I got:

Shiatsu massage chair pad (yay!)

new deep fryer (my old one broke months ago)

a bunch of "As seen on TV" kitchen utensils that I wanted

The Sound of Music 40th Anniversary edition DVD- I watched all the special features on this DVD last night and was totally enthralled... from an A&E Biography on the real Von Trapp family to a reunion with all the kids who were in the film and numerous other little documentary type things about the making of the film.. excellent!

Gift certificates from Home Depot, Walmart, Kohl's and Catherines.

A very good Christmas for me!

Emerald Ring
New bedding for our room
$400
G.C.s for Banana Republic and V.S.
Silicone oven mitts
fake L.V. tote from my sister (which looks amazingly like the real one)
DVD Player
Suround (sp?) Sound System
Annual Pass to the Georgia Aquarium
2 Waterford Crystal Outsized Hoc (wine) glasses

Awesome Christmas for me!!!

luggage :) (you should have seen the old ones)

a Whimsiclay cat

bath oil

brown suede clogs

jeans

a share of a pig through Heifer International

and all 13 KIDS home for Christmas! Time to take the picture of all the family Greeks in letters!

the one thing i have wanted for yrs for the kitchen was a empire red Kitchen Aid Mixer

Burberry tote and a burberry poncho/scarf that wraps different ways

Garth Brooks cd collection
diamond/crocadile red watch
paula deen rachel ray, barefoot contessa , everyday italian and sandra lee cook books
target wal mart starbucks gift cards

my son however ,which i truly believe, now owns the local toys r us store

From mom and & stepdad:
DVR
Tahitian black pearl pendant
A FoodSaver! (Mr. OTW was more excited about this one!)
Heaven on Earth Day Spa G/C

From Mr. OTW:
iPod nano
an AGD hoodie & running pants (he totally blew me away with this one...AND he used a licensed vendor!)
weekend at the Turtle Bay

From the ex-not BF Timmay:
The winning game ball from last year's Hawaii Bowl
Gift Certificate to MAC (I was like, WTF? YOU ARE AWESOME!)

From family and friends and sisters:
Movie/TV show DVDs
Coach wristlet, make up bag, keychain
Clothes from Guess, Old Navy, Macy's, Banana Republic
Reef flipflops that double as bottle openers (I shit you not)

Due to an upcoming move (sooner than later I hope), ours was a lean Christmas (the less crap we have to move, the better).

I got
An electric blanket (I am always cold)
Lush Gift Certificates
Earrings from my drama queen sister
Tim Horton's Gift Certificates
Money from Mom

It was also lean because I have a bday 3 days after Christmas

From the Boyfriend:
Awesome heart rate monitor for my marathon (Is it strange that workout gear can make me cry?)
A mega pack of my favorite gum (I always steal his)
a new keyboard for my computer (spilled coffee on it Soph. year and it drives him batty when he uses it)
a case for my laptop
a RoadID (more workout gear, I suggest one if you run or bike a lot www.roadid.com)

From Mom and Dad and brother:
Flamingo/Streamline trailer cookie jar (Tacky and I LOVE IT!)
My mom made me a flamingo pillow case
Cookbook
Scottie Dog Pj's
fixed my camera
a toothpastefordinner.com shirt
$$$ for my trip to ireland.

IPod (30 gig one that plays video)
clothes (dress shirts, scarves, and gloves)
PS2 games

My wife and I got some household gifts as well for around the apartment. I haven't seen my parents yet, so I'm not sure what else I am getting.

Phoenix: What kind of heart rate monitor did you get? When I got my heart condition diagnosed, someone gave me one to keep track as I work out. It's one of the older Heartrate ones, but I really like it.

3 stone diamond necklace from the b/f
Texas Tech chair
Texas Tech blanket
Perfume
Gift cards
Clothes
Taboo
Scrapbooking supplies
Guess beanie and scarf
and other random stuff....

Lots of fun stuff!

Ann Taylor sweaters
Starbucks gift certificates
some jewelry
A cute new pair of shoes

Polar F4 heart rate monitor. It's women's specific and really cool looking and neato.

www.polarusa.com is the general site
and
http://www.polarusa.com/products/fseries/f4.asp is my specifc one.

they sell a lot to triathletes, and come highly recommended.

Ok, I think that's the brand I have (albeit a few years older). It's been great so far.

* Gift certs to: Banana Republic, Outback, Bed, Bath & Beyond and Best Buy
* Lancome Miracle perfume
* Vera Bradley bag
* Money!
* stuff for the kitchen & to decorate the apartment

And the one I'm most excited about, which isn't here yet (and won't be for a while) is the t-shirt quilt Mr. AXiD670 ordered for me for my sorority t-shirts!

Um, I think that's it, but I feel like I'm forgetting something...

Strep throat! Whooo hoo!

Bummer...

I got new tires for one of our cars.

Lots of restaurant gift certificates.

Combo VHS/DVD Recorder/Player (makes dubs either way)

Nicest gift -- all three kids together with us.

From Secret Santa @ Work
pink satin-ish pajamas

From Students
set of 6 juice glasses
vodka shot set (small mini martini glasses & a tray)
a fish statue
a crib blanket

From Mom & Dad
One-way of my flight
Pink plaid pajamas
Starbucks Gift Card
Pink Tupperware Travel Mug (Proceeds go to BC Research!)
Shell Silverstein Poetry Book
A lil more $..

