Official "what did everyone get for Christmas" 2006 thread.

[QueenAdrock]

-Luggage!! Yay!
-Clothes
-matching mitten/scarf/toque set
-Anti-Bush calendar & political book
-Penguin calendar for work
-Potpourri & drawer sachets
-candles + holders
-Bath confetti
-Stuffed sea turtle (profits go to sea turtle rescue!)
-New bowl set & knives for the apartment

I'm happy. :)
All I didn't get that I wanted was a Belkin Tunecast so I can listen to my MP3 player in the car, I'll go get that next week when it's on sale.

Hows about you?

[na§tee]

MAC lip set
MAC eye set
REUTERS the state of the world photography coffee book
a couple 'o necklaces
benefit concealer set
teh new bill bryson book
library card to a child in africa
lots of love

that's aboot it! of course, i got my wii early from the boyfriend.

i'm just waiting for your boyfriend's picture of all his gifts! i swear, last year, i've never seen someone over the age of 13 receive so many presents! :eek: dear lord! it was quite the sight.

[TOY]

I think I got Dick Rude's "Let's Rock Again" (Joe Strummer, everybody!), or, a bis DVD from the 'new guy', but supposedly it hasn't arrived through the post yet. :( He told my mom that he got me something else, too. I'm thinking/HOPING "Be Delicious". No jewelry, please. I hate gold, and I hate that xoxo cheap stuff. I am a bitch. :)

[AdRockGRL]

-ear rings and rings (made of gold and not)
-a pillow with its vcase printed: on front a pic of New York, on the back some parts taken by "An Open Letter To NYC"
-a moneybox with a pic of New York (to put apart the money to go there)
-a few sets of Bathfoam and bodylotions
-money
-a beautiful shirt

but unluckly I did not recieved the most important gifts that I was hopin' for: the Christmas wishes from 2 important persons :( (n)

[mp-seventythree]

BOSE in-ear headphones
Wagamama cookbook
A book by the guy who founded Patagonia
Bill Bailey DVD
new Faithless cd
new Jay-Z cd
50% share in a 32" LCD tv (Jenn and I bought it for ourselves as a joint present)
Paul Smith aftershave
M&S vouchers
iTunes vouchers
G-Shock watch for work, cos I keep breaking watches for some reason

[icy manipulator]

shoes
a camping/party chair
new fan
Chaser's War on Everything DVD (which i already have)
alarm clock (also already have)
battery charger (see above)
Dan Crowley's biography
Aftershave
socks, jocks and toiletries
couple of photo frames and a photo album
a very nice keyring
and a bunch of money


and omg i just found chocolates!

[kaiser soze]

nothing :(
























we have yet to open our gifts :)

[QueenAdrock]

and omg i just found chocolates!

ME TOO! White chocolate/peppermint stuff. And some kind of Finnish candy which is pretty durn good. (y)

[icy manipulator]

well they were those Raffaello things aren't technically chocolate but they tasted so bloody good.

i really need to brush my teeth again now tho :(

[monkey]

im replying from my super awesome wii! my brother is rulz.:p :) :D

edit:
the actual list

from my dad i got an envelope full of money and a note that said "this is your tuition for next semester." he's a funny funny guy. :p

my brother got me a wii.

i also got:
pamela des barres book "im with the band"
chuck klosterman book "A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas"
a tiffany bookmark (from the new boy. quite adorable!)
chocolates. many many chocolates
a beautiful wood teacandle holder with a little flower candle.
bath salts
a stone one hitter <3
leather gloves
a D.A.R.E shirt
a doors shirt
umm... thats it so far. it's pretty awesome though. im thrilled :)

[Dorothy Wood]

From my momma:

iPod video

a frog stuffed animal wearing headphones that are speakers that has a part on his butt for plugging in your iPood. I hugged it and listened to Yes in front of the christmas tree.

loads of socks

pajama pants

aveeno face lotions

an LED flashlight keychain

a calendar with pictures of cats!

a target gift card

a navy blue hooded sweatshirt

an ugly long-sleeved t-shirt

fancy long underwear!

a new fat-barrel curling iron

hairbrushes (I don't really brush my hair tho :( )


From coworkers:

loads of treats and a mix CD and a funny mug

From my bosses:

wine, ugly purple gloves (a joke), a bunch of money, AND they bought one of my art pieces! (y)

From roommates:

iTunes gift certificate

a neat necklace

lip gloss

hand lotion

a neat book

chocolate snowman

manicure set

[Freebasser]

nowt

[b-grrrlie]

I didn't expect anything and I didn't get anything.

