filters for a while now, and now I have something to experiment with! I can't wait to see how it help my photographs.

Digging deeper into the package I found a sake cup set (I'm beginning to sense an asian theme)! I love them... my wife loves them... everyone we have shown loves them. Its really nice and we have the perfect place for it to be prominently displayed and lovingly used.

I live in Colorado so while the will help me stay warm, the zippo handwarmer thoughtfully included will help too. I hope to go see my Denver Broncos play at home in January, and this will be a necessity for the game.

And lastly but certainly not least in the box was a collection of movies and tv shows that my santa passed onto me. I really enjoy movies, but these are no ordinary movies / shows. Most if not all are foreign from Japan and Korea. I can't wait to watch them. One of my favorite movies, which I actually don't own was also included, "The Boondock Saints"! There is also a concert DVD included from one of my favorite bands, Sigur Ros. I already have this one, but I'm so thrilled that my secret santa knew who they were, and in all likeliness had the DVD and was thoughtful enough to share. I plan to lend this to a friend in hopes of spreading the Sigur Ros love.

All put together this was way more than I ever expected, and I am so grateful. I have said a lot of words about it, but I don't think I can do justice to how good it made me and my family feel to have someone so thoughtful thinking about us.

Thank you.