Yer Loot! What did YOU get?

[technical.angel]

I got my iPod shuffle!!! Woot! It's sooooo cute and little!!!!!

Among my loot is Bones season 1, The Open Door cd by Evanescence, which is now on my iPod. A Pasta Express (tube that you pour hot water in to cook pasta and various other things in faster than a pot), a 1gig memory card for my digi camera, the shake-em-up flashlights, a "I love my cat" picture frame, and some various other little things. Oh, and a pantry for my kitchen. All happy and fun stuff!!

Merry Christmas!

Jenni :angel:

[Ljt09863]

i got presents last night from fiancee and fiancees parents. so i will list those. from fiancee, i got the two things iw anted most. Pirates 2 and Magic Bullet. i wanted those really bad, and he got them for me!!!!:D

from fiancees parents, i got a sapphire and gold bracelet which is beautiful. i got a jewelry box, i got spongebob ornaments, about 7 different dolphin figurines, one of which is a small vase that looks like a bong.... i also received a game for the ds(finding nemo) and a game for the PS2. i also got spongebob pajama pants, and a maternity shirt. a couple other things are in there too


i stil have to go to my parents house and do a gift exchange there, so i will add those later.

[Mr. Rude]

Don't know what swag I've received yet...Gotta wait for Mrs. Rude to get home from work. She went in today so that a couple of her managers didn't have too :angel:

P.S. I got her a REALLY swanky heavy duty mixer for about $400....I know, I'm a retard but hey, if you're gonna get one, make it a good one ;)

[Kiwi]

kyle gave me

a laminator
marilyn monroe puzzle
happy feet pajamas
spa gift card
the joy of cooking

my mum gave me money (yay) and a marilyn monroe calender
my brother gave me 2 dvds sione's wedding and bro town

kyles parents gave us a vacumn cleaner, photo frames, and a "sassy women quotes" day calender!!

[iradney]

my parents gave me some cash (we dont do presents, the postal service here will nick the parcels :( ), my SO's sister gave me a chick-lit book and some bubble bath, and my beloved SO booked me in for an hour long full body massage *blissful sigh*

[NightAngel]

My hubby and I agreed that since what each of us want is expensive that we'd trade presents in January after the children had theirs. He wants a large flat screen monitor for his computer and I want a major upgrade for mine. Basically, we've just given eachother permission to spend the money- even though normally we wouldn't. Either way we'll both be happy and the kids are happy now.

Eldest child wanted gift cards which made my life much easier! I threw in a copy of A Scanner Darkly for good measure since he's been dying for it.

My Mom got EXACTLY what she wanted The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and we threw in the collector's edition leather bound, gold leaf game guide with the cloth maps of Hyrule(sp?).

Our youngest got a skateboard (Tony Hawk is the coolest you know) with all the pads, helmet, etc., a HUGE remote contol train set, a HUGE remote control car racing set, a military gear play set (he's all about Army stuff), a bunch of other stuff I can't remember right now.

But of ALL the money we spent on Christmas and ALL the toys and stuff he got you know what he loves the most?

The Slinky. We spend hundreds of dollars and his favorite toy is the one that cost $3.69.

Go figure. :lol:

[BusBus]

So far, I got She-ra Season 1 Vol 1 from my best friend for Christmas (I gave her the same thing for her birthday last week). As you can tell by my avatar, it's a well-loved gift :D

[Rapscallion]

A Spike Milligan book, a couple of comedy CDs, and a mini tool kit.

Oh, and I'm trying to digest a meal larger than the average camper van...

Rapscallion

[ArenaBoy]

Let's see:

An Ipod 30 GB
A new Chelsea scarf
A North Face jacket
A cool t-shirt
Some chocolate
An Itunes card


I love my Ipod by the way.

