Congratulations!! You are gonna love it!
I don't have the D5000 - I have the D90 - but I highly recommend you watch Nikon's Digitutor for your new camera. It's a great easy way to get introduced to all the features and buttons. Here's the link Digitutor D5000 | Nikon.
Have fun! 
Bonny
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