I dunno about you guys, but my Christmas morning was filled with joy and surprise. 🙂

First up, I got this doodad, which I’m thinking will be employed to make geeky pendants and stuff! Peter Kickstarted it earlier this year, and it luckily arrived in time for Christmas.

Next, I was instructed to open one of two identical boxes — the heavier one first. Since I knew Peter had used a couple Misto Box boxes, I joked, “Hey, you got me a Misto Box!” As I continued to unwrap it, I soon discovered…

Well, I figured it wasn’t actually coffee, but when I opened it up, I was puzzled. Keys? Some kind of weird lock? What?

There was something else in the box…a small black zippered folio. I opened it, and it took me a second to realize what it was. THEN I SQUEALED WITH GLEE, YOU GUYS.

LOCK PICKS. SERIOUSLY. (And the funky lock above is a see-through practice lock.)

Every time we watch Elementary, and Holmes and Watson “visit” someone’s house or whatever and I see them picking locks, or I see a shot of Holmes’ “lock wall,” I say, “I would love to learn how to do that. It seems like a really cool skill to have.”

AND NOW I CAN LEARN HOW TO DO IT, BITCHES.

Keeping with the new-found theme of the morning, I also received this, to get me started:

It’s seriously fascinating, but full of jargon I’m going to have to learn.

Next up were these super-cool earrings (in the other Misto Box), which Peter bought before he figured he’d just go ahead and get me real lock-picking goodies. (Thanks, Arislyn, for pointing these lovelies out to him.) 😀

The big-ticket item was a new Kindle Fire HDX, which is pretty freakin’ sexy.

It’s got ads on it, but they’re only on the unlock screen (so far), so they’re completely unobtrusive and easy to ignore. The display is incredibly crisp, and it’s easy to hold. My parents sent me an Amazon gift card, and I used a chunk of it to buy a purple origami case. It arrived today, and I really, really like it too.

The grand finale was this lovely certificate that Peter made all by himself. I absolutely love it, and the gift it contains! (Don’t try to steal my code, either…it’s already been redeemed!) :p

I think that’s about it, but wow, what a haul! Did you guys get anything exciting??