[Ljt09863]

ok,just finished round two of presents. from my parents, i got a Kodak Picture Maker camera(AWESOME!!! now i have a great camera to take pics of the baby with!), beautiful sapphire earrings, a shirt, pants, Ice Age 2, a christmas ornament, christmas socks, and silverware.



honestly, i have to say the best part of christmas was seeing how everybody reacted to the presents i gave them. last night, i gave Peter(fiancee) the new American Pie movie, Cars, and a Jeep RC car. what he really wanted,though, was a deep fryer. i saw he was disappointed when he didn't open one last night. little did he know, that i had gotten the deep fryer, but i kept it at my moms as a surprise. so when he saw the deep fryer from me and my moms house, he was alot happier. afterwards, i asked him if he was disappointed last night about now getting the deep fryer. he said he was, but when he saw the deep fryer, he was alot happier.


my brother got an IPOD silhoutte speaker system. he saw this, and said,"oh my god! i wanted this, but had forgotten to ask for it! i can't believe it!" seeing him happy was great.

my dad got a TV. it wasn't very big, or an LCD plasma or anything like that, but he hasn't received a new one in years. he was actually using my old tv. i figured he could use a new one. he was very happy about that.


All these big expensive presents, i bought before Peter lost his job. the TV, the IPOD speakers, that was bought a while back, thankfully. otherwise, it woulnd't have been. so i think from now on, i need to start shopping real early so i have enough time to plan.

[rvdammit]

But of ALL the money we spent on Christmas and ALL the toys and stuff he got you know what he loves the most?

The Slinky. We spend hundreds of dollars and his favorite toy is the one that cost $3.69.

Go figure. :lol:

Some people are like slinkies. They are not really good for anything; however, they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

One of the greatest quotes ever.

[Severen13]

The New York City Ballet Workout 1 & 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Whose Line is it Anway? Vol. 1
Tornado Terror
The Firm Fat Burning Sculpting Band Workout
Workout clothes
"A Stolen Season" by Steve Hamilton
Drawing Portraits



:D

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I got clothes, two The Onion compilation books, chocolates and $20 in Target gift cards from my sister, a $50 AE gift card, and my portable DVD player which will come in handy when I'm flying to Las Vegas on January 1.

[Mr. Rager!]

Well... my gifts were mainly practical, however... I'll still list them.

From my parents:
$$ to spend on furniture for when I move out
Gift card to Best Buy
A sweater (every year)


My grandparents (on my mom's side):
Gas gift card (won't have to buy gas for about 2 months)
Gift card to Nordstroms :D


My brother:
Gift card to Barnes & Noble


Aunt:
Gift card to Bed Bath & Beyond :D:D (I have my eye on this set of egyptian cotton sheets...)

Uncle:
Tactical Thigh Holster for my real handgun... or for my handguns when I go play my war games. Either way, cool!

Friends:
Brimmed Beanie and Scarf (super soft, love 'em!)
Gift card to Best Buy
Diesel hat
Tony Romo home Jersey

[Becks]

I blogged it on MySpace, but for those of you who want to read it twice,

Earrings--lots--from my sister, future in-laws, and a coworker
T-shirt--from one of my sisters
MetallicA DVDs--from my fiance
$20 and a necklace--from my grandma
Baseball book (shared with the fiance)--future in-laws

Cards, and much love, from everyone

And that's it for now.

[Misanthropical]

2 pairs of pajamas.
1 huge teddy bear from Mr. Misanthropical (I asked for a teddy bear so :p )
2 Spongebob Coffee Mugs.
1 teddy bear holding a box with blue topaz earrings in it (my birthstone). My daughter helped her dad pick out the earrings.
1 coffee mug with pictures of all three of my children on it.
Chocolate.
A CD boombox with remote, so I can listen to music in the kitchen.
A new heating pad
A fluffly pink heart that says "Girls Rule" on it, from the little guy.
A pen that doubles as a flashlight.
Homemade cookies from my aunts (YUM!)
"The Godfather" on DVD
"Clockwork Orange" on DVD

[Der Cute]

This year has been interesting for me, to say the least.

I got:

A 3 # box of fudge, from Alaska...all different flavors. I'm working on the normal fudge atm; havent tried much else yet.

