Gave:
Mom: Saints Polo shirt with Fleur-de-Lis over pocket with promise of two tickets to home game of choice next season for New Orleans weekend for her and my Dad.

Dad: Ken Burns National Parks DVD, Glacier National Park First 100 years book and Trains book to get ready for Smokey mt train trip this summer

Sister, Aunt, Grandmother- Personalized mailing address stamps and holly trees from Harry and David

Sister- Trip to Paris in April

Brother and SIL- Teach your baby set of flashcards (I think this stuff is cheesy, but they were so excited about it!) My husband also sent my brother a "Three wolves" shirt which is apparently a huge internet joke.

Nieces and nephews- assorted toys including an animatronics lion that has fascinated my 5 yo niece

Friends- PS2 (2), Nordstrom gift certificate (1), Sunglass hut gift certificate (1), Tina Tang earrings, Broadway.com gift certificate (2), The Red Book by Jung, novelty t-shirts including an Obama Superman t-shirt that says "Yes, We Can Fly!" that we got in Japan of all places

Received:
Husband: iMac 27" It is so beautiful! This is our family present, but I have been wanting a new desktop for YEARS! Stephen kept saying we'd get a new computer when we move...like when will that happen!

Parents: Purple Coach purse and wallet. I've been using it since October when they came to visit so it's hard to remember that it is a Christmas present!:D They also sent us our Christmas dinner a 4# beef roast from Kansas City Steaks which was great. My mom is QVC obsessed so she also sent a Cheesecake which was pretty good and a pair of earmuffs which came in handy during the Great Blizzard '09! Oh...and some really great pajamas! She also sent my husband money and pajamas.

Sister: Calphalon Pasta Pot- I asked for this since I have killed more pots by steaming things but forgetting to add water to the pot...yeah, not a good idea! She sent a really nice one with a steamer basket and strainer basket included. Very nice!

Brother and SIL: Home made Pralines and Fudge. Too bad I have mice and made the mistake of leaving these out. They got to the fudge before I could. Damn mice!

Sister: Her lovely presence to annoy me in Paris!

Friends- We see many of them next week in Dallas for New Year's so we'll exchange gifts then, but so far, I received a beautiful lavender sequined purse from Coach that I ooh'd and aah'd over in front of my friend that I'll get to use for DC Mardi Gras. My dress will be green with my purple purse with gold shoes-- perfect Mardi Gras colors!
My husband got a WWBD? What would Breesus do? shirt and I got a Fleur-de-Lis Saints shirt.

There is a fish that does that, though surgically is how it is removed now. I found this article that has links to other articles about it at the bottom.


http://www.damninteresting.com/the-t...toothpick-fish

BF: Lebron James jersey and an MC Escher desk calendar for his office at school.

Brother: had his Phi Delt letters put on an Under Armor hoodie (and it turned out awesome!)

Mom: Uggs and a Westie desk calendar (I get it for her every year).

Dad: Wallet and leather gloves to go with his leather jacket my mom got him.

The rest of our family we send presents to as a family, and most of them got giftcards except for my aunt (a Jim Shore angel) and my grandma (a Magic Bullet).


I got a lot of stuff for my apartment (candles and such), a frying pan, cupcake pans, a Kitchenaid hand mixer and some miscellaneous utensils. I also got a digital picture frame, a Vera Duffel, a couple seasons of House, the most recent season of Grey's, the new Carrie Underwood and Michael Buble CDs, The Lost Symbol, a Coach wristlet, some sweaters, and ballet flats. Some money and miscellaneous gift cards. Santa was good to me this year :)

That's exactly what it was and they did have to remove it surgically. Glad to know that ep doesn't have to go in the "Inaccurate things in movies/tv" thread. :)

We just had Christmas for my nephew now that he's back in town and that boy made bank this year. It wasn't until we piled up all of his presents that we realized we'd all bought him at least 4 presents each. :rolleyes: Oh to be 11 again...I can't even list everything he got, there's just too much.

I gave:

Roommate 1 /Adopted Big Sis- A "Chicks Rule" calendar/ Duck family picture frame I made myself
Roommate 2/AXO Sister- Itunes gift card
Roommate 3- A book on Chinese Astrology- she's really gotten into astrology lately
Little Sisters- (they both got the same thing)- A framed picture of us at Big/Little Reveal. It's matted, and I decorated the matting with scrapbooking supplies. I also gave them Lindt Truffles, because they are some of the biggest chocolate freaks known to man.
One of my best friends (and a AXO sis)- Another hand decorated frame with a pic of us
Real Big Sister (her combination Christmas/graduation gift)- I'm really proud of this one. It's a silver jewelry box in the shape of a heart, with several levels that swivel out. On top, it's engraved with "Together Let Us Seek the Heights" I figured it was a good gift that she could use and would still remind her of AXO.

I don't really remember what I gave my family- since my siblings are all still at home and jobless, my parents buy the gifts and we divy them up between us.

I got:
A big/little jacket from my adopted big (Jackets are a tradition on my campus)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2
Julie & Julia
A collapsible measuring cup
Regular measuring spoons
Lots of good chocolate in my stocking
A CHI straightening iron
A sweater from Gap
Short Ugg boots (super surprising and excited!)
Gift cards for Itunes, Barnes and Noble, Sephora, and Gap
Really nice baking sheets from William Sonoma
A beautiful AXO necklace that's engraved with my name & red and green Swarovski crystals

And I think that's it! I know I still have gifts coming from my little sisters and two of my roommates- they didn't have time to finish them before break. I'm super excited to see them, since i know most of them are handmade.