So, I was convinced I was getting a box of phonebooks (Just kidding!) I got something much nicer and a lot more thoughtful! I love bees. I'm an aspiring bee keeper, which makes it difficult because I live in NYC of all places. I don't exactly have a yard to keep some hives, but I spend a lot of my time reading about bee keeping, and browsing r/beekeeping because I think they're beautiful creatures. Suffice it to say, they're my favorite.

My santa absolutely nailed it with the Beekeeping Bible, and the calendar! The book (which I've had my sights on for quite some time) is enormous, and filled with wonderful information, pictures and recipes about Honey bees. The calendar is also incredibly beautiful and MUCH needed, as I'll need to replace my current one in my kitchen :)

Thank you so much, Leary54. You turned a cruddy day (just had my wisdom teeth out. Ouch!) into a really lovely one. Merry christmas :)

edit: Today (12/10/16) I got another envelope in the mail from my Santa. Let me preface this by saying that in my "about me" section this year, I said that I'd appreciate anything I received as long as it wasn't Smallpox.

WELL...It's unfortunate to announce that I now have Smallpox. THANKS A LOT SANTA. (But seriously, getting the Smallpox MTG card today had me laughing so hard. Well played!)