Oh exept 50€ from my mum. That's gonna be handy in Helsinki next weekend.

What kinda candy did ya get, Queenie?

[trailerprincess]

From my parents

The Bill Clinton book
Another book which I have no idea what it's about
Some money
Topshop Vouchers
Alexander McQueen perfume

My brother

New gorgeous bedlinen
Kitchen stuff
Snatch on DVD

My sister

A lovely silver handbag
Gorgeous red shoes


Friends

A necklace
Another necklace
A watch
Breakfast at Tiffany's DVD
A book to write my 'poems' in
A pedicure set

Any my great secret santa from b-grrlie - swedish winter music cd, a bracelet with a rune for travellers (very thoughtful) and a little bracelet. Thank you!!!:)


I am very happy. And it was a lovely day even though my dad was not there but he called which was nice.(y)

Edit - and some nice undies from a lovely guy with GREAT taste.

[TAL]

an LED flashlight keychain
Me too!

Chocolate, a book and €800.

[QueenAdrock]

What kinda candy did ya get, Queenie?

It's got a red and white striped wrapper and says "Fazer" and "Marianne" on it, it looks like. It's peppermint and has some sort of fudgey-type middle.

Ees good. (y)

[TAL]

That's yummy!

It's called Marianne, made by Fazer.

[QueenAdrock]

They're quite addictive. I bet you Finns put crack in them.

[b-grrrlie]

I think Marianne is the only hard candy I like! Must be the chocolaty center! :D

[AdRockGRL]

Damn! I forgot to add the original copy of the CD "This Island" by Le Tigre

[Pres Zount]

A book of quotes from my brother
A science fiction book from my other brother
A quilt cover and linen form my mother
money

I bought myself a crapload of stuff this year.

[ms.peachy]

Nothing. Mr.p and I are just happy to be back together, with our baby. We decided a few weeks ago not to get eachother gifts. We're off to Germany in a few days with some friends for New Year's, so we'll just treat ourselves then.

[zorra_chiflada]

yeah a wad of cash from everyone. but yeah, i bought myself all i wanted so that's cool.

[Auton]

gift card for borders books
james bond calender
electronics rack for my apartment
turntable picture frame
car key locator

[jennyb]

I got a bruised heart for Christmas! (y) So I'm drinking... Merry Christmas bbmb.

[Freebasser]

Look on the bright side: At least you didn't die like James Brown/Pauline Fowler.

[jennyb]

Thanks Freebie... ya always know how to add some cheer to the board doncha? *raises glass to freeb's profile*

[Freebasser]

ho ho ho? :(

[jennyb]

Yeah, ho ho ho! *sips rum and diet coke* :)

[Freebasser]

Damn right, you're a ho :mad:

[Caribou]

My parents paid my studybooks for me, which is nice of them, as we don't really celebrate Christmas.
Thanks mum and dad, 350 pages of western history that I have to learn by heart in the next couple of months. I am so happy. :mad:

[Rawr]

So far,
A silver GPX mp3, a gold ruby necklace & a Aroma therapy ocean body lotion/bath set.

[TOY]

It's almost 7pm and I still haven't opened any of my gifts, though my friend stopped over and gave me one...

A sushi set for two including sake cups!!!

[DipDipDive]

From LOL:
An iPod
Some super fancy skincare products from Macy's

From my moms:
$250 worth of giftcards for Borders, Target, and TJ Maxx :cool:

From LOL's parents:
New pj's
$25 giftcard for Target

From LOL's sister:
A cute little button of a robot
Some extra shiny and extremely delicious lip gloss

:)

[mikizee]

Chaser's War on Everything DVD (which i already have)

Can I have it then?

