Whadya get?
 

Anyone get any good gifts yesterday for Christmas?

First, my best gift this year was that we got to have one last Christmas with my husband's grandma. She has stage 4 lung cancer, and it's spread to her liver & brain. She's done well for over a year now, but I fear the end is near. Her husband died last year, and she's 77 years old so it's not really a shock. But it still hurts. All my grandparents were gone by the time I was 10, so she really has become my grandmother over the past 12 years. The tradition of going to her house every Christmas night with the rest of the family is one of my favorite things to do, and I will miss it. But we were able to make it a wonderful night, for her and for all the kids, so I'm happy. Hard to think that it was probably the last time....

On a lighter note, we got a call from my niece in Bulgaria & were able to chat with her for a while. We rarely call (it's still pretty pricey, we usually letters or email) so this was a nice surprise. Talked to my bro in AZ too.


Material gifts? My mp3 player rocks in theory, but there's something wrong with it. :( I've emailed customer support, so hopefully they can tell me what to do. I got the cashmere lined leather gloves I asked for, as well as a Boxer desk calendar. A few gift cards, 1 hideous sweater & 1 nice one, and seasons 1 & 2 of The Facts of Life on DVD. :laugh: That was kind of a gag gift, but I'll probably watch it anyway.

Funniest gifts people I know received:

My husband opened a wooden bottle opener shaped like a penis. The tag said "From Mom." :laugh: It was actually my sisterinlaw's doing.

Same sisterinlaw bought other sisterinlaw a Whitesnake DVD, a bag of mozzerella sticks and stuffed chicken breasts. So random, and so hilarious.

I bought her Billy Idol Happy Holidays. I thought it was a joke, but it's legit. It's not that bad either. :D

I got underwear. :laugh:

But my coolest one was a year of XM Radio. :cool:

i got a lot of nice stuff.

my friend abbie got me playground balls (srsly, i'm excited) and a dove gift set, because i'm a dove whore.

funniest gift i got was frankincense & myrrh. :laugh: getting back go basics, baby. if it's good enough for jebus ...

also got the l word: season 2; the x files: season 6; and jacques cousteau's odyssey on dvd.

the 'rents got me a leather jacket, cashmere lined leather gloves, and some books & mags. still have to do some gift exchanging with friends this week. i was really spoiled this year!

Just music is all, I'm the easiest person to buy a gift for:

"Chaotica-The Essence of the Underworld w/Bonus disc 'Live in Toulouse EP"-Behemoth (Polish import 3 disc set)
"Demonica"-Behemoth (Limited edition box set-Made in a similar manner to Stevie's "Enchanted" boxed set)
"End of an Era"-Nightwish (Double disc import)
"Wintersun-Special Touring Edition"-Wintersun (Cd/DVD import)

Dontcha just love how I received "Black/Death Metal" (Minus Nightwish which is 'Symphonic Power Metal') discs for Christmas?? Weird, since my Mom died (As I still term it 'medically murdered') I have moved from classic rock/country/metal to extreme/death/black metal :shrug:

I know my older sister Lesa ordered me the newest Whitesnake double live album "Live-In the Shadow of the Blues" (German Import), which will arrive in a couple of weeks.

Don't know what my older brother Geary bought me, but I know he bought Deb a $60 gift certificate to Hastings (Lesa also bought her a gift card for Barnes & Noble) and an OSU (Okla.St) purse which he found Saturday in Tulsa (As he visits his mother-in-law, the Heat-Miser!)

Debbie received over $100 worth of merchandise from Bath & Body Works from moi (Not to mention a gift card so she can purchase 'Honey Suckle' scented items in Janaury)...So she should be good to go for a few months.

Of course I still have the last gifts my Mom gave me for Christmas (2004) which have sentimental value now: A set of marbles (Since Mom said I lost mine :shrug: Everyone in my family was/and is a smartass), A Chicago Cubs baseball & a Wrigley Field orb and the ever popular 'gang banger' sweat suit set (Which I wore only once...Sorry, Brian and 'gang banger' clothes NEVER go good together, But Mom sure thought that **** was funny.)

The only thing I always wish for now is that Debbie stays cancer free (Been almost 2 years of being cancer free) :nod:

Very cool stuff so far. Yet to get package from my sis and another pal, but I hauled in some cool things. Gift cards to Whole Paycheck and my local bird store, 2 calendars (1 Happy feet 1 Brokeback), 2 old Joan Jett cds, a coupla nifty shirts, Patron, some penguin stuff(plates, ice cube trays, pot holder, towels and one small stuffed baby penguin), a new tool bag and a new cordless drill(!), and coolest of all my best pal printed some old pictures of my three dearly departed birds and put them in matching frames. Quite a nice time.