From the Sisters
Cute daisy chain ring
Bath & Body Works Lotion

From the Uncles
JCPenny's gift card & McDonald's Gift Card

From The Mister
ipod Nano
iTunes Gift Card
iSkin orange cover
arm band for the gym
we also went to Top of the Rock & had a great dinner @ Ben Benson's just before the transit strike hit & our vacations home started...

My fiancé cooked dinner for my family just like he did on Thanksgiving. It was his gift to all of us. He gave me a coat, a jacket, and a diamond heart necklace. He gave me a cell phone after Thanksgiving which I count as an early Christmas gift.

My sister and her husband gave me pink pajamas.

My youngest sister gave me good smelling bathroom stuff.

Mommy gave me a black hat, scarf, and gloves set, a box of chocolate, a black sweater, a white blouse, an onyx necklace and earrings set, and another black bead necklace. I guess she likes me in black.

Future step daughter gave me pink silk pajamas.

A family friend gave my fiancé and me a frame for our wedding photo, not that she's pressuring us or anything. ;)

Family / Friends

Cheese cutting tray w/ tools & magnet bar - it's actually nice and multifunctional
Serving tray - may exchange w/ gift receipt
Facial set
Tree decorations
Bag of chocolate candies from a teacher at work &
Treated to lunch 2 weekends ago by another teacher. :)
*

salesperson & finance person gift cert to Chevy's / $20 to fill up tank :)

Neighbors - gift cert to Century theaters & chocolate.

X-mas party Gift Exchange item Chocolate gift set that I had to still back lol.

just had to buy stuff...

HP digital camera
DVD/recorder
China Service for 8 including goblets and silverware - let the dinner parties begin...

* + Still waiting for a gift that may have been lost by the post office.

From My Parents :

Cranium and Trivial Pursuit: 90's edition
HP Photosmart Digital Camera ----I already love this
Gift Card for new clothes
Renewable Gift Card from Walmart/Sam's Club---my gas money!!

From rest of the family/friends:

New Alarm Clock
Kathy Griffin "Allegedly" DVD
Pet Carrier--for the Chihuahua pup that i'm getting in Jan.
Money

And I think that was it. "Santa" was good to me this year!

From Family:
new boxspring/mattress (upgraded to queen size :D )
new flatware (i had cheap kind that rusted in the dishwasher - not anymore!)
picture frame with family portraits in them
some clothes
scarf/gloves
towels/washrags

From the new fiance:
an engagement ring (okay, so he popped the question on december 10th - Christmas came early!)
http://www.kay.com/images/en_US/prod.../990094702.jpg
a diamond bracelet
Magic Bullet (you've probably seen it on tv - it's that all in one kitchen gadet - blender slicer dicer shopper pulper juicer, etc...)
11 days of his undivided attention (long distance relationships are tough) and a trip to Sacramento/Frisco be paraded around to the family. Boy was I ever ready to come home! But the trip to Ghirardelli Square was fantastic.
New linens for my new mattress

Good Christmas. You know you're getting old when the stuff you *want* is actually stuff you *need*

From husband and kids I received:

A set of luggage (in lime green)
Bath and Body Works gift set
CDs
slippers
watch
earrings
KU fleece jacket
And a My Little Pony (since I said that as a kid I always asked for a pony and never got one).

From my mom:
Vera Bradley bag
a pair of Crocs
a book
$$$

And there are some other things I can't remember for the life of me.

A giant lump of coal,

A stack of 20 year old newspapers,

A half eaten box of Ritz crackers,

and the complete 1st season of Doogie Howser, MD.

I guess I was on santas bad boy list this year;)

Boy, I guess. Why would anyone want to give someone a Doogie Howser season?

That's cold.

Sounds like the same fun we had...both mr. trojangal and I got really sick while in Colorado. Nothing like sharing Christmas and traveling back sick with swollen throats and fever!

Enough whining---in spite of being sick, it was a wonderful Christmas. There were 15 of us at my grandmother's house on Christmas day--all family and extended family, with the oldest being my grandmother at 81, and my baby cousin who is 11 months old. We had a family picture taken in front of the fireplace, and I can't wait to see how it turns out once we get it blown up to an 8x10 size.

On to the goodies:

$$ from grandmother--who paid for our trip out there

Giftcards from family members, scrapbook materials, ornaments, family photos,

From mr. trojangal: Macy's money ; computer stuff for the laptop, a pair of gold earrings, and a new cell phone to replace my dinosaur, a video I have been wanting forever

From my daughter ( with my mom's help:) a white gold snowflake necklace

From the parents:a beatiful sweater, some computer stuff, and some joint gifts for me and mr. trojangal--things like a Sirius satellite radio system..

AND THE SHOCKER--

From my DAD (!!) who gets the Coolest Dad of the Year Award--I got a special gift, that shocked me so much, I started crying when I realized what it was. He had wrapped it in several boxes, and down in the last box was....

.....


.....

MY EMERALD AND PEARL KAPPA DELTA BADGE.

Apparently Dad had heard me talking to Mom at Thanksgiving asked her "what is all this Kappa Delta stuff?" --on his own, without even telling mom he found the website for the jeweler, looked at the different badges, and ordered it for me. No one had a clue that he had done it until the badge came to the house right before they left to travel to Colorado.

Definitely a memorable Christmas...:)