The day before yesterday I got a message the package had been send, and would arrive the 5th of december. Which was fun in and of itself, because the 5th of december is Sinterklaas-avond(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas), a day/evening in which kids (and grown-ups too sometimes) get gifts. I saw the package would arrive between 1300 and 1800, and I had to leave for a Sinterklaas-gathering at 13:15.... I hopes the mailman would be in time, but he wasn't.

Luckily, my neighbour was there to take the package, so when I got home again this evening (I stayed over at my partner's place) I could pick it up immediately. It was big. And heavy. It stayed on my table a bit, while I got out to get dinner (fries with peanutsauce and mayonaise, doesn't get much more Dutch ;)). I even managed to eat my dinner, before my curiosity got the better of me, and I opened the package.

Inside of the package were many MANY wrapped gifts. And notes! One note mentioned that my Secret Santa had been wanting to buy a book on Python (I'm trying to get into IT, and he knew that was one of the languages I'm teaching myself), but it has not been out yet, but did have a website. And some key for a game on Steam (Defense Grid: the awakening; I've been told this is a tower defense game. Yay! I like those!). Where, by the way, already four games had been gifted to, that afternoon: Audiosurf, Braid, toki tori, The wonderful end of the world. My partner was there when I opened the e-mails, and those all seem games I would enjoy, being more on the puzzle side of the spectrum.

In the packages were a Bejeweled Blitz game for my Nintendo DS (will be fun! I have a lot of traveling coming up this weekend), a book on version control (IT related), a book from Terry Goodkind (Wizard's first rule), the complete stories from Sherlock Holmes (a classic that I was indeed lacking) and a towtruck from lego technic.

This was all I could wish for and more. I feel like I'm 5 years old again, after the memorable Sinterklaas-evening were I got lego too (not much has changed in the past 21 years ;)) and the one My Little Pony I had really really wanted. I am extremely grateful for all the effort, time and money my Santa invested in me. Thank you!

When I've build the truck, I'll post a picture :D