$50 from Dad

Cards from friends

and a job that starts in January.

Life is looking up for me.

Cutenoob

[Crazyredhead]

I got a spiral cut, honey ham from my mother. It was from QVC and it was very, very good.

A Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel, and a Pittsburgh Steelers T-Shirt and a $50.00 gift card from Dad which got me a red satin night gown and robe, 5 lb ankle weights, and some rose scented body spray.

My hubby got me (gasp!!) a gorgeous black satin robe, new slippers and running shoes.

I also got 4 sick kids and a cold for myself. http://www.finalshare.net/forum/style_emoticons/default/LGFEVE110a.gifhttp://digilander.libero.it/le.faccine/faccinea/porello/0002016.gif

[purplecat41877]

My Christmas Gifts:

clothes
popcorn container
art stuff
TMNT folder
candy
tangerine
earrings
bubble maker with tube and bubble pipe
kitty calendar with stickers
cookbook
Christmas CD
computer device
ornaments
money
travel set with toothpaste, toothbrush, and shaving razor
photo keychain
washcloth that grows in water (like the grow capsules)
drink tumbler (long mug without handle)

[Misanthropical]

My great aunt use to send me a Christmas card with money in it, till I had children.

Now, they get the Christmas card with money in it and I don't even get a card. :( I know she loves me, because she calls and worries about me, like her sister (my grandmother) use to do, but it's the children that get all the attention at Christmas now.

I still love her to pieces anyway. :D

[repsac]

Hmmm.

Xbox 360, that burned up. (there's a story in that)

A NEW Xbox 360, Replacement for the used one that burned up.
1 year membership to Xbox Live, Gold version. (also a perk of the burned up one)
Wireless controller for it.

Blazing Angels,
Call of Duty 2,
Lego Star Wars 2,
Fatal Frame 2 (XBOX original).

[Monica]

I got a a dvd- Accepted
Also got new pajamas, mixing bowls, food processer, a mixer with various attachments, bath products, a container to hold all of my pictures, some candy. I can't think of what else I got at the moment, but it was a good Christmas.

[thegiraffe]

Hmm...let's see:


An E-pass (Sunpass...prepaid toll transponder)
2 kinds of wax for my car - good wax!
Armorall for my car
A chamois to dry my car :)
3 sweaters mom and dad got me from the NY fashion district. They're really cute!
A soapdish and toothbrush holder. I NEEDED those!
A tire pressure gauge
3-month tickets to Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure. The only stipulation is that I have to go with my brother.
Mom took and put all my JROTC stuff from high school in a shadow frame box. That was kinda cool.
My old roommate gave me a giraffe poster that mom took (I couldn't find it!) and framed.
A picture from our Wyoming trip Summer '05 of us whitewater rafting.
Floormats for my Element
$25 for Barnes and Noble from my aunt and uncle
$50 from Grandma and Grandpa
$100 from Nana
And mom and dad bought a new garage opener because ours was 18 years old and we couldn't program any more controllers (we only had 2), and we have 5 vehicles. I didn't have one and neither did my brother. Now we all have them!

I think that's everything...

[hawkchick11]

I got:

A hoodie from my stepbrothers
$100 from my parents
$100 from my grandparents
$75 in gift cards from my son's father
$25 gift card to Target from my aunt

I have another Christmas next weekend too

[BusBus]

My boyfriend got me a GC for a local spa. I just love it when he reads my mind :love: :D

[Knightmare]

I got:
*Cash
*A Hat Full of Sky and Wintersmith from Terry Pratchett (I lost Hat and needed Wintersmith)
*POTC 2 (just finished watching it. Pretty good, except for it being a set-up for the third film)
*new boxer shorts! Go me!
*a henley shirt
*gift card to wal-mart/sam's club. Now I can buy food!
*an AWESOMELY INCREDIBLE dinner of prime rib, from my brother, the Chef.

