Very well done...a nice present for the holidays.
I got the same kind of surprise. Boss had 3 months to grade me before first review set came due...but by the time the process set up it had been about 5 months. Had only nice things to say and had me rated against the entire department as a "top guy" and gave me some very good incentive to stick around for a while.
Not nearly as concerned about my car transmission anymore.
I was very surprised to get that level of a confidence vote that early.