I got:

• Family Guy volumes 3 and 4
• Golden Girls seasons 3 and 4
• a DVR
• a crap-ton of Target gift cards
• socks and undies
• Grease special edition DVD. (it came with a little t-birds leather jacket).
• Saturday night live best of Alec Baldwin and Cheri Oteri
• Funny t-shirts including:http://img.hottopic.com/is/image/Hot...6_hi?$product$
• new floormats for my car

I got hooked up this christmas. I think I'm going to return the DVR though. I'd never use it, and since it came from Target I'm going to get an ipod with the credit from the return. Pretty slick!

:nod: ^ Good move. BTW - does the Alec Baldwin DVD have both Pete Shwetty Delicious Dish skits? I was going to buy it, but I wasn't sure they were on there.

I got a lot of donations and pledges for my charity marathon thing, a Trader Joe's gift card, a Border's gift card (which I will use today to get the Dreamgirls soundtrack), a book I asked for, and a very pretty thing that I haven't figure out what it is. It's a vase or a bowl, I think. :shrug:

Dats about it.

Edit: Oh, I forgot the best gift. I got an unexpected final check from an inheritance. Which I will use to get to Vegas in March.

My most prized gift this year was spending Christmas morning with BOTH of my girls. I cried my eyes out when Samantha's mom let her stay the night Christmas Eve so that Sam could watch Sara open her gifts from Santa, and be with us. I will never forget our first Christmas together. It was special for all of us.

From Santa (for Sara's benefit, I buy these things for myself) I got a 19 inch flat screen monitor, 800 thread count sheets, Sex in the City season 6 part 2, and a flat iron for my hair.

From Sara I received a beautiful necklace from the schools Santa shop, and a Mickey Mouse waffle iron.

Samantha and her family gave us our puppy! (who is happily sitting in my lap, there's no place else he'd rather be)

And from mom, dad and grandma I received Victoria's Secret gift cards, TGIFriday's gift cards, Best Buy gift cards, a cashmere sweater, a bench to sit on and store shoes in for my laundry room... and that's about it.

This was the best Christmas I've had in 4 years....

Ho. :cool:


Awww. :xoxo:

Ya, but my ho-ass is going to be sporting some cute ass panties!:D

That's great...
 

glad to see some genuine holiday spirit is still alive and well :nod:

You'll get there, Brian. I still miss my husband terribly. I still have my moments, especially around the holidays. I'm just thankful for my girls...

It has the Schwetty balls skit but no Schwetty wieners...:shocked:
However, Alec as Charles Nelson Reilly on Inside the Actor's Studio is pee your pants funny.

I know...
 

losing my Mom in 2005, the disaster known as Christmas 1977 and nearly losing Debbie at this time of the year in 2003 (Kinda funny in a way, But my Mom thought she food poisoned Deb during Christmas dinner in 2003, instead it was a major/deadly septis infection that was coursing through her blood stream) makes me not the most joyful person during the holidays...But with the upcoming legal issues over my Mom's death, I may finally have peace :nod:

Thoughtful friend. :nod:

I got some nice things-

Suede coat from Jeff
Clothes, skin/bath/body stuff, candles, books [Stephen King's latest], two pair of shoes, and that fabulous chair and ottoman from my mother-in-law.

Seriously, the most important thing is that Jeff and I are still together, healthy, and doing well. It has been such a rough couple of years!

Hmmmm.... I'll have to think about buying it now.

Yes, hopefully you'll be able to move on soon. :xoxo:

Wow. Who knew that Andre's Ledge flirting with your husband could do so much damage. :shrug: :p

JK - glad to hear everything's all good for you.

Ya betcha...
 

cause MRMC and the medical staff who operated on Mom will be going down in flames very soon :thumbsup:

Brian "$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$" j.

Well, I recieved some money and a Sony Dream machine from mom, and clothes from my aunt and uncle. Pretty quiet year, which was nice.:nod:

I got $100 (so far), and my parents paid the $70 ticket for me to visit. Otherwise just a sweatshirt that says "Pollock Pines" which is the town here, and some footless tights w/patterns. Which, i actually love footless tights. Also a super yummy Christmas dinner.
I've also learned infinite patience from trying to do stuff on this goddamned computer which is dial up.
Also gotten to watch endless court tv/other true life mystery forensic shows, cause they have cable. Yep, it's been a murderous, murderous Christmas! :laugh:

Sparky, my dad got me a cordless drill for my birthday a few years back, and I fricking love that thing. So handy.

