Christmas loot list!

[renovation]

i know its early but santa stop here early this year'
this from sharper image -a 80 dvd motorized Organizer

and a garmin 550 gps
also a tee shirt .and $25 gift card to the local movie theater.and more is still to come .
guess i been a better boy then i thought this year

[zippyjuan]

Don't worry- we won't tell Santa what you have REALLY been up to!

[11th Reader]

Ooooh!

I want to share! I'm a huge baker, and Santa already made one stop for me and so far I've gotten

a marble rolling pin with beech handles

And a

Cuisinart 2 quart ice cream maker that makes ice cream in 25 minutes!

Oh and a bunch of non-stick baking pans as well. And that's just the loot from the boyfriend and roommate. WOOHOO!

[Thesifer]

So far $1500

[uncledaddy]

Ooooh!

I want to share! I'm a huge baker, and Santa already made one stop for me and so far I've gotten

a marble rolling pin with beech handles

And a

Cuisinart 2 quart ice cream maker that makes ice cream in 25 minutes!

Oh and a bunch of non-stick baking pans as well. And that's just the loot from the boyfriend and roommate. WOOHOO!

And if you really use all of those, then that's one lucky and fortunate boyfriend.

[brainsmile]

Got a new car. But that was my gift to me

[11th Reader]

And if you really use all of those, then that's one lucky and fortunate boyfriend.

Haha, oh I will use it too! For Thanksgiving, I made 2 pies...and there was only the 2 of us. I'm also trying to open a brownie shop...soooooooo he gets to eat lots of sweets all the time. He says I'm making him fat.

[11th Reader]

Got a new car. But that was my gift to me

Brainsmile, what kind of car did you get?

Oh, and GO BEARS (even if it's in the armed forces bowl...*sigh*)

Class of 2003

[Devhux]

$20 gift card to Future Shop (Canadian retailer like Best Buy)

$30 gift card to Memory Express (a local computer shop)

Book 2 in the Genesis of Shannara series by Terry Brooks

Lion King snow globe (probably my favorite gift being that this is my favorite movie for a few reasons).

Fleece sweater (for those long winter nights)

London Fog winter coat (nice and comfy winter jacket with BIG pockets)

A few random DVDs

iRobot Roomba 560 Vacuum robot.

All in all, not a ton of stuff, but rather stuff I'm quite happy with. Christmas went by way too quick this year for me though.

[oblongmelon]

Well I was very blessed again this Christmas. I had all the kids home last night for our big Christmas Eve Dinner, then we went to Midnight Mass -which was beautiful, before they all departed for their perspective homes. I got alot of things, but nothing meant as much as my kids all being home. Now THAT was the best gift ever!

[uncledaddy]

Haha, oh I will use it too! For Thanksgiving, I made 2 pies...and there was only the 2 of us. I'm also trying to open a brownie shop...soooooooo he gets to eat lots of sweets all the time. He says I'm making him fat.

Good luck on the shop. Let us know when you open so I can place my online order.

Got to see the smiles on the kids faces when they opened their gifts, and the older kids got me an authentic Dorsett jersey.

[Memo]

Parents paid for my flight home to Texas which was pretty awesome. Got to see them and all my friends.

Besides that I got money, a Logitech Harmony remote, some clothes, a few gift certificates.

[renovation]

i got a 2nd tee shirt .
the newest harry potter dvd .and pirates of the caribbean at worlds end !
also a new set of klipsch computer speakers they arrive next weekend.

wife got a set of calphalon pots & pans ,sweater from me .
daughter got her diamond earrings and diamond neckless ,she also got some gold jewery.

[OneKidOneDogMom]

Ooooh!
I want to share! I'm a huge baker, and Santa already made one stop for me and so far I've gotten a marble rolling pin with beech handles...
And a Cuisinart 2 quart ice cream maker that makes ice cream in 25 minutes!...
Oh and a bunch of non-stick baking pans as well. And that's just the loot from the boyfriend and roommate. WOOHOO!

So does this mean we get ICE CREAM with our brownies now? (Crossing fingers and drooling already....)

[OneKidOneDogMom]

Lots of gift cards this year in my family - I got Starbucks, Penneys, Best Buy, Target...along with a couple of DVD's (Hairspray, 2 copies of POTC3, 3 seasons of Sex in the City, High School Musical), some books, and a bunch of other stuff.

My most cherished present is from my 9 year old son, who "shopped" for me at the USO-sponsored "Santa Store". He got me a gold chain necklace and a golden-colored crystal stretchy bracelet. Both which I wore with great pride today

[zippyjuan]

Companies love gift cards. Lots never get redeemed so they make money by really selling nothing. And those who do use them often end up using some of their own money too so they sell more stuff- after the holidays when the prices go back up. But they do make it easier for those hard to shop for people and let you get something you want instead of something you really didn't.

For me, I bought myself a nice 26 inch LCD monitor to edit my photos on. Even my bad shots look better on it! Had a Dell 10% off plus free shipping- couldn't pass that up. I did not realize how complicated it can be to pick out a LCD monitor these days. I wanted accurate colors and a nice size.
http://www.planar.com/products/flatp...el/px2611w.cfm

[gwilks98]

Creative Zen Mp3 player (32gb).

