I remember when I got my Gameboy, I was but a child and it was Christmas Day. I had awoken early from my slumber that morning to find the sun had not yet risen and all were still asleep. I would have to wait a few more hours before the taking of gifts was official, but a quick peek downstairs wouldn't hurt.
We did things differently at out house. Instead of just the normal batch of presents under the tree, our parents would leave unwrapped gifts in separate stashes near the tree. With our filled stockings next to each stash to identify who got what, I slowly crept to the darkened living room to find mine. The tree was off for the night and I had to be quite as not to wake mom and dad, so seeing the names embroidered on the stockings would prove difficult.
I eventually saw three big piles of various toys and what not, but where was the fourth? Where was mine? In the darkest corner of the room, sitting on a chair, was a stocking. I looked carefully at it and determined that it was indeed mine. But where the gifts? A single small and soft package lay on the chair.
My heart sank.
I went back upstairs and into bed, devastated. I had asked for a GB, why was I getting a package that probably contained socks? Tears rolled down my face, as I tried to fall back asleep.
A few hours later, I heard noises from downstairs and figure the folks must be up now So I clopped down to the living sadly accepting my fate of socks. Mom was sitting on the couch sipping some cocoa and greeted me with a "Merry Christmas!" and a cheery smile.
'Merry Christmas" I mumble and walked over to chair that held my bitter reward. As I sat down and lifted the package, I noticed a familiar red marking on the top of the package and turned around it read it.
"NINTENDO"
My eye almost burst from my head. I saw a strap attached to it and a zipper running along three side of the package. It wasn't a pack of socks, but a case! I slowly unzipped it and lift the top and saw a Gameboy nestled in the middle of the case.
Better post this before the thread is closed. 
