Ok...let's talk about what we got today....
 

Ok...so now the food has been eaten and the gifts exchanged....

Let's talk about what you got....and also.....what you might be taking back!!!!

Me:

42" LCD TV

Gift cards to iTunes Best Buy Sports Authority and Circuit City

Slippers (on the cold floors in my basement, I really needed them...for once.

Nikon Coolpix camera

3 happy nephews and a happy neice

VB bag (mediterranean white, on the go)

CASH (goin' to the movies tonight!)

Target gift card

cast iron dutch oven (Woohoo! I love to cook...)

iced tea maker by Mr Coffee (Yay...no more boiling water on the stove and forgetting about it....)

Memory board, H shaped (going up in my cubicle at work)

Snow Flake bath rug (I have a thing for snow flakes...)

Hubby also let me go a couple of weeks ago to get my hair done. That was really all I told him I wanted for christmas.

We bought Max a Wii and 12 games for it, including Guitar Hero III.

I got:
Two sets of PJs. (One is an awesome "union suit" onesie from Target.)
Set of NICE sheets.
Fluffy, soft, comfy microplush blanket.
A new phone -- a pink walkman phone, as a backup to my MotoQ9.
a TON of awesome clothes
Estee Lauder "Sensuous" perfume bundle
Estee Lauder Christmas pack of make-up and brushes (lasts me ALL year)
a set of 1993 Elvis stamps
a jumpsuit Elvis musical figurine (grandma always gets me Elvis stuff)
etc.

And, we still have my side of the family to go to on Saturday.

I got:

-Concert tickets to see my all time favorite singer (from when I was like 10), Celine Dion, for when she comes to Raleigh on January 20th!
-an Omega Phi Alpha tote bag, scarf, beenie hat, and hoodie zip jacket
-"Sex and the City" movie DVD
-Seasons 2 and 6 of my favorite show, "Friends", and now I own the entire series!
-"The Lucky One" book by Nicholas Sparks
-new flash drive
-lots of other many trinkets
-gift cards that my mom won and gave to me to spend on clothes

Well as i mentioned in another post...my son made out pretty well.

Now what i got was pretty cool:


A fry daddy
a big fluffy very soft Deep Red bath robe
Flannel cute PJ's
a Coach bag
My all time favorite Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers and Baby Phat Goddess (pink one)
a Burberry Pancho Wrap with Black gloves and hat set
Mamma Mia! DVD and CD
$50 Starbucks gift card
VS Love Spell collection

Pretty good haul considering we all ( family) said were only buying for the kids and not each other this year

Husband didn't get me anything this year -- not even the Hello Kitty necklace he said he was getting me. I bought my own gifts and wrapped them, too. I also wrapped all the gifts for him, and the gifts for our two sons. :(

So I gave myself a new crock-pot and an ipod dock station. Yea me.

We are going up to Maine for a couple of days, so I expect to be able to do some serious shopping while there to make up for his massive gaffe.

are you serious catie??

dayum...maybe he has a surprise or something coming.

If he's smart, he's planning one RIGHT NOW!

clothes
a very nice jewlery box
a heavy winter coat
some holiday jewelry
a bookcase

I was practical this year.
I got the kid two books, parents got her a Wii over the summer, an iPod nano (pink), and a TracFone :rolleyes: . I'm taking her to see her other Grandmother for about a week, that's her other present from me.

We had talked about and got a Wii a few days ago. I didn't give hubby much to go on but he did get me the Brighton badge holder :cool: cause i keep forgetting mine and I'm not supposed to be in the building without it.:o Also a book on the comic strip "Mutts". B&N gift certificate

Last week I did my own "Christmas" shopping since things were on sale. Got me a Brighton bracelet to go with some earrings I already had (didn't know there was one until I got a mailer), plus a VERY COMFY comforter set cause Linens & Things is going out of business plus some small stuff for decorating the new house. ;)

I'm sweet, I got my hubby an unexpected 16gig ipod, a Backyard Astromer book, http://www.fuzziwigscandyfactory.com/tour.php# candy from when we were little (like Teaberry gum and bubble gum cigs and Necco wafers) and a wall clock made like a violin

- Grand Marnier chocolates and $50 Starbucks card from my girls
- Hand and footprint picture from my kindergärtner

That's it - when you are unemployed, it's easier to keep to the "no gifts except for the kids" rule.

eta - but thanks to some generous friends, my boys had bikes under the tree from Santa, and all my children seemed quite happy with the few, but choice, gifts they received. So I'm happy.

Rock Band for my Wii
cash (yes, i have money finally!! lol)
hat/scarf/gloves combo

Co-Workers: books, Dooney and Bourke Signature Zip Around

From mom: Oneida silverware set for 8, "Family of 3" good luck cat figurines, Silver Dollars from the year I was born, and a MacBook (I got that on Cyber Monday).

From the boy's 3 year old: Vera Bradley Katie in Yellowbird!

From the boy's parents: CASH. It's always appreciated.

From the boy: sweets in my stocking, Mamma Mia! on DVD, Jon & Kate Plus 8 Seasons 1-3 on DVD, a neck massager that doubles as a travel pillow, Across the Universe on DVD (it was our first movie), and a Gift Certificate for a Wii Fit (for his Wii that has still not arrived from the store) or tickets to see Mamma Mia next May. He was very creative this year. He created an interactive game show on DVD, complete with voices (think MXE) and music. If I answered the Multiple Choice Questions correctly, I got a present!

The best present was his 3 year old spending the night last night. I forgot just how exciting Christmas can be!

Mele Kalikimaka, everyone!

Justin Timberlake's DVD "FutureSexLoveShow"
two movies: "The War Room" and "Jesus Camp"
big fuzzy ECU bedroom shoes from Happy Feet
pink pearls
a dress shirt from Brooks Brothers

lots of household stuff--towels, shower curtain, kitchen stuff. and some goods from the body shop.

and a gift card to bed bath and beyond.