But the best thing I got (be ready with the awwww's) was the look on my daughter's face when she saw that she got her own basketball hoop! She loved it. She jumped up and down, clapping. She looked up and said "Thank you, Santa!"
My dad looked at me and said "I think you picked a winner," and gave me a wink.

[Kiwi]

kyles parents gave us a vacumn cleaner, photo frames, and a "sassy women quotes" day calender!!

ok add to that

a file cabinet
a printer
$150 gift certificates
day planners
a HUGE box of baking pans...like an entire baking set!
and a whole lot more... we couldnt even fit everything into the car, were going back for round two tomorrow!!!

kyle also gave me an easel with canvases and paints, brushes, the whole kit and kaboodle

I know they are spoiling us rotten because they want me to feel like a part of the family. It was nice :)

[blas]

Well, my favorite gift was from baby brother: SPONGEBOB SEAT COVERS! They match the color of my car!!!!

My parents go way overboard with the stocking stuffers...I have enough candy to fatten up everyone in Africa, enough mini shampoos and conditioners to last a few weeks......enough pens and pencils to last a year....enough lipglosses to break about 5 hearts..

Then I got two purses (I know I should be thankful but why can't people ever buy me stuff in colors that I like? I don't like the colors red and white).

I got a pajama shirt from VS that says "Give me some bubbly" (lol)
A shirt from AE
A pair of Spongebob pajamas!

Giftcards to AE and the Icing (and I got one from VS in the mail for my bday)

A Family Guy calendar

A pair of purple fuzzy socks

and some other random stuff

[protege]

Hehehe

Let's see, what did I get?

My parents bought me my Christmas tree, wreath, TV stand, a pair of shirts...and that was pretty much it.
From one brother, I got a bottle of Merlot, and a set of wine glasses. As if that wasn't enough, he got me a PS2-style game controller for the 'puter.
Other brother got me some games.
Both grandmas, as well as my aunt, gave me cash...which is going to be sunk into the house payments.

My kitty got 2 bags of treats, and some toy mice.

Believe it or not, but this is the second year in a row that I didn't ask for any models. I have too many as it is--one of my basement cabinets has floor-to ceiling stacks of unbuilt models. I think I have enough for the next 40 years :lol:

[Mr. Rager!]

My parents surprised me with one more thing today. They had forgotten about it on Christmas and I guess they spent their whole night scratching their head on what else they got me.

It's the complete Calvin and Hobbes Collection.

I'm pretty surprised about this. I saw it a long time ago at Best Buy and I said to my mom, "I NEED this" it was $100 if I remember correctly.

She goes, "not for that price you don't."

Well, I got it! :D

[Mr. Rude]

Update:

Mrs. Rude LOVES the bigassed Kitchenaid mixer/blender/40 pound device of destruction that I got for her :angel: ..... And the 11 piece knife block set that came with it :)

I got the sweet heavy duty wok set that I've been looking at. AND...

These are coming for me soon:devil:
http://www.daddyos.com/retro/sho1.html

Also shirts, socks & a few other knick-knacks :D

[AirHostess]

parentals:
a cheque, make-up, stockings (for work, nylons though not silk even though in a crash the emergency slide would give you 2nd degree friction burns) Driving Theory books (I'm meant to be learning to drive) chocolate etc, a board game, sea monkeys, a bear etc

Boyfriend gave me a book and Rouge Noir nail varnish.

From other people I got make-up, books, chocolates etc

[Misanthropical]

Well, Mr. Misanthropical got:

2 work shirts
2 ties that match the work shirts
A huge thing of DVDs
A huge thing of CDs
A music type mixer
A flashlight
Chocolate
A model of the ship on "Pirates of the Caribbean"
A pocket watch

I wanted to get him a new travel mug for his coffee in the morning, but the only ones I could find where lame. :(

[Tanasi]

