Bro. Bennett,
First of all Welcome to Masons of Texas! Second of all, WOW! I have to say that I am really impressed that you received your Masters Degree on New Years Day of all the days of the year! How in the world did you pull that off?? I would have thought that most Lodges that would normally have been open would be "dark" because of the holiday... Anyhow, let me be one of the first here at MoT to congratulate you on this very special day in your Masonic Career!! Happy New Year!!!
BTW, I had a "special" degree night myself although it was not my Masters Degree; I received my Fellowcraft Degree upon my actual birthday.