I got a few books, a portable BBQ for the camping trip I'm going on tomorrow, borders voucher, cd voucher, thongs (flip flops), other stuff i cant remember.

I'm tired and want to go back to bed.

[beastieangel01]

- lots o clothes
- alice in wonderland, pirates 2, and night of the comet (bootleg, no where to be found, 80's zombie/end of the world b-movie ehehe) DVDs
- a few gift cards
- comic books
- pastels :)
- my aunt does glasswork and jewellery, combined the two for a personalized bracelet (y)
- a stuffed black cat (I really want a black cat again, I grew up with one. anyway my living situation is in the air, so in the meantime, my mom tracked down a stuffed black cat for me ahaha)


and a few other little knick knacks. I was happy

[The Notorious LOL]

money
a sweater
a belt
a hat
a track jacket
a wallet
red steel for the wii (which I dont have yet) :(
sealab dvd season 3
other things

[Kid Presentable]

No shit, they killed Pauline Fowler?

[ggirlballa]

black video ipoooood!

clothes & a very nice shirt & hoodie from my brother

2 books about hip hop (been reading them all day especially the Ego Trip book)

cd

video (yes VHS cuz its old skool & i wanted it)

money $$$

and thats it i think

[befsquire]

i asked for extra kisses and was told i already got them earlier. :(

i did not get what i wanted for christmas. it's free, too; it only costs time, which i guess is a lot to ask. note: just realized after a few extra drinks that i'm likely not worth the effort.

i got an igroove by klipsch to put my ipod in (from bobby) and my favorite perfume, clean (really from bobby but marked from the kids) as well as a stussy shirt (from bobby) and an up in smoke dvd from bobby/the kids.

i got a couple of sweaters from my stepdad and his wife, and some money from my dad and stepmom.

[TOY]

K..

-a really neat tea set (pot, cup and all) + several jasmine and green tea mixes (loose tea)
-Fuji Flower perfume!!!
-Lavender-scented stuff for my room
-My Neighbor Totoro children's book (it's adorable)
-Victoria's Secret panties!
-Asian style/printed p-jamz (there's sushi, rice, sake on 'em)
-Black Cat(s?) calendar (popular, 'vintage' artwork -- in French. Forget the actual NAME, though)
-A 'sushi for two' set
-A Clash t-shirt
-A t-shirt with Christopher Walken on it that says "Fear the Walken"

annd..

The "boy" got me Be Delicious!!! Not only that, but his grandmother and father got me a Clash CD. Yeah, sure, it's just a CD. I just appreciated the fact that rather than getting me cheap, 'let's pretend it's expensive' jewelry, I got something(s) I actually LIKE. So, he took notes. It's nice. :)

[cosmo105]

the complete Cosmos dvd box set - i've wanted it since i was about 14 (<3)
a beautiful, huge coffee table book with amazing photos of the universe
an alton brown salt cellar :cool: and various other kitchen stuff like a nice zester/grater
$110 worth of forever 21 gift cards :eek: my family knows what i like!
a recipe book/card set
the exact french press coffeemaker and glass set i wanted
a shit-ton of penguin figurines
A SEWING MACHINE :cool: from my momma
a buncha random gift cards
this cool magnetic bulletin board thingie
cute earrings from my sister
some very nice wine from my bro
a hello kitty weekly engagement calendar book and zipper pouch :D

i seriously made out like a bandit this year.

steger got a zune. :cool:

[Randetica]

all i had before already except for the revolver beatles cd

eat shit santa

[saz]

hmv gift certificates
joe boxers
cash
all too beautiful (http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Marriott-Beautiful-Revised-Expanded/dp/1900924730)
kingdom of heaven director's cut (http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Heaven-4-Disc-Directors-Cut/dp/B000EHSVQ4)
guitar strings
blank cds, dvds
german wheat beer
red/white wine
hunter s. thompson t-shirt

[M.C. Guevera]

I got:

-XBox 360
-Sonic The Hedgehog for the XBox 360
-$250 gift card for JCPenney
-$100 gift card for Toys R' Us
-Money from the grandparents

[Miho]

I got some sweaters, and I got a comfy jacket the day after.