The kids really cleaned up. I bought the three youngest an XBox 360 and a few games, my Mom got them a PS3 with games, and my in-laws bought them a Wii. There's a freaking video game on every TV in the house. Santa gave both boys new trap guns, and youngest girl-child got her very-own pink .22 rifle. They also got the associated clothes, money, and what not.
Oldest daughter finally pick out a car and for whatever reason decided on a Cooper Mini, she paid a third, my Mom paid a third and the wife and I paid the rest. Adopted daughter had the same deal but picked a used XTerra.
Everyone pooled their money and bought my wife a very romantic Bobcat (skid-loader) with the post-hole attachment. I also got her a year long pajama-gram subscription. I just gotta remember to pick-out what kinda jammies she's going to get the next month, oh an new tires for her truck.
The kids bought me some new Micky Thompson pro-streets for my Torino. The wife got me new overalls and a GCs to Summitt Racing and Edlebrocks (can you say supercharger baby!!!!) Mom bought me a new air-ride seat for my tractor (this will save my back a lot of bouncing), my in-laws bought me a vintage 8-Track/Radio and tapes for my Torino and a new Lazyboy recliner.

[BlaqueKatt]

got two shinys from my husband:
Shiney #1-a garnet necklace
Shiney #2- A WATERMAN FOUNTAIN PEN!!!!!!!

yay!

[Rubyred]

Let's see.....

What I got:

From the rents:

~Two Coach bags (a black one and a white one with different color c's -I think it's called scribble)
~Lots and lots of jewelry
~ Armani Code perfume
~ A pink Ralph Lauren bag
~ Lots of candy
~ Lots of clothes and shoes
~ A talking family guy pen
~ A flashlight, an emergency roadside kit and an air pump for my car (well my car is brand new- but they laugh at me everytime my boyfriends car breaks down and I have to go get him so I think thats why they did it lol)
~ A red cashmere blanket
~ Fish stuff

From the boyfriend:

~ Seasons 1 and 2 of Laguna beach on DVD
~ Red sony camera

From best friend 1:

~ Dior Addict 2 perfume

From best friend 2:

~ Coach Keychain and Tiffanys bracelet


Other stuff:

~ Like 1200 bucks cash
~ Seahorses
~ Kathy Van Zealand bag
~ Xbox (well it was my brothers but he got an Xbox 360 so he gave it to me)
~ Stuff for my dog


What I gave:

Mom got a gold ankle bracelet with a matching necklace
Dad got the Rolling Stones book he's been wanting for a while
Boyfriend got a half sleeve tattoo and Seasons 1 2 and 3 of the Simpsons on DVD
Best Friend one got Sailor Moon on DVD (lots of it)
Best Friend 2 got a Fender watch
Everybody else got gift cards to various places.

It was a good X-mas :D

[Misanthropical]

Rubyred, I'm so jealous! I asked my husband to buy me a Coach purse, but when he saw how much they were he told me "not a chance". :(

Could your parents adopt me? :D

[flybye023]

I got Criminal Minds season one, a necklace, cash, and a video game

[mrsmarit]

What I Got

From hubby a hand blown glass smurf (very cute)
From rents 50 gc to b&n and a 100 gc to lowes to share with hubby
From coworker daily cat calender and green tea bath gift set
From bf rose colored gloves & scarf
From hubby's aunt some sam's club/costco tower of candy
From hubby's cousin 50 gc to best buy
From friends--lkocal 25 gc to b&n and assorted food goodies as well as
Harry Potter Scene It game
From friends--CA 50 gc to Outback and assorted food yummies

And there is this panini press that is on the kitchen table that wasn't there this morning.

*begin rant*

Overall I did okay.. but man I hate when I go all out and get people exactly what they want and they get me something that you would get for someone you barely know.. not family. I make no bones about what I like and EVERY year I get something I will never use.. or in some cases the same exact thing 2 years in a row(that I still will never use).

*end rant*

[Ree]

I got spoiled rotten.

