~ A black prada purse
~a diamond bracelet
~ a pink sapphire and diamond ring
~ 2 vera bradley bags in chocolate
~ beautiful earrings (from younger sis)
~ 2 outfits, earrings, and the cutest flip flops (from older sis)
~ a crockpot
~ gap bath robe
~ jeans
~pants
~2 lacoste shirts
~$20
~ a salvation bracelet that my grandmother made for me
~ new stationary

I got a lot of little odds and ends too. This christmas was good minus the fact that I have the flu, so i spent most of the day in bed.

What did I get for Christmas:

Spending Chritmas with My 87 year old Father.

My Brother not being there. Spending it with His Girl Friend!:(

But for the material items:

Dad, Portriat of a Dead President!!! To big for him to have been giving me!:eek: :) "A Ben Franklin", but that is my Dad!

Brother, typical Playboy Issue for one more year!:rolleyes:

Santa was good this year!
 

I received:

Money from my parents

An awesome full size keyboard with karaoke, tv, and SmartCard capability from my husband (Woohoo! I can practice my piano-playing on this until I can liberate my actual piano from my parents house!)

A Sears gift certificate from my Grandmother (which will go towards tools and practical items we need for our house)

A red cashmere turtleneck and a Lenox collectible Christmas tree ornament from my MIL and FIL

An IKEA gift certificate from my sister-in-law

A Target gift certificate, the Kate Spade Occasions book, and a serving platter from my other sister-in-law

A serving platter and assorted gourmet cooking mixes from our wedding sponsors

A subscription to InStyle magazine from Nic because NIC ROCKS!!! :D


This is only a partial list because I know the presents are going keep rolling in--I'm going to Arizona in two weeks and I know that the relatives who were too lazy to mail gifts are going to fork them over at that time! lol ;)

It's a four-door, I got the sedan not the coupe. I think my parents figured it would be easier for me to get my little sister and the new baby in and out of the car with four doors!;)

Those are cool. My fiance got his 8 year old daughter an iPod as one of her gifts too. She LOVES it :)

Set of 4 Longaberger: mugs, dinner plates, cereal bowls :D
Dell Laptop (which I am typing on as of right now) :D :D
Harry Potter 3 DVD
"Awake- Best of LIVE" C.D
3 bath sets (gotta love the Sis & Bro In-Laws)
Ruby stud earrings
Mary Kay Sugar Scrub
$25 gift certificate to Fashion Bug

I absolutely looooove lacoste shirts. I bought a bunch when I was down in Palm Beach this summer. I saw a lacoste jacket in nordstrom last month for $270 but it was reverisble so I tried to convince my mom it was really like paying for 2 jackets. It didn't work. :( But I'll probably go back to buy it now that I got a lot of Christmas money!

Digital camera and accessories
iPod accessories for the iPod I received last year (after reading this list I feel like I was ahead of my time, lol.)
2 bottles of perfume including Estee Lauder Pleasures
Three sweaters: pink cashmere, periwinkle Ralph Lauren, and a red one
2 pocket books
2 wallets including a Louis Vuitton
brown leather gloves
Ann Taylor cashmere gloves and scarf
3 pairs of earrings: gold hoops, silver hoops, and pretty silver flower shaped
Pretty ornament which contained the gold hoops
A box of Godiva chocolate
U2 CD
Candy and Money
A candle

My friends and family were extremely generous.

• The boy surprised me with tickets to see the Radio City Christmas Show on Thurs nite, followed by a great dinner @ DelFrisco's nearby. He also gave me a really soft bright pink heart shaped pillow and BeneFit body cream. It was my first time ever seeing the show and I was SO surprised!! :)

Christmas Day I got

• My plane ticket to Florida and back to NYC
• Ya-Ya DVD
• Curious George Treasury
• Fun office/teaching supplies like sharpies, glue and such
• Candles
• Lavender Pillow Mist
• Gift certificates to JCPenny's and Chadwick's
• Jewlery
• Cash money honey!

a very very nice Christmas

My husband and I gave each other a DVR and a new sound system for the holidays.

We got money from the in-laws.

From my parents:
- 2 silver butter knives in our silver pattern
- 2 cookbooks
- A jigsaw puzzle
- Renewal of my gift subscription to Cook's Illustrated
- A cute little stuffed bluebird (from the Audubon collection - you squeeze it and it chirps - the sound was recorded from an actual bluebird)

Ottoman from Pier 1
Candlestick holders from Pier 1
Vase from Pier 1
Decorative stuff from Pier 1 (noticing a theme???)
Matching Lamp set
"Six Wives of Henry VIII"
Money (to be spent at the Coach outlet on Tuesday)
Accessories for my digital camera
CD from the ex-boyfriend which is causing more confusion than necessary.

harness and leash to take my cat on walks
2 books about the South Beach Diet
a sport MP3 player
other gifts hinting to the fact "Joel- you're getting fat"

Since I wasn't with my family yesterday, I met up with my mom, sister, one of my nieces, and two nephews at a mall that's about halfway inbetween us (an hour drive for me and them). My mom gave me:
- $200 which was awesome cause she only gave $100 to everyone else.
- bought me 2 pairs of Steve Madden shoes which totaled $103.00
- some Murad face wash that I wanted to try out.

My sister said she's gonna give me something when I visit them in January. I don't know if my dad will give me any money since I haven't seen him, and don't know when I will.

That's awesome! I used to do that with my kitty. :)