I also got to spend the day with my family and see my niece laugh and giggle at her goofy uncle. Hanging with the fam was so much better than the loot.

[TofuNinja]

well for the first half of Christmas, cause I went up to Nor Cal to be with my sister's and Brother In law's (I have only opened stuff from work, my sister and my Girl Friend and her family), I got the following:

Black Dog Ornament from GF's Dog
Star War's Calender from GF's Mom
Tie and a 49er dressed Build a Bear from GF
Silk painting and keychain pocket knife from Sister and Brother In law
BN Gift Card from school secret santa
two bottles of wine from Brother In Law's Parents

I head home via train today. But another great gift was being able to hang with my sister this Christmas. That was a blast. And add hanging with the new GF and her family as well. I'll update when I open more once I get home.

[gwilks98]

... a 49er dressed Build a Bear from GF

Heh....I work for corporate. My g/f probably designed your bear. Which one did you get?

[Prngr44]

Some cologne, some Blues gear, a Scooba, and the big gift from the parents will allow us to furnish our kitchen with new appliances and the living room with new furniture. (and hopefully enough leftover to finally put a damn HD tv in the house.)

[WhiskeyPapa]

A memory foam pillow (I guess it remembers my head.)
A bluetooth headset that works with both my cell and my office phone.
A battery charger (the car kind, not the AA kind.)
A back massager, a "desktop charger valet", a coffee cup, a six pack of Sam Adams and $4,090.

[11th Reader]

So does this mean we get ICE CREAM with our brownies now? (Crossing fingers and drooling already....)

Hehe, I'll have to buy some dry ice and ship you some ice cream with the brownies next time. OR you guys could all come visit me in Seattle and just eat it in my living room with me.

[chrissy]

A new pair of Tennis shoes
An old Fisher Price Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium teaching clock that I had as a kid It was re-released and I just had to have it Patrick loves it
A memory drive that is pink
The kids got me a snowglobe from Disney - The rescuer's
Clarice from Build a Bear

From my IL's house
cookie sheets
A hoodie
champagne flutes
A really nice Turkish rug
And an electric blanket for the car (because donnie doesn't like a warm car)

My mom and dad sent me Cookin Mama for the Wii and my brother sent me a STL Blues ornament.

[Jenny]

Hmmm...

$650 from my mom ($150 for Josh bday & Christmas, $250 each for me & Scott for our bdays & Christmas)

$300 from my dad for all our Christmas & bdays

Scott & I got $200 worth of Best Buy gift cards from my brother & sis-in-law and Scott's parents ($50 each from bro & sil for our bdays & Christmas & $100 for us as a couple from his parents). All of that to add to the $45 from my 2 SS gifts from here & SpoilerFix. We'll use it to buy a digital camera.

A sparkly, sequined baseball cap from the inlaws

$75 from my grandparents for my bday & $100 for us for Christmas from them

Scott got $40 cash for Christmas & bday from his parents, A Christmas Story DVD & book from me & Josh.

Josh got a ton of stuff, biggest being a cell phone ( http://www.kajeet.com so cool for kids)

[TofuNinja]

Heh....I work for corporate. My g/f probably designed your bear. Which one did you get?

The Koala Bear

Also got GC from parents, the Magic Bullet, Pressure cooker, Batman Begins DVD, and the 2 disc Transformers, talking fly swatter, and two shirts that I need to return as they are TOO big.... and Jamba Card! woot!

[kimchicowboy]

i flight to maui and christmas dinner in maui (From my sister who was staying there for the week)
nice Global brand steak knife set from my other sister
apparently, something is still on the way from my parents

and for myself, moving to hawaii a few months ago was as big a gift i could have given myself.

[zenbooty]

A BUNCH of logic problem and brain puzzler books. I had mentioned a month ago or so that I started doing crossword puzzles on the subway commute, and particularly enjoyed the logic problems. Eegad, the deluge! I didn't realize I was so hard to shop for!

A glass carp statuette from Japan.
A Red Sox alarm clock.
An illustrated history of baseball.
Couple cozy pullover shirts.
Gift certificates to Borders and Macy's
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti

[Napoleon54]

Two Borders GCs, a small bowl for dip, a mixing bowl, pair of socks, a croquet set, and a polo shirt. Might be forgetting another small item or two. My brothers and I were really glad that our parents cut back on the needless presents this year as requested. It avoided a lot of awkwardness and having to return things we don't need. Not that I don't appreciate the thought... it's just that at this point it's wasteful.

Best present was 4 days with my family. My father's mother was at my parent's house the whole time and it was great to spend some quality time with her. She's 95 and sharp as a tack, loves to play cards, walks with a cane but is otherwise in pretty good shape. I can't help worrying about her not being around next year- not many people make it to that age. 'Course I've been worrying about that for a while, but she keeps going.

Also got to catch up with two of my good friends. Got to play with my friend's two-year-old niece, she's a riot. I'm the type who always gets the kids all wound up and running around crazily. It's funny 'cause they usually don't know how to react when an adult starts making faces at them and acting goofy. Her mother said she wasn't sure which one of us was two, hehehe. Kids are great.