Christmas 2023
 

Christmas is the season for giving. But everybody knows damn well they want some gifts Lol.

In this thread we discuss what we want or are hoping to receive for Christmas 2023.

Its funny I was thinking about what I would want and/or could use when I was walking the dog this morning. Although for me, I treat myself through the year because frankly I can't trust people in my circle to get me what I actually want LOL! Although I will also admit I am terrible about expressing my christmas wants too. But here are a few items that could be useful or things I just want.

• apple watch
• ear muffs but the low profile ones, it was cold this morning
• a nice travel pillow, my cheap one isn't sparking joy, and it makes me get hot and noise canceling headphone
• a new roomba, because mine is on its last wheel
• some perfumed body lotions, I wear a particular scent in the colder months so that would be a nice to have

I want the latest iPhone. But I think my girl has already gotten it for me Lol. I also want a new iPad.

I honestly feel blessed to be able to say…there’s nothing I really want. I feel very content right now. That wasn’t always the case and I’ve had my fair share of struggles, financial and otherwise. I told my family and friends who asked that Visa gift cards would be nice because there are some electronic thingies I want to buy (a digital converter for an old analog TV I still have and want to use), but I need to research what would be best first. Otherwise, bakery-scented candles are always welcome too.

AirPods. I’ve been asking for 2 years, but still no AirPods. This Christmas is hubby’s last chance. If it doesn’t happen, I’m buying my own AirPods, wrapping them up, putting them under the tree and will exclaim at my own thoughtfulness.

I am fairly certain I am getting a Bird Buddy. It's a smart bird feeder that has a camera and an app so you can get close up pictures of the birds and track which species are out there.

Pawpaw and raspberry plants.

You just gave me a great idea. My mother was so excited when they moved into their current house because she thought she had a pawpaw out back, but it ended up being a hedge apple.

Make sure you get 2 different varieties for pollination and plant them fairly close together! We got some at Ty Ty Nursery and ordered the larger ones because we're not getting any younger,

Have you posted any photos of your sculptures? I'd love to see some of the creations.

The winning Powerball ticket!

I’m surprised you didn’t ask for that Ducati you’ve been begging for Lol.
He’s got all kinds of his artwork he posted on here years back. I don’t know which threads they’re on though.

Lmao!

I say that in all sincerity! :D

Lol!!

Hmmm… I don’t know lol. I’ll admit, I am a hard person to shop for. I’m usually surprised and happy at the same time on Christmas Day with my gifts. I generally receive gifts I would have never bought for myself, but still gifts I like and can use.

I am heading to Vegas for Christmas. I am hoping to hit a fairly decent size slot jackpot.

I already got my gifts. I asked for flannel sheets. I love my Egyptian cotton high thread count sheets but they are COLD. I got the flannel sheets. I also got some under eye mask things that I asked for and some body wash I wanted. And then some candles. And my son and his fiance got me a gift card for candlelight concerts so I can go to one of my choice! I might do Taylor Swift but I think I've seen them for Queeven also. My son is a great gift giver. He has been since he was really little.

When my son was 6, I had just bought my house that summer and moved out of my ex-husband's house. The school had a Santa shop where kids could buy their parents presents. He got me this cute pink screwdriver set called "Mom's Tool Kit" and told me he got it for me because I had a house now, I needed tools too. It was so adorable. Now he's 27 and buying me gift cards for concert tickets. So cool :)

I did most of my shopping, gonna hope my family does well with me (and they usually do.)

Something I've seen around the internet is kids asking for insane things like the newest iPhones or expensive bracelets. As if I didn't ask for a full backyard playground at that age, unknown to the cost lol.

Do you guys regift?

I don't regift, but our church has a regifting event where everyone can exchange something they're not wild about, and the appropriate things go to a charity.

My mama had her "giftie closet" - things that she could give to some of the impromptu guests we had at Christmas. She couldn't bear to think of anyone being by themselves at Christmas.

I posted some sketches and a clay model on here I did many years ago. It was my student work. I don’t have any current pictures of my work I’ve done, other than one of my dioramas I built from scratch. It’s on my phone and I don’t know how to post pics from it.
I stopped asking for that a long time ago. It’ll never happen.
I think a lady re-gifted a fruitcake to me at work a few days ago. I’m thinking someone re-gifted it to her. Who knows how many times it’s been re-gifted. I just threw it in the trunk, got home, and in the trash it went.

I had hoped to go to New Orleans, but Covid finally caught me . . .mild case, but I'm still housebound. Had to cancel all my reservations.

I didn’t think I wanted anything…until now.

I would like to get a camera to watch the frogs in my pond in the spring! They’re not active now, so no need…but in a few months it will literally be hopping.

Everyone at work keeps giving me random things this year, even though I just started this job! While I appreciate the idea, there’s just a ton of stuff I don’t use. I think I’m just going to bundle them up and leave them for my favorite overworked store manager.

My mom is like that too. I remember she’d always invite people from our church over to the house so they wouldn’t have to eat Christmas dinner alone.

Lmao! Are fruitcakes still a Christmas thing? I never understood why people give fruitcakes as gifts. Those things are mad nasty. I know the majority of people don’t like fruitcake. I know it because there are too many jokes about getting them for the holidays. I’d have left it at work and let it get molded up Lol.

Only if it's explicitly expressed that we are having a white elephant gift exchange. My boss gave me a hat and scarf set last week and it didn't match any winter coats I own. I took them to a white elephant exchange. The person who got it seemed to like it. They were nice, they just didn't match my stuff.

I'm sorry. It's wrecked my last 3 Christmases and 4 years ago my dad passed on 12/23. I'm about to give up on Christmas to be honest. My son and his fiance arrived here 12/12. My daughter flew in on 12/13, had a peanut exposure and spent the evening in ER, getting home at 1 am. We had fun at a Red Wings game on 12/14. The morning of 12/15, my son's fiance tested positive for COVID. So we masked up, opened gifts and they left for home 3 days early. I hosted my aunt and uncle on the 17th. My cousins were supposed to come too but none of them ended up being able to make it. So I have a ton of food that I've been eating all week. COVID sucks. I'm not sure I want to bother with Christmas next year. So much prep and COVID messes it up every year. :( I'm glad your symptoms are mild. I hope it stays that way.

That's odd. Covid has been such a non-factor around here. Hardly anyone has ever masked.

A friend was hospitalized in ICU with it a couple weeks ago. It's running rampant here. My son and his fiance had in late October/Early November too.

I’ve always liked the gifts I’ve gotten, so I’ve never had to do that.

If I regifted, I knoooow I would accidentally give it back to the person who gave it to me. I've heard too many stories about that happening!

I regifted mine to the White Elephant exchange the same day I got it so there was no danger of that!

Lmao!

This is surreal, as my then six year old son got me that exact same pink Mom's Tool Kit too! I STILL use it to this day. Might sound silly, but 21 years later it might be one of the best gifts I've ever received.

Wow! I still use mine too! It was perfect for the compartments that toy batteries went into and other small screws around the house! I also got it 21 years ago. Very funny!

I don't normally get a lot of gifts, so any regifting means giving away to charity.

I could truly use better health this season, and am working with the help of others in that direction

During 2024 it will be great to continue receiving the gift of time to quietly create life by thinking thoughts, reading, and writing.

Haha! I would love to use the gifts I want to regift for some of the people we serve at work who don’t get many presents but then my coworkers would catch on lol…