Oh, my dad got a bow from his dad a couple weeks back, (grandpa decided that since he is 80 now, he wouldn't be hunting with it as much) which I got to mess with a little bit.
Also, my parents got a new dog, who is so sweet, so now i get to walk two dogs. :woohoo:

I got a few gift cards including a $50.00 card for Southwest Airlines.:thumbsup: Lindsey here I come!;) I got tons of candy and a little Bath and Body Works set. My friend gave a me photo bracelet but I am going have to print the photos out and give the bracelet to my friend to put together. I can't stand putting things together. She gave another one of our friends a Freddie Mercury doll. That was fun.:laugh:

I got boxer shorts...4 or 5 shirts...socks...the Peter Jackson Biography...a stuffed Snuffleuphagus (the Sesame St guy)...the Beatles Love CD...Sarah McLachlans Christmas CD...a book about Karl Pilkington...2 Ricky Gervais DVD's...

I got a Toshiba DVD recorder with a 160 HD to 'upgrade' my Panasonic with, season 5 of "Will & Grace", a 2006 Holiday Barbie, 4 pairs of earrings, a gift card, $270 in cash, and Lindsey tickets.
My daughter ended up with 10 of the Barbie 12 Dancing Princess dolls, about 12+ Bratz dolls, a scooter, Barbie w/horse and stable, some books and clothes. My living is officially Barbie & Bratz hell now. :laugh:

I know the feeling. Mine is Polly Pocket and Littlest Pet Shop hell. :laugh:

i love the facts of life:nod: :shrug: ~

i got:
charlies angels season I (from hubby)
there's something about mary dvd (from bros)
2 usc trojans t-shirts & a usc shot glass (from mom)
100.00 worth of bath & body wrks (from bros)
photo albums (from step-ma)
newlyweds season IV (from step-ma)
a judy wong stevie photo (from hubby)
authentic stevie nicks senior yr book, not one of the reprints also the 2 previous yrs w/ lindsey in them (from hubby)
shi perfume (from my son)
about 250.00 in cash gifts from my daycare kids
louis vuitton wallet to match my bag(from hubby)
autographed poster from eric crouch nebraska's 2001 heisman trophy winner (from my mom)
i exchange gifts w/ an awesome online friend & she got me a 50.00 giftcard to sam goody~

it was a great christmas, my son raked it in & we had a great time just spending time together!!!~

My husband got me a sapphire and diamond ring. It is beautiful! I asked for a kitty but didn't get one. I don't think he can take me losing another pet.

My son got me a candle.

Mom and Dad got me new kitchen rugs, cannisters, and dishes, and a kitty figurine.

Sister and Brother in law got me a picture for my bedroom and some other pretties.

My brother in law freaked over the Lindsey tickets I gave them!!! (Thanks Pattie :p )

I got my Dad some Lottery tickets and he had a $500 winner!:thumbsup:

From the 'Rents:

-a new puffy chair majig
-Nursing scrubs (which I desperately needed)
-an ice scraper built into a glove (I've always wanted one)
-new electric razor

My sis sent me an IPOD Nano. Ryan, you know what this is? :laugh:

i know. I got VS gift cards too. A bunch o money (over $1,000 all together) clothes, a scull and cross bones key chain (one of my faves) pj's (i needed some bad. A pair RIPPED the other night. Wtf? :shrug: ) funky socks <3 , gift cards etc.

:laugh: no-he's f*cking old, remember? :lol:

:lol: Yes. I remember. Someone has to remember for him. He's losing memory, and fast!

they say that is always the first to go. I wouldn't know though. I'm still young :nod: :laugh:

...but you're from Kentucky....not much can fit in your brain.....so, it evens out. :)

My parents spoil me...
A gorgeous cashmere robe, a Le Crueset dutch oven, a DeLonghi indoor grill, a weekly facial at a very sassy salon in town for a year, a case of 100 Tyler "holiday" votive candles that have my place smelling like a dream and enough gift cards (Saks, Dillards, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Blockbuster) to keep me happy for a few months. :thumbsup:

rbs

:laugh: only you forgot how fabulous i am so it cancels out the whole ky thing! :nod:

yeah. um. ok. sure.


...and what about this ky thing? You have a thing for petroleum jelly?



sorry....back to Christmas gifts......

Paula -what's wrong with your mp3 player? What's it doing? And what kind did you end up getting?

This year I got:

DVDs:

Life as a House
Newsies
Titanic :p
Stepmom
Mr. Holland's Opus
Golden Girls season 6

I also got Johnny Cash-American V

My grandma gave me some Christmasy stuff which I like and my mom gave me our old nativity which I was really thrilled about...

I think that was it...we don't do huge gifts and like to keep things pretty simple....

Oh and for myself I'm now thinking of getting a PS2 so I can play Dance Dance Revolution....funnest. game. ever.

:laugh: hey. You gotta do whatcha gotta do :shrug:

LOL, I wonder when Ryan will come in and tell us what it is. :laugh:

WTF???????? :woohoo: Nice parents.