The gift giving was way random this year.

Sister/BIL/nephew: squirrel ornament, squirrel pin, yarn from Japan
BFF in Moscow: awesome socks and some lotion from BBW I may exchange
Boss: $20 gift card to the local food Co-op
coworker 1: bag of pecans from Alabama (everyone got this)
coworker 2: candles that smell like red hots (I gave them away because they gave me a headache, we all got stinky candles to set on fire)
parents: cash I think not sure yet
roommate: $1800 in rent I pay or get evicted, 10 hours of cleaning, utility bills, making up finals
not-boyfriend: telling me it isn't going to work because of X issues he never brought up, on a VOICEMAIL, and all issues are pretty much "change because I don't like you" and are reminiscent of my emotionally and verbally abusive ex. (This I a gift I would have preferred not to receive between my roommate getting drunk and breaking stuff, and then leaving the country).

I made a lot of gifts, which all had a sustainability twist. Knit shopping bags, knit towels and washcloths, knit coffee sleeves, and so on. I had a lot of yarn and no money thanks to my roommate's gift. I also ran out of time but with the weather it didn't matter as I didn't see anyone.

I've had a light Christmas so far. Tomorrow will be my big day (when I get gifts from my Dad and brother). My kids gave me a Janet Evanovich book and a gift set of Sensual Amber stuff from Bath & Body Works. My aunt gave me a scented oil/candle Christmas thing with nice smelling Christmasy scented oils. My Godmother sent me a Target gift certificate. My dad and my brother are generally the ones who are the big spenders though.

Hubby got me one of those a few years ago and I thought the same thing based on the name....

Borders gift card:D
Clothes
Money
Alpha Phi Alpha para
Cologne
and more gifts that I haven't picked up yet.

Ahahaha wow! My family does a gift exchange where you draw numbers to decide what order you pick a gift and then you can steal from people. That gift ended up being from my grandma! I almost stole the ShamWows from someone though...

My step-mom got me ugly ass PJs that don't fit right. I was joking with my sis cause they're the colors of another sorority. (Not like they don't have a cute color combo...they were just ugly PJs!)

Autographed copy of Do the Right Thing by Mike Huckabee
Autographed poster and 2 autographed cd’s from Point of Grace
Cell Phone
Weekend trip to Las Vegas for this weekend at the Westin (we leave tomorrow!)
2 Christmas serving dishes
Snowman ornament
Digital picture frame
Victoria’s secret gift card
Dillard’s gift card
American eagle gift card
Wind chime
Pendleton sweater
Fashion scarf
Cross necklace
Scandinavian cookbook
Reflections for meditation book by c.s. lewis
$500
I think I talked about it already but my march trip to Los Angeles/Hollywood and Price is Right tickets are part of my Christmas
tin can of caramel popcorn
gift card to Johnny Carino's

Crystal pilsners
Picture frames
Pink chenille robe set
Scented lotions from Bath & Body Works in Night Blooming Jasmine and SweetPea.
Scented candles in apple and cranberry
Digital picture frame that holds 8000 images
DVD's (LOST, Golden Girls Season 7, I Love Lucy Season 1)
CD's
Tickets to see Phantom of the Opera in January
Tickets to see Wicked this Monday
Gift cards to Old Navy, Target and ColdStone
Sigma Kappa t-shirt and flip-flops
Gas cards

I get riding stuff every year as well! My Mountain Horse Ice Rider boots were the best present last Christmas. This year I received:

Riding Sport winter jacket for the barn
Large jewelry box
Slippers
VS pajamas
Glass pitcher set with glasses
Gift card to TGIFriday’s
Gift card to Guess
Scarf
500 GB external hard drive
DKNY Delicious Night perfume

"I made a difference to that one!"

I saw one a few days ago and thought the same thing: "What on earth are they selling at Bed, Bath, and Beyond now!!" As I got closer, I read the box and felt very :o.

My parents got us:
- A slow cooker
- A cookbook with slow cooker recipes (interesting stuff in there)
- "The Indian Grocery Store Demystified" book (has a lot of info on different Indian spices, veggies, etc.)
- A tie for DH
- Subscription to Cook's Illustrated magazine (Mom has been giving me gift subscriptions for years)

My in-laws got us two bottles of wine (not very good wine, at that). :rolleyes:

-Books
-Scrapbooking stuff
-Sewing supplies
-A sewing machine (it's a model from the 1960s, but it comes with a table and has a bazillion more features than the one I liked at Wal-Mart has)
-Slippers
-New coat
-New snow boots...only to have it be a supposed 78 degrees tomorrow...
-More summer sausage than I know what to do with
-Two broken toes

wii
wii fit
lots of wii games :)
towel warming rack
dartboard
books
tons of shoes (including kate spade flats and the pink coach flats I got for my sister, who didn't like them!)
money
white and brown leather Coach bag
and assorted Christmas knickknacks, including a frog that ribbits Christmas carols

I was naughty this year... :(

My husband gave me a $50 REI card... I never go there. So I will be willing to trade if anyone can tell me where that website is?

My dad somehow gets the stuff the falls off the boat and sent me a liquid hand soap dispenser...

My mom gave me the best gift which was cash.

My brother and his 2 women and their babies :rolleyes: gave me pictures of the babies. Cute, but you all know how kids change.

Guess I have to be better for next year... :(

http://www.rei.com/ :confused:

(Don't need to trade, AKA_Monet ;) -- I'm not the outdoorsy kinda person, LOL )