Birthday Swag!

I figured that now the birthday gifts have stopped rolling in, it would be a good time to let you all in on the wonderful stuff I got from my family.

From Michelle:
Batman Begins (DVD)
PHP & MySQL for Dummies (Book)

Aunt Kathi & Uncle Rick:
$20 Wal-Mart gift card I used to buy Season 1 of X-Files on DVD

In-Laws:
Big Russ & Me by Tim Russert (book)
The Redwall Cookbook by Brian Jacques (book)

My father:
Grey Minnesota Vikings 2000 NFC Championship sweater
Purple Minnesota Vikings t-shirt
Yellow Minnesota Vikings cap

Overall, it was a great birthday. Not just for the stuff I got, but for the three or four birthday parties I had. Haha. Well, that and love and support from my family. I was really shocked to see the stuff from my father. Michelle and I had been speculating beforehand as to what he could be getting me since he doesn't know much about what I like and dislike. After opening the package, I remembered that he does know that I'm a Vikings fan. So at least there's that.

The X-Files DVD set is just perfect. Michelle and I have been watching that lately before bed. No aliens in my dreams... yet.

I'm excited about all the books I received. I'm anxious to start making some stuff from that cookbook. A lot of it looks delicious! Once I finish reading High Rhulain from the Redwall series, I'm going to read the Tim Russert book. Then I'll continue on in the Redwall books. I especially can't wait to start learning some of that PHP and MySQL. It'll definitely help my web design!

Until later,
Dan