I am extremely happy with my SS gift this year. Truly, my SS, /u/SmokesWithCigarettes went extremely above and beyond this year. Read on.

When I got the tracking number several days ago, I was super excited and kept an eye on the tracking each day so I could be sure to be there when it arrived. My USPS mailman has been coming later and later everyday so I wanted to be sure I wouldn't miss it.

So fast forward to yesterday at work. I started feeling feverish with a headache, bodyache, and sore throat. The only thing that got me through the day was knowing that I would be able to open an early Christmas gift. When I got home, I took some aspirin and checked my fever - it was 101 degrees. Oh geez. I sat on my couch and watched some Netflix with my wife while constantly checking the tracking number to see when it would be delivered.

Around 7pm, I hit refresh on my phone to check the tracking number and at the same time I do that I finally see the mail truck drive by! At this point, I'm feeling sickly, feverish still, sweaty and cold sweats, sore throat, head ache, and body ache. So I'm LITERALLY delirious at this point. I throw off my blanket and yell to my wife "IT'S HERE". She laughs a bit while I throw on my gloves, jacket, and slippers. I glided down to the mailbox forgetting about how actually sick I am and open up my mailbox. A KEY!! Oh, it's big enough to fit in the parcel locker! So I put in the key to the parcel box opens gently revealing a wonderfully solid package that I could tell was packed with care. This is going to be good...

So I held my package like a running back gripped tightly with a weird goofy, sickly smile on my face and run back to my house. I collapse at the kitchen table and start to open the box.

Take a look at the photos. OH. MY. GOODNESS.

The reason I love this is because I've never owned a Raspberry Pi and not only will I get to learn a heck of a lot by putting some of this together myself, but I received a complete kit and a ton of awesome extras including a book and 2 NES CONTROLLERS SO MY WIFE AND I CAN BOTH PLAY!!! One of my projects will be RetroPi so this will work out great!

I am very thankful to /u/SmokesWithCigarettes for literally going above and beyond, writing a nice note, packing it in an awesome candy cane box, packing it all with care, and being an overall awesome human being. You've made my Christmas very special this year. I am still feeling sickly, but my fever has gone down and my aches have decreased. I am at work right now (unfortunately) but I'm so excited to be able to play around with this more when I get home!

tl;dr - Best present ever. I watched tracking number, package arrived when I was deliriously sick, got a great memory from this, and I am super happy, 10/10 amazing <3