But what am I getting in return? ;)

So, I'm a little late to this party because I just got home:

Money
Emeril cookware
Trader Joes Gift Card
Gift Card to Cooking School Gift Shop where I volunteer (buying my Wusthof Santoku Knife)
Missing Pieces to my Antique Cigar Humidor and pipe stand (long story, but I don't smoke)
A Job Offer

The only item I may "return" is the job offer. It needs some negotiating.

Let me know how you like the Wii fit. I don't seem to do well with cows and tanks, ;)

thats because of all the fighting you did on GC this year....

AKA Monet, REI has tons of North Face stuff...you may want to look into putting the $$ towards a really nice North Face fleece! It's a cold winter!

The best game on the wii fit imho is the ski jump - so awesome! overall the whole thing is cool. I'm only 6 fit years older than my real age, but I hear some people have been upset about their fitness evals. It told my sister (39) that she was in her 60s! (She was a tad offended)

I've got the hang of the cow game, but I can't get the stupid air hockey paddle to do what I want it to do. The tank game is impossible.

I went out today and bought myself some more gifts from my husband;)

I got all of these for between 50-70% off:
huge crockpot
huge food processor
two nice shirts
some tailored jeans
a mobile phone charger

Spoiled!

-PajamaGram
-sleep shirt & semi-sexy nightie
-4 dvds
-ebay cards
-3 restaurant cards
-Marriott cards
-new cellphone
-Sports chair: http://images.shopping.msn.com/img/4...0/20755787.jpg
-THE Kitchenaid Artisan Mixer, in pink, of course!
http://www.armorica.co.uk/dyn/image3191.jpg
-and so far, the best: One of my credit cards was PAID IN FULL!! Debt free in 2009, here I come!

Now, to see the boy... :D

Thank you sweetheart! I really appreciate how you are looking at the "bright side" of this. I need to read that. :)



You! Outta the gene pool!!! ;)

I don't know if you tailgate or go to other outside parties, but I'm fairly certain that the chair I got came from REI. One of the people with whom I tend to go to outdoor events had one at the last bash, and I've been lusting after it ever since!

^^^Thank you... I need to try to see this as an opportunity rather that what I feel like thinking! :)

I got everything I wanted. I got a lot of clothes, the locket I wanted, and a new laptop from Dell.:)

Oooooh it's so pretty! I'm not gonna lie -- I'm super jealous!

We have that mixer in white and WE LOVE IT!!

I've already been told that I best get the ice cream making attachment immediately, if not sooner!

I feel obligated to state that, due to weird circumstances, my birthday wasn't really celebrated this year, so I think the guilt factor played heavily into my Christmas presents!