Man, this has been the best year in a long time! XM Radio for my car and the house (please leave the Sirius is better comments out, I love XM!!) Mr. Coffee Stainless Steel Thermal Carafe Coffeemaker (with Kitchenaid mug and specialty coffee) America The Book Ultimate Gaming Collection Poker Set Goodfellas Special Edition Dodgeball Dog Day Afternoon (already have, so that will turn into something else) Aqua Teen Hunger Force Vol. 3 The Killers-Hot Fuss Keane-Hopes and Fears Graham Colton Band-Drive Someone Like You (guilty pleasure chick flick) UT T-shirt $40 Best Buy Gift Card (to be used for Anchorman and Garden State on Tuesday) 2004 Texas State Capitol Ornament Various candy BMW Roadster remote control car (a tease from my parents since they won't let me drive their real one!) Tetris handheld game Snow
I really don't get many gifts anymore, I just give them (and pay for them!). I got a great new knife from my mom and dad, a toaster oven from the father in law, a mixer/blender from the mom in law, and some some trinket-like yet extremely thoughtful stuff from my kids. A wonderful Christmas indeed!
A 106 piece Craftsman socket/tool set from my girlfriend A clothes dryer form Mom and dad 75 bucks from my sis thats about it. Man i was so excited about the tool set! oh yeah, I got my girl 3 warm ups to wear around the house, 1 everlast pair and 2 Danskin. So she can wear around the house all the time ya know....the tights!? although I think I'm coming out ahead in this one.
Another XM, my last one was stolen- kids Swiss Army stainless steel watch- wifey Timberland shoes- parents Silver braclet- kids Website- Thanks Jeff!
1) A wonderful Christian moment at Church 2) The looks on the childrens' faces at the Toys for Tots event
like Behad...I do a lot more giving than getting these days...but its all good...I get great satisfaction from seeing the delight when the gifts are unwrapped.. I did get a couple of neat things tho.... a Sanyo CRSR-10 portable Siruis sat radio kit...its better than X......umm..nevermind... and the first book in the new Shannara series from my boy... and the re-release of Meaning of LIfe on DVD... and a gift cert from the old man.... not a bad haul overall...listening to Hair Nation on my Sirius as I type...what a kickass gadget...
Satelite radio...... blockbuster gift card.... mostly cash... I just got home this past week and hadn't yet told my parents of any gifts I wanted so I will do my shopping next week instead... I will use this thread to get more ideas for myself.. I'm considering an XBOX or PS2 among other things
$250 and some socks from mom and stepfather $20 from sister The exact same handheld solitaire game they gave me two years ago from aunt and uncle. Haven't made it to my dad's half of the family yet.
wow, RM95 got a nice haul. let's see... a CD, three sweatshirts/sweaters, earrings, an electric quilt, a paper shredder, a calendar. A stocking full of little things like hot chocolate mix and socks. Nothing else... we have a small family... but we're all taking ourselves to Florida after New Year's, which we probably should not be spending the money on. That should count as the real present.
That's great! I went to my first Midnight Mass last night and it was wonderful. Becoming a Catholic may not be all that bad. Also, we went to Second City's Letters to Santa 24-hour benefit improv show last Tuesday where the proceeds from raffle tickets, admission price and drinks/food went to help needy kids across Chicagoland. Next year I'm flying back up here and will stay for the entire 24 hours. It's a great cause and we got to see some great comedy (the Sonic guys were there...they're hilarious); wonderful acoustic performances from Jeff Tweedy, Billy Corgan and others; and a funny Q&A with renowned record producer Steve Albini. I highly recommend it to anyone in the area.
My first xmas in NYC. My uncle is the CEO of St Vincent's hospitals so the Cardinal gave us tickets to midnight mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. It was pretty amazing. Walking there past the Rockefeller Center cheeseballfest was actually fun. People taking pics, ice skating, a steel drum band playing carols, Spongebob and The Grinch dancing to raise money....it was quite overwhelming. Walked home in the cold and we opened all our gifts at 2:30am. I got mostly gift cards for Circuit City, I told everyone I wanted to buy a plasma or LCD TV in week or so. I also got a bunch of clothes and some cufflinks. And some cash which I will turn into Return of the King Extended Edition tomorrow. I didn't get my Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle....
My parents broke our "no gifts" pact for yet ANOTHER year and gave my sister and I a buttload of cash (even though we're both grown adults with our own careers) oh parents... ya gotta love them for caring so much and BREAKING THE RULES!!!
A really kickass tie, various gift certificates (HEB, Academy, Best Buy, Abercrombie), luggage, various liquors (Jager, Disaronno, 151), some Omaha steaks, and a set of darts
Well considering that tomorrow is my grandmother's memorial service (my mom's mom), the mood around the Manny Ramirez household was not one of gift giving. Nonetheless, I did get "Circle in the Round" by Miles Davis (from my sister and her husband) and $100 bucks from my parents. I got my sister the Franz Ferdinand CD and my brother-in-law a book on Native Americans. I will be taking my parents out to dinner sometime next week. Other than that and getting 2 $20 gift certificates to 2 co-workers, that was all the gift giving and gift receiving for this Christmas. And that was fine by me as I have some cash coming in, anyway, which will lead me to buy more things that I do not really need (e.g. CDs) instead of the things I need (like clothes and new tennis shoes).
Two courtside tickets to the Rockets v. Suns on 1/3 and passes to the Lexus Lounge and a parking garage pass A rockets t-shirt a rockets calendar a Yao Ming jersey a Rockets tow ornament a rockets bean bag chair the rest cologne (Good Life) A new beard trimmer (like im going to use it ...hahaha (beard is up to about 4-5") a pair of jeans An American Chopper Black Widow replica ...these things are so cool and ....the wife said she has a special present for me tonight once the get goes to bed .....*cough* so has anyone ever been to the Lexus Lounge?