From my husband: a 17" flat panel monitor
clothes, perfume, teapot for one gift set, nightgown, DVD's (Pirates of the Carribean 2, Word Trade Center - the first I really wanted to see, the second one, not so much, and I suspect he got that one more for himself :p))
toiletries, candle holders, and a whole lot more little things

From the girls: (my daughter) perfume, bath gels, sweater, (foster daughter #1) slippers, (foster daughter #2) warm socks
from all 3 girls together, I got a beautiful blouse, pants and jacket set.

From my BIL: a cute little bathtub shaped ornament filled with bath gels and stuff

From my sister and her family: placemat set, pants, sweater, chocolate, an Angel Stone, warm socks, special memory foam pillow designed for neck support

From Secret Santa at work: a 3-pack selection of Tim Horton coffee and hot chocolate, a Tim Horton collectible mug, Tim Horton tea bags

From the special needs boy who works for me: bath and shower gel

[NightAngel]

I love dogtag necklaces. One of my CSR's got me a dogtag necklace with my relative position in space mapped out so that if I ever get abducted by aliens they'll know where to drop me off at!

It rules. :D

[Barefootgirl]

*narrows eyes*

i got:

From hubby: pink Radley laptop bag that i have been craving for ages

From daughter: big stash of MAC make-up (bought by DH as DD is only 4)

From cats; calendar with pictures of black cats :)

From mum & dad: model American police car to remind me of the time i nearly got arrested in Kansas (long story), salt pig (thing you put rock salt in to keep it fresh)

From mother-in-law: selection pack of chilli sauces, Body Shop gift basket

From Sister 1: chip & dip dish set (cuter than it sounds)

[AFpheonix]

Lessee:
hubby gave me a very beautiful alexandrite ring and a black pearl bracelet
Sister #1 that drew my name (there's 6 kids in my family: we pick names cuz it's too spendy to buy for everyone) got me several calphalon pots
Sister #2 got me some really nice knit tops and slacks
From work I got a lil' baggie o' baked goods from the EXA, and my secret santa gave me a new blanket, gloves, hat and scarf. So cute!
The people at the clinic I volunteer at gave me some chocolate truffles.

I gave:
Hubby a 19' flat screen LCD monitor (he's a happy boy)
BIL- turn signal conversion kit for his ST 1100
Sister #3: a set of heavy duty work jeans and some thermal tops
Exchange Student: a lift ticket/rental/lesson package to Mt. Hood Meadows (my niece and nephew are taking her up to the mountain tomorrow)
Grampa: gc to Applebees: at this point, I like to give them dates. They don't need stuff, really.
Secret santa: a buttload of choccies and a Starbucks gc

[Cia]

I got:
Compaq notebook (totally unexpected) today I get to remove the Vonage, Vongo and AOL crap off of it and I gotta find a wi-fi router
clothes (gotta return a shirt because it is to small and the security tag is still on it)
BBC CDs
Christmas ornament
fancy pen
$50 bill
Baby Blues calendar
sterling silver kitty earrings
Black Hills Gold necklace (get BHG every year)
'Merry Christmas from Texas' card

[Rubyred]

Rubyred, I'm so jealous! I asked my husband to buy me a Coach purse, but when he saw how much they were he told me "not a chance". :(

Could your parents adopt me? :D


Sure they will..you could be the sister I never had. LOLOL!!

Thats exactly what my mom said...the first time she bought me one. Now I have like 12. (I collect bags)

My boyfriend was gonna get me a Louis Vuitton but in the end he said he "tried but just couldn't fathom spending that much money on a purse" so he chickened out and got me the camera instead. :lol:

[Myra]

Me got:
Tinkerbell hoodie
Clerks 2 DVD
Grey's Anatomy Season 1 DVD's
Seasons 5 and 6 of ER (I am a rabid fan. Do not mess with my Dr. Ross obsession.)
A couple nice necklaces to go with the maternity clothes
A Baby Phat purse. (I'm a label whore. BAD.)
A t-shirt that reads "I [heart] Dr. McDreamy" (Grey's Anatomy reference)
Some cookies and crackers
A couple faerie figures
Some cologne I asked for
iPod Nano
A new gold watch

Yeah, all in all, I did pretty good.

