It must've been that one post I put on r/TheWire, or perhaps my santa did some deeper stalking that I'm not even sure was possible, but he nailed it with this shirt. One of my all time favorite TV shows, and it's an obscure reference that could easily be missed by non-fans, my favorite kind. I love it!

But what I love even more is the picture he included of my daughter. I'll let him explain, and I hope he doesn't mind me sharing this. The following letter was included in the package:

"On April 16th, 2011, not quite a year ago, we were hit by an F3 tornado. We lost a great bit of our roof, a barn, a 2500 sq/ft shelter, many dozens of trees. I was away from home at the time, and my wife and 3 sons endured the terrifying ordeal in our basement. When I drove up and saw the destruction, I was terrified, fearing the worst. I burst through the front door, and the most terrifying moment of my life became the most joyous, as I saw all 4 of them there safe. Pain into beauty. What a wonderful experience.

Instead of burning the trees that were destroyed, I have milled them into lumber and I try to find ways to make beauty from them. Please accept this gift of your beautiful daughter I laser inscribed into material that the tornado destroyed.

Oh yeah, hope you like the shirt!"

This was so thoughtful and beautiful, I can't believe I was lucky enough to be matched up with him and receive this. Thank you so much.