RotK-EE (squee!) Game Boy Advance (squee again!) Clothes New Wallet Wallace silversmith bookmark $35 gift certificate to a local spa $150 cash
I also woke up about 7:30 to the mailman delivering Bernard's gift to me which included:
wireless router The Sims The Sims 2 Silver necklace with an Ox pendant (my Chinese zodiac sign) and...
FIREFLY
With a note included that says he wants it back. The only way he's going to get it back is if he marries me.
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World of Warcraft (yay! now I can waste even more time!) RotK: Extended Edition Indiana Jones collection Animatrix Ilium: by Dan Simmons Speaker for the Dead (in hardcover to replace my paperback that had fallen apart) the complete Le Morte D'Arthur (with illustrations and such) Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
$100 gift certificate to Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants (a chain of various themed cuisines through the Chicago area) from boss Sid
a ceramic Christmas pedestal serving dish and a bottle of wine with crimson wineglasses from boss Howard
two cross stitch kits from my sister
season pass to Broadway in Chicago from my parents - Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweet Charity, Little Shop of Horrors, Peter Pan, Wicked and Les Mis! (but no Spamalot, that's sold out
giftbox with jumbo mugs decorated with Winnie the Pooh and flavored cocoas from teh kids
I haven't gotten together with my brother and his wife yet so I'm not quite finished yet.
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I got a new sweater, a wolfmans severed finger (really...you HAVE to love gifts by your very young neices, don't you?), plane tickets to AZ and/or FL, and the LOTR Triva game ( Special Limited Edition).
I got Jenni lots of Dopey stuff, and a family membership to the YMCA gym for us both.
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I have my geek prince. What else could I possibly want? Oh, and since I have many many many chocolates from Jeniwren, I'm all set. . . Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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FC, how's Genius Loves Company? I got the Ray! soundtrack (I'd asked for it, Ray Charles was notably absent from my record collection) and I love it. Posts: 10886 | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote: A ticket (with Tony) to go see the new Cirque de Soleil show
Which one? I've seen three of them and there all took my breath away (true I'm a theatre bum born and bread, but that just says more to how amazing they are)
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Khakis Bathing Suit Sandals Memory Card for digital camera T-shirt Blistex Ultra Protection Lip Balm Gift card for Chapters Gift certificate for tanning Luggage
We are leaving for Mexico on January 8th and we pretty much only bought things for that trip.
I'm hoping to get ROTK EE for my anniversary in January.
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She didn't know that the eye design is on only one eye, but it's easily fixed. It's so cool! Now if I can only find a Barbie-sized top hat...
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twinky, it's awesome. I've listened to it three times already today. I'll likely listen a few more times yet. Posts: 3960 | Registered: Jul 2001
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Half Life 2 w/ Counter Strike: Source, climbing gear, ROTK extended edition, and a bunch of books twas a good christmas
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- Cell Phone - Patio Table and 2 chairs - LotR: RotK EE - Blender - Food Processor - Two flannel shirts - Blanket with pictures of Australian Sheperds stitched in - Book on Arizona Architecture - 50 dollar card at Best Buy - Various bits of money from extended relatives - And two cards from friends.
Oh, and also about a dozen scratches, half a dozen bruises, and three blisters. But those are more of a result anytime I go to Tucson, and not just the holidays.
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I got a beautiful blue stone spoon rest from my son. Eight pretty white bowls from my mother and some soup mixes to go with. My dad gave me a food chopper and Apples to Apples.
And my husband spoiled me rotten. He gave me an all day treatment at one of the most exclusive spas in town. It's something I really wanted, had never voiced a desire for because it is ridiculously expensive and that makes it all the more dear that he got it not knowing how much I'd really wanted it. I was totally, totally surprised. And then he had two other gifts...diamond chip earrings and pearl earrings. I'm going to get my ears peirced tomorrow.
Better than any gifts was the laidback weekend and the time with my family. It's been one of the best Christmases ever for that....we didn't make a big dinner -- I thawed some steaks, we baked some potatoes. I bought the bread from Great Harvest. It took 45 minutes to make a great dinner and less than that to clean it up. I like to cook when I have the energy, but this holiday we have all been sick for weeks, and it was so nice to just relax, watch some tv, play with the kids and their new toys. It was a great weekend. Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001
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A black beret Personalized dog tags A hooded sweater/jacket Socks Bath gel A carton of Marlboro Lights A Warhammer 40k Land Raider New grips for my 1911A1 A leather scented candle A USMC bumper sticker And a starter aquarium (1.5 gallons)
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This Christmas was a great year all around, not just the presents.