[SteverinoNY]

From the Brothers:
Book of Aerial Photographs of NYC
Transformers: The Movie - 20th Anniversary Special Edition

From the Parents:
Optimus Prime 20th Anniversary Edition (I have a Transformers Obsession)
Clerks II
Tiger Woods 2007
Boxer Shorts
Couple Nice Shirts
New Desk Chair
Dozen Titleist Golf Balls
Trip to Atlanta, GA to see Widespread Panic live in concert New Years Eve! :)

From the Grandparents (Dad's Side)
$200 Cash
$50 gas gard

From the Grandparents (Mom's side)
$10 Cash
A lotto ticket
Candy

[digilight]

Lesse

From Parents
I got:
Air Compressor (thank god, now I can use it to blow up the kids inflatable toys)
Warm Jean Jacket
Denim pendleton
a ugly ass shirt that is way to itchy and scratchy

Wife got:
a sweet Cephlon pan
a entire set of top line pots and pans (not Cephon unfortunantly) She asked for these as some of ours are on their last legs and stick real bad now
some other crap that I don't remember

We got together
from my folks:
some kitchen towels and other small crap that I cant remember (the kids have worn us out)

all us together
grandmother - 500 bucks

Neighbor/good friend - a tower of starbucks goodies and a basket of starbucks goodies about 12 of the individual packets of coffee for a pot each, and all kinds of yummie things (his son is a shift supervisor at starbucks and gets us our whole bean coffee for free, they can't use all the free he gets so he always hooks us up)

aunt/uncle - $25 gift card to black angus

Cousin - $50 gift card to black angus

friend $25 gift card to outback + free blooming onion

her mom $50 gift card to hungry hunter

(those are all steak type places to those not familiar - mmmm it seems that people know we love steak : )

on her side of the family we drew names with about a $50 or so limit (Wife, me, BIL, SIL, Other BIL, SIL, and MIL)

MIL got me a Cuisninart Grind and Brew Coffee maker (It freaken rocks) and some hot sauce (hell yeah)

my SIL got my wife a george forman grill with removable plates

These are what we wanted and asked for

the wife and I really don't buy each other gifts, maybe we will later in life we are sitting better money wise though.

[RichS]

After I got my well-worn but working Donkey Kong Jr. arcade machine, I didn't feel like getting much else - except a job, I've been laid off for over 3 months now. :(

So, I was surprised. Me and my wife got:

From my parents: Cash
My sister & her husband: pictures of her family & a Sears gift card (which we promptly used on pillows for us and the kids :D )
My brother & his wife: A Speedway Cash Card (don't have to worry about gas for about a week now!)

And I got:
My wife's stepparents: a couple pairs of jeans and a t-shirt/flannel pants combo for night
My wife: Ultimate Spider-Man, Gran Turismo 4, & Shadow Of The Colossus for my PS2, and a handheld Pac-Man LCD game

Considering how this year's gone, it was all very much appreciated.

[Jpurple]

Well, I only got one present, and it was a combo for both my birthday and Christmas. This sounds really sucky, except the present was:
a 10-day trip to New Zealand!
We left the 18th, came back yesterday and I had so much fun!

We spent Christmas day at my sister's place in Auckland and did stockings and stuff for the munchkin. The rest of the time we played tourist- I got to see the remaining parts of the Hobbiton movie set from LOTR!
There was also chocolate and bath stuff from Lush involved, but the trip was my present.

[SongsOfDragons]

I got my Nintendo DS!! It's the white Lite one, and I have two games: Electroplankton and Super Mario. I also got a watch which has interchangeable straps and bezels - very nice. Chocolate, booze, jar of sweeties, jewellery, smellies, clothes, and a nice big blue snuggly blanket. And Dawn of War - now I'm off to blow up the Orks with my army of Dreadnoughts.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Hmmm . . . let's just say it's been a Madea Christmas for moi.:D

Not only did I get a hardcover copy of "The Innocent Man" by John Grisham, I also got a few DVD's.

