[summer_gphib]

I love bargain shopping. This is probably tmi... *LOL*

Mom-- Vera Bradley bag I found at Marshall's with the matching travel wallet. We're both crazy about the travel wallet and are super sad it's not being made any more. It's in Hope Toille, which I think is really springy! I paid under $50 for the set. A nautica shirt, homemade beaded necklace, bracelet, and anklet (I'm just learning but it looks pretty good...) and an angel orament.


Hubby-- 2 dress shirts, 4 new ties, a new nautica swimsuit, and socks. He's pretty easy, and since he wears ties every day, you can never have too many. Paid a total of $100 for everything. The ties were regularlly $32 a piece. *lol* All name brand stuff.

Dad-- Golf shirts and golf odds and ins. He LIVES for golf, so it works. And thanks to outlet malls and the JC Penny Outlet in Atlanta-- I don't think I paid over $4 for a golf shirt. Muahahahahha

My Nana, Mother-in-law, and best friend-- More Vera bags. I found the backsack in petal pink for under $25 at Marshalls. My Nana will love it, because she loves to travel, Mother-in-Law is a master gardner, so it fits! And my best friend wants a Vera desperately but can't afford it....so they should be happy! We also got Mother-in-Law a bird book that plays sounds. She's a huge bird watcher, and the book orginally was over 50 bucks. (I got it for under 10! *LMAO*)

Hubby's grandma-- is 90 and lives in Michigan, where she gets shut in all winter, so we send her a nice gift of fresh Florida oranges each year.

My Father-in-Law-- A couple of Hawaiian shirts, and a sodoku calendar.

Brother-in-Law and wife-- candle set and a nice ornament (he and my hubby aren't close at all.)


God children-- I don't remember! I bought it all so long ago. I remember books, puzzles, dolls... *lol* I have 4 God daughters, so it's a lot to keep up with.

Neighbors-- I made homemade cocoa mix, put it in pretty jars, added a star ornament I found at Cracker barrel for 50 cents. Then I made homemade dog treats and put it in all in a brown paper gift bag that we hand painted, put on pretty ribbons and added a couple of candy canes. We did that for families in our neighborhood that we really like (and have dogs.)

We also used brown craft paper to wrap, and handpainted the names and a little holly and berries on each gift, and added really pretty gold and red ribbons that we hand tie. It's a lot of work, but I end up doing that each year. Hubby says next year we're buying Disney paper and self stick bows and tags. *LOL*