[Yeti]

I got.............
-A digital photo frame
-some Timberland loafers
-some wool slippers(they make my feet sweat and my wife will regret getting them when bedtime rolls around or I stick my stinky feet in her face while we are watching TV and she is oblivious to my monkey business).
-a cool pair of sockmonkey boxer shorts
-some DVDs-Talladega Nights--The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Eraserhead, Little Miss Sunshine
-a Ohio State Big Ten Champion fleece pullover
-a mini-DVD camcorder (I got it for my wife but I will Bogart it) my 1st short film will be the Attack of the Sockmonkey. He will creep around to scary music and climb Aiden's crib and attack from the mobile.

[Rock]

a nice zipup cashmere sweater
some socks
ahelluvalotuv cash
a huge gong
and a brown button up shirt
a pizza cutter

[Yorkshire~Rose]

A diamond solitaire ring from my hubby <3

Also...

Books (inc. Rebus books by Ian Rankin, Rupert Everett Autobiography, new James Herbert)
DVD's (inc. Awsome:I fuckin shot that and complete Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series :D)
PJ's & slippers
Thornton's chocolates
£££

[HEIRESS]

-a dope sweatshirt
-stan smith shoes
-2 gig memory card
-socks and more socks
-bob dylan bootleg documentaries boxset
-van morrison's biography
-stuffed bernese mountain dog toy AJKDHLAJKDHLAJKHDLAJSDSJ
-travel yahtzee for my trip
-some xmas ornaments
-some used tshirts that my mom picked out
-a watch

and then I went yesterday (boxing day aka biggest shopping day of the year here) and bought a crapload of half off clothes and some cds

[Planetary]

korg kontrol 49 midi controller

two nice long sleeve tshirts

a jack kerouac book

a planet earth calender

the friday dvd box set

and a few other small things.

[QueenAdrock]

-stuffed bernese mountain dog toy AJKDHLAJKDHLAJKHDLAJSDSJ

:o

[ET]

i asked for extra kisses and was told i already got them earlier. :(

AHAHAHA! Boberto and I must take great joy in that. It's like a gift we can give ourselves but you (aka a female) have to be involved. See, we need you. :p

-a check from my Aunt. No, not a gift card... a check! (y)
-art supplies (ink, bamboo brushes, .05 kickass pens)
-keychain Atari paddle w/Pong, Warlords, and Breakout
-a shirt
-some flashlights (for when my tires blow out again)
-$50

And I'll be buying...
-a WACOM Graphire CTE440W 3.65" x 5.02" Active Area USB Tablet
-Mari Kart DS

[b-grrrlie]

This thread should be called "Ooh! Look how rich my family and relatives are!!!"






meh

[jennyb]

This thread should be called "Ooh! Look how rich my family and relatives are!!!"






meh

For realz b-grrlie!

God I feel so --->:o for drinking and posting in this thread on christmas... just sayin'. Twas a rough day for me.

My mom got me my plane ticket to fly home for the holidays, that was my big present and a great one at that! :) I got a bunch of misc. little things from my other family members.

[The Notorious LOL]

the only one where I was like "lol spoiled" was Pauli but I always assumed as such ;)

[ET]

I just wanted to make fun of Bethy-poo. WHY MUST YOU STEAL MY HOLIDAY JOYS?

[jackrock]

From LOL's mom:

Blankie and Red Steel.

Thats all I need.

[avignon]

from Walter- 4 books and a DVD, Tenacious D cd, countless amounts of food and drinks, this little winnie the pooh toy from a gumball machine in Italy, and well.....sex. :o

from others--
pink boxing gloves
snow skateboard
ipod shuffle
8 books
jacket
an outfit
neckless and earrings
watch
ornament
picture frames
cd
2 DVDs
3 kingdom hearts action figures from my 3 nieces
pooh and stitch dressed as pirates
vcr (long