But:
-There and Back Again: An Actor's Journey, by Sean Astin -Trigun (manga) volume 1 -1 Borders gift certificate -1 Best Buy gift certificate -A digital camera (to share) -An emergency pack for my car, with 80 very handy items -Zalman Surround Sound headphones -The Halo 2 Xbox Live headset! -A digital tire pressure gauge -The last 4 volumes of Trigun (anime) -Frisbee golf discs!
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Lime -- We saw parts of "There and Back Again" on tv, but really want to see the whole thing *rubs greedy hands together* Perhaps we could borrow it?
jeniwren -- How blissful! Tom got me a bunch of spa products this year and promised my sister and I that when we could find a weekend we were both free, he'd pay for a spa visit for the two of us. Posts: 1777 | Registered: Jan 2003
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Christy - Teres got a Captain Jack Sparrow doll, a Pirates of the Caribbean wall sculpture (of the logo image, with two metal swords stuck behind a headband-wrapped skull), a tiny crystal chandelier with a lilac-scented candle in it, fuzzy coloring posters, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xbox game to go along with Jamie's new Xbox, and probably more I'm forgetting. And more I'm not mentioning on purpose.
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A crock pot A tea kettle A handmade hat and scarf (from my baby sister) A puzzle Three pairs of funny socks Some yummy smelling lotion A very nice day with my family... it's been a while
Edit: I forgot the books: Wicked, The Princess Diaries, The Scarlet Pimpernel (and the movie) and a book of quilting patterns
I had a lovely Christmas, we tried to cut way back on spending, were moderately successful (we did stay under budged, but I'd hoped to spend half of our Christmas bonus money and instead we spent about 2/3 of it.)
At any rate, my husband gave me a lovely watch, I had mentioned that I needed to start wearing one again before I started school and was going to drag out my old one and get the battery replaced - but this one is much nicer.
My father and stepmother gave me the Two Towers X-box game and some very nice opal and diamond earrings.
My mother gave my husband and I a joint gift of a new gas grill.
My oldest daughter gave me a charm bracelet, with a book and pencil charms. ('cause I'm a writer, get it?)
I also got an Ebay gift certificate and Target gift cards. With the Ebay one I bought myself a small butane torch for soldering for jewelry construction and repair, and a pair of topaz earrings.
Haven't used the Target ones yet, it'll probably be used to buy cat litter, I just realized I need to change the box today and I'm out. Posts: 14428 | Registered: Aug 2001
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sndrake, I got a migraine as a Boxing Day present. Thank heavens I made it to today. I'm glad you're better too.
Bob!! My very coolest present was music related (like your piano lessons) from my parents. They got me a flute!!!!!!
A flute! Last year for my music ed degree I had to take these classes where I learned just enough about all the instruments that I could teach beginning band if I had to. I had to learn how to play them and all the fingerings etc. My favorite was the flute and I actually got quite good at it (for a beginner!). It's one of those things that I started saying to myself "when I get money, I'll buy one."
But my cute parents got one for me and they were so pleased at my shock. Awesome!!
I also got
Napolean Dynomite on DVD Several other sundry old movie DVDs Some lovely books (including a Dumas, a Wilde, and a Bronte. Yay for people that look at my bookshelves to see what I don't have!!) a cool ring from my sister a nifty homemade scarf from my SIL a pretty cream colored sweater
Yeah, great Christmas. I had a good time watching other people open stuff because I was in on everyone else's gifts. We have several copies of the ROTK EE floatin around and I just have to get the time to sit down and watch it!
One of the coolest gifts was given to my brother...the first 100 Strongbad emails on DVD. We sat down on Christmas day and watched all of them. What a good time!!
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Oh, and I can't forget my gifts from fellow hatrackers.
Mark (raventh1) got me my Yo-yo Ma/Mcferrin CD. (He was my secret santa.) I laugh hysterically at it in my car with any of my siblings that happen to be driving with me. "Give me my note. Thank you, I appreciate that."
I also got a copy of The Pilgrim's Progress from digging_holes. *hugs* There's a story that goes along with that too and when I opened it, I laughed good and hard.
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My husband got vodka and power tools. This will end poorly.
As for myself, I got all three LotR movies (extended editions, yaay!), a couple of books, a new shoulder bag, a top I really like, yarn and yarn-related items, a TON of chocolate, some cash, and a few gift cards for various retail establishments. I am a happy camper indeed But mostly I'm happy that I got all the shopping, gift-making, and wrapping done in time, everybody liked what I gave them, and the whole holiday just generally went very well.
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