The Official 2009 Christmas Gift Thread!

[Iced Coffee Man]

I got beer. I am happy.

[blas]

Bf's mom got me pajamas...the same kind I got for my mom, lol.

Bf got me a matching ring and necklace....oh so gorgeous! Now we just gotta wait patiently till the holiday is over and the weather gets better, and we'll go get the ring sized properly. I think I might put it on a chain for now.

So excited for my family to see what I got for them!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Opened gifts a little bit early this year...

• Married...With Children DVD box sets, season 4 and season 6
• Books: The Onion Presents: Our Front Pages. (Some from way back when they were just a local, UW Madison-based paper), and The 25 Greatest Moments in Camp Randall Stadium History (Just found out my dad was at one of the games mentioned in the book).
• A new, rechargeable razor
• Two heavier, thermal shirts
• A pair of gloves, because I'm always losing them
• Candy Cane Brownie mix and Moose Munch (from the sis)
• A green, 8 GB iPod Nano and $30 iTunes card. I'm pretty sure I posted here that I wouldn't ever get an iPod. But now that I got one without even asking for it, I think it's really cool, and am chomping at the bit to get a case and other accoutrements for it .

Think that's everything.

[Plaidman]

Two new joggers
A new coat
A snuggy
Pair of gloves
50 bucks for Barnes and Nobles
The book There is nothing wrong with you: Going beyond self-hate
A new shirt.

[JoitheArtist]

Got gifts now!

From a friend: a fantasy book she'd mentioned to me weeks ago!

from officemate: gift card to my favorite pricey grocery store

From several friends and my parents: total of $65 in Amazon gift cards, with which I am going to purchase Defying Gravity on dvd when it comes out

From friend: one day pass to Comic Con! *happy dance*

From parents:

cooking-themed ornament
Cinnamon incense oil diffuser
fuzzy socks
black shawl/wrap thingie
book of sci-fi stories (yay dad!)
Pooping horse keychain (also from dad)
$100!! *happy dance*

There will be more tomorrow--my mom sent me a bag of stuff for my stocking (and she always puts some GREAT stuff in there) and I'm going over to my best friends' house tomorrow for dinner and more gifts.

[BrenDAnn]

Family Christmas isn't until Saturday, but I did get a stocking full of stuff from my manager at work--and left it there on accident. As for what I got others, let's see here...

Dad: Seasons 1-6 of NCIS on DVD
Sister: Kohl's gift card, tube of Bath & Body Works Yuletide Pear Vanilla lotion
Brother-in-law: Visa gift card
Brother: Scheel's gift card
Sister-in-law: Tube of Bath & Body Works Yuletide Pear Vanilla lotion, Vanilla Fields perfume
22-year-old niece: PetSmart gift card, tube of Bath & Body Works Yuletide Pear Vanilla lotion
19-year-old nephew: A headset mic for the computer, and for his birthday (also Saturday), a WoW gift card
14-year-old niece: Make-up & bag, tube of Bath & Body Works Yuletide Pear Vanilla lotion
13-year-old nephew: Gamestop gift card

And that's about it. I did share some yummy Ghirardeli chocolates with the coworkers last week, and got the boss some M&Ms since they're her favorite. Yes, all the ladies in my family are getting the same lotion. They were having a buy three get three free sale the day I was doing my shopping! So I have two tubes for myself, and one for each of them. Win-win!

[Greenday]

House Season 4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
iTouch!!!!!!!!
Mariano Rivera jersey
A nice new shirt to wear out
Some cargo pants
A Star Wars book I really wanted

[Sarlon]

got some money from my parents.

3 new puzzles from my brother's girlfriend.

a dragon 3d puzzle.

3 serving bowls.

gift card to walmart from brother.

powell's gift card from my sister.

[McGoddess09]

What I have given:

Bouncy balls to my friend,L.
A coloring book and crayons for my friend, A.
A Cherry Blossom bath kit for my sister. Gonna take her to see Alvin and the Chipmunks next paycheck.
An apple pie scented candle for my mom.
A book about the Secret Service, a package of dark chocolate covered York patties, Old Spice, and a bear I bought during my Senior Trip for my Significant Other.

What I have gotten so far:
A shopping trip on Sunday.
A package of Pocky.
Supernatural season 1, a package of Reese's and a stuffed polar bear from my Significant Other
Supernatural season 2 from my mom
Supernatural seasons 3 and 4 from L and A, which they got at a great deal during Black Friday

[Becks]

I already know what I'm getting from Lizziebeff (just gotta wait for it to arrive from the warehouse!).

From the MOTH's mom, I got a pair of earrings. Brand new, but admittedly regifted. (She got a pair of earrings, but since she doesn't have pierced ears, she gave them to me. She told me so.)

Oodles of text messages and emails wishing me a Merry Christmas.

[technical.angel]

Back again!

Buncha books, including two I get to take back and get the new Laurell K Hamilton book I want, and a $20 gift card to Borders.

Wii Sports resort, Wii Fit Plus, wii remote charger, 101 cookie cutter set. a solar light that I've been wanting, game set for the Wii (tennis racket, baseball bat, etc.), a new robe, Dollhouse season 1, a new scarf, and I think that's it!

[Primer]

I got my present from Santa a week early. I got a new right hip, which included 4 days in the hospital, and almost enough nice heavy-duty drugs.

[Severen13]

I got:
House-Season 5
NCIS-Season 6
MST3K Vol. 4
True Blood-Season 1
3 Sweaters
"Dead Men's Shoes" by Mike Carey
...and one more book that is taking its sweet time getting here.

I gave:
Mom: a whole bunch of books by Alexander McCall Smith and James Patterson
Dad: 3 Stevie Ray Vaughn albums
Older Sis: The Complete Omen Collection and 2 books by James Patterson
Younger Sis: Supernatural-Season 4 and money towards her new sewing machine
Nephew: Scooby Doo and Spongebob DVDs

[MaggieTheCat]

Let's see. We just got done doing Christmas with my husband's family (first year for me! I'd never even met his parents before yesterday!) I got:

A stocking full of: A couple pairs of earrings, some small bottles of bath soaps, a couple of small kitchen utensils, and a tiny coin pouch.

Also got a cat charm necklace and a springform pan! <3

Husband got:

A stocking full of: Candy, Nintendo PJ bottoms, and a couple of books.

Also, a couple new DVDs of anime, Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for DS, and the two of us got a Christmas ornament that we can put a picture of ourselves in.

We also got...a substantial amount of money from his mother. I'm talking substantial as in enough that combined with what we've been saving up, we now have enough to start looking for a house. Apparently she'd been saving it up for my husband since he was little and was going to give it to him when he went to college, but he made his own way through college, so she's been saving it for the right moment. We're going to start talking about house-hunting as soon as we get home!

I'm so excited and grateful! I never imagined she'd give us anything like that!

[Boggles]

Well I've just got home from the parents and santa has left me loads of kitchen gear.

I've got measuring cups, mixing bowls, cookie cutters, recipe books and baking sheets.

Also a few jars of dry cookie ingredients where you just mix jar with eggs and butter to make the cookies. I feel a spot of baking coming on tomorrow.

And mum got me seasons 1 & 2 of Big Bang Theory!

From assorted customers I've got 12 bottles of wine, 7 bottles of spirits (southern comfort and vodka mainly) and 19 Toblerone bars!!

And oone lovely scottish customer has got me a litre bottle of very nice scotch from a little bespoke distillery place.

I LOVE my customers at times!