My Santa really went above and beyond the call of duty this year. Not only were they familiar with my likes and hobbies but they really knew how to make an exciting time in my our life that much memorable.

First off, I am a HUGE Mass Effect fan. Between the trilogy I probably have a dozen or so playthroughs. I'd wager that when it comes to fan level I'd go right past N7 and straight up to BIOTIC GOD! I've collected the comics. I absolutely loved the books (Seriously, read them and play the trilogy again). I have all sorts of collectibles. Despite all of that I have never seen or owned Paragon Lost. I'm thrilled to own this and even more thrilled to sit down and watch it.

Among being a Mass Effect fan I am also a huge gamer. Mostly Xbox. It's kind of funny but a few weeks before receiving this gift I had just finished my first TellTale game: TWD Season One (FREE* with GwG). My wife got addicted to it halfway through so much that I couldn't play it unless she was home to watch and see what happened. Except for the ending full of feels we loved it. My wife is a huge fan of Once Upon a Time so I'm thinking she is going to be absolutely thrilled to follow The Wolf Among Us.

A little background regarding the last gift that arrived today. Some of it my Santa knows and some of it she may not. My wife is a four year cancer survivor. Back in 2011 she had stage 1 cervical cancer and she kicked the shit out of it. Unfortunately, that left her unable to have children, so over the last few years, with clean bills of health, we've been going through the adoption process. Back in October we were matched with an expecting mother who is due in February with a little girl so this February we will first time parents. The reason this piece of art is so wonderful is because my wife loooooooooooves My Neighbor Totoro. She loves them so that she decorated the baby's nursery in a Totoro theme. I will definitely go pick up a nice frame and hang this up in her room.

Thank you, Santa. I can see how much effort you put into this and I'm very appreciative of everything.

Merry Christmas everybody!