Grease (special Rocking Rydell edition, w/replica mini T-Bird jacket encasing the DVD box)

Walking Tall (w/The Rock)

and the 3-DVD Tyler Perry collection . . . featuring everyone's favorite southern matriarch, Aunt Madea. This one has 3 of the stage plays:

Madea Goes To Jail
Why Did I Get Married?
Diary of a Mad, Black Woman

and also a copy of the movie "Madea's Family Reunion."

From my dad and stepmom, I received money (a $100 bill to be exact) which was spent on some clothes (nice pink cowl-neck sweater and a light green sweatshirt) and more DVD's . . .including

Are We There Yet?
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (another Tyler Perry stage production)
Married . . . With Children Season 4.

It's been a good Christmas . . . . . . :wave:

[reformedwaitress]

Just finished my Christmas today (got the presents from my uncle, yay!) so here's my loot:

The Devil Wears Prada Special Edition DVD from Target, a homemade black knitted shawl, a chilli pot (like 2 gallon pot or something like that -- BIG), Georgia Bulldogs throw, ornaments, Borders gift card ($25), new black coat (GORGEOUS) -- from Momma

gift cards to: Macy's ($50), Kroger ($25), Target ($25) -- from Grandma

two Decatur shirts (Decatur, Georgia -- my home town) and handmade earrings -- from my sister and brother in law

Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly and Incident at Tybee Island by Rowan Wolfe -- from my uncle and aunt

portfolio for my manuscript while I'm editing it and a purse large enough to hold said portfolio and everything else I need -- my best friend

hair things (my hair's getting very long and all I have is pony tail holders -- this is head bands and clips and barretttes and all kinds of good stuff) and a $50 gift card to Pier One Imports -- the women I work with (we did a secret santa thing)

Sirius Radio for my car, stuffed Uga (the University of Georgia's mascot) and a new journal (that is gorgeous) -- the boyfriend

new candles (apple cider) and candle holders -- the going to be sister in law (someday -- boyfriend's sister)

sheets, dishes, silverware, shirts from NY and Co, pajama pants, gift card to Barnes and Noble ($25), yummy smelling lotions and bath stuff from bath and body works (honeysuckle) -- the boyfriend's parents (going to be in laws)

Steelers pullover hoodie sweatshirt -- the boyfriend's aunt and uncle

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Japanese (YAY!!!!) -- our best friends, the parents of our godchildren

lots and lots of pictures of my children and art projects by my four year old, plus one of those willowwood angels -- my children and their adoptive parents

a toy stuffed cat to sleep with -- from MY cat (actually, from momma cause she's claimed my cat and won't let me bring him to the Sav with me! :roll: )

All in all? I'd say I cleaned up pretty good.

[Dreamstalker]

--CSI season 6
--IOU for Wii and Twilight Princess
--new rolling backpack and a laptop sleeve
--Ghostbusters 2 poster book
--resin Staff of Ra headpiece
--another wolf book
--GURPS Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
--Call of Cthulhu Miskatonic University
--resin-cast proton pack gun kit, aluminum mainboard and other parts (maybe I will have this build done by Halloween now)

...and I have some more loot waiting when I get back home.

[ahanix1989]

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Radeon 9800 Pro video card, softmodded to a 9800XT.


The big question: What am I getting today for my 18th birthday?

Only time will tell.

[Bliss]

Not much this year but all I got I enjoy a lot:

Dad:
Good metal made 16 led white flashlight (if it's a gadget and it fits my koala pouch, I love it!) it's wonderfull great distributed light so it's good to crawl under the car or inside a PC's case.

Bf:
Nostromo N50 pad (weeee)
Final Fatnasy 1 & 2 for the GBA (I plan to start them over, play from 1 to 12 in order)
Douglas Adams Starship Titanic game Mac edition.

[Bella_Vixen]

Becks sent a very generous check.

Grams gave me a necklace.

Mom and the nephew got me a set of 3 Celtic Christmas CDs.