My Secret Santa blew me away with his consideration and generosity.

I mentioned that my favorite book was the Count of Monte Cristo so he got me a beautifully bound hardcover copy. I actually lent my old tattered paper back copy to a friend who has yet to return it so it's amazing to have it on the shelf again. I'm going to start a reread immediately.

I said that I'd like to get into craft cocktails so my Secret Santa got me "The Ultimate Bar Book," also in a very impressive hardcover, with detailed instructions on over 1,000 cocktails. In addition, he got me a very nice 13-piece stainless steel bar set to start making them with. I'm very excited to start making (and more importantly drinking) my way through the book.

I told my Secret Santa that my favorite game is Overwatch, so he got me an Overwatch hoodie to keep me from freezing in my apartment when I'm up all night playing on my new PC. I wrote that I had just built a PC, so he also got me a new mouse, the Logitech G700s, which I'm already using to make this post. It is ridiculously better than the bargain mouse I bought with the rest of my build; the difference is night and day.

As if all of that wasn't enough, my Secret Santa also got me a $100 Steam gift card to bolster my burgeoning Steam library, which was just beyond generous after all of the other gifts mentioned above. So thank you so much to my Secret Santa, I look forward to playing Overwatch with you (but I need a little more practice with this whole keyboard and mouse thing first).

UPDATE: It's been two days since my original post and I just received a letter in the mail from my Santa. For my bucket list I said I'd like to go skydiving someday, so he got me two passes to the indoor skydiving facility near my house! I am beyond excited. Secret Santa, you've made my year.