I'll be honest when I say this - I wasn't expecting much out of my Secret Santa. Not that I didn't think they'd send me anything, but more so I wasn't expecting them to dig as deep as they did to find me a perfect gift.

This year has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me, especially this past semester as I started college for the first time. Beginnings are exciting and frightening all at the same time, and yet I was really looking forward to the end of it.

The one aspect getting me through finals last week was thinking about my Secret Santa. I hoped they hadn't forgotten about little old me, and they definitely didn't.

Upon opening my gift, I was met with a book. Not just any book, but a book full of Ray Bradbury's stories. I mentioned how my favorite novel was Fahrenheit 451, and although I have never got around to reading any of his other works, my Secret Santa gifted me with a plethora of other stories of his to read.

As if that gift didn't already make my heart swell, my SS included a really sweet letter to me. Inside this letter, was part two of my gift - A USB mix tape of songs hand selected for me. They also included a link for me to listen to the playlist when I am away from my laptop.

I am listening to the mixtape as I type this, and I cannot be more grateful to this person, whoever they are. The songs they picked all reflect me and I can tell they put a lot of thought into this gift. I know whoever this person is, they are the type of person who digs deep for their loved ones when they bless them with their gifts and I cannot string together enough words to accurately express how grateful and blown away I am by this stranger's generosity.

Thank you, my Secret Santa. You truly are my Christmas Miracle.