So want did ya get?

[BrenDAnn]

I got $50 in Amazon.com gift cards, and some cash. To be fair, the gift cards WERE all I wanted, and Dad gave everyone cash. XD

[PhiSigGirl1988]

A little late to the game, but here we go:

-Nintendo 3DS XL
-Pokemon X (bought myself Pokemon Y as well so I could get my Torchic before the promo ends)
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
-New sweater dress and leggings
-iTunes cards
-Gift cards (Macy's, Coldstone, Starbucks, Chili's)
-Godiva dark chocolate-covered almonds
-Hello Kitty pillow and earbuds
-Portal 2 cookie cutters
-A book called Schadenfreude
-Victoria's Secret stuff
-Frozen soundtrack
-Cards Against Humanity

That's all I can remember, but I think I covered most of it.

[Javarod]

Lets see, a pair of boxers, few books from a really interesting series, couple DVDs, tablet mount for my van (not really needed any more), t-shirt, shaving kit and cookies. As a really good haul, and a mood improver as the steering in my van broke the day before.

[Dentarthurdent]

I finally did something with our Amazon gift card. Bought us a big tub o' plastic dinosaurs with a play mat (yes, he's pushing 35 and I'm almost 28...what's yer point?), a cat toy, and a Mjolnir necklace.

[drunkenwildmage]

$50 in Barnes and Nobles Gift cards
$50 Best Buy Gift card
$15 Itunes Gift Card
Blu-Ray Player.
Random Assortment of Hot Coca
Bag of 'Snowman poop.'

[Dreamstalker]

--$1500 from my dad (which I have to hide from mom, some of it needs to go toward my bills)
--Books (Hidden Life of Wolves, Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, The Steampunk Bible)
--Wolf calendar
--Chespin plushie and keychain
--Wagashi (Japanese cakes) assortment
--TARDIS travel mug
--Combination flashlight/taser ...the latter is illegal in my area, and there's a high chance that I'd only end up shocking myself with the thing (I can only find a single on/off button). Also the packaging being in Engrish doesn't really instill confidence.

[Maria]

A house. The Husband and I came into some extra money due to some job change things, and me inheriting a little bit when my mom died this past summer. So he put it down on a house, which will lower our living expenses and give us the chance to make other investments in ourselves this year, like finishing school.

The best gift I got to give was kind of an accident. We have friends who are in a bad situation right now. They have a two-year-old, and I wanted to send them something to give him on Christmas, but I picked up on The Husband's "money is tight" vibe, and decided not to. Then while we were doing our yearly de-cluttering, I stumbled upon a new-looking toy. It's a plastic tiger with a flashlight in its mouth. You push the button and the mouth opens, the light comes on, and the tiger roars. So I dusted him off and stuck him in the mail for our friends to give to their son. Tiger ended up being the Best Toy Ever!!1! as far as kiddo was concerned. I'm still totally, irrationally excited about getting to do that!

[Ophbalance]

My kids killed my laptop (curse you 3 year accidental damage warranty... Wish it had been 4) Christmas Eve . Since that's my bread n' butter, a new one from HP is on the way. More than I planned on spending for the holiday.

[firecat88]

The Friday before Christmas, we finally got a rental house.

Our actual Christmas was pretty low-key to the point of barely feeling like Christmas at all, because of the half-move. We didn't have a tree or stockings or anything. It was strange, but still fun because we saw the new Hobbit movie.

The actual presents didn't really come until after Christmas, though. Because on one day of our trip, Mom and I had the car and we went shopping. For me, we bought several pairs of pants, several new bras, two calendars (The Hobbit and 365 Days In Ireland), a book, and a little box of chocolate mints. Mom got new shoes, a little pocketbook planner, and various spices from Penzey's. For Dad, we got a set of silverware, a new comforter and sheet set, and a shaker of flax seed for his daily protein shakes.

Oh, and my best friend since 10th grade got me the heat-changing TARDIS mug. Which I actually squealed about when she presented it to me because I've been drooling over it ever since I saw it on ThinkGeek.

[Crossbow]

Snowblower. Finally put it to use yesterday. And will likely do so again today.
No more shoveling the 100 foot driveway!

[Barracuda]

A small mortar and pestle, so I can grind up my rosemary and thyme (Pre ground is hard to find around here and costs more.)
A ceramic skillet which I LOVE. Cooks like an absolute dream and absolutely NOTHING sticks to it. I deliberately burned some onions at high heat for a recipe I was making and even burned, they WOULD NOT STICK. Even eggs lift right off and don't stick at all. Never seen a pan that could do that before.
A Kindle Paperwhite. Nice to have a Kindle again, my old one had an accident over a year ago.
Zelda: Skyward Sword. Almost beat it when a friend loaned it to me, but really nice to have my own copy.
A watch.
Various edible tidbits.
An Amazon gift card.
A Muppet's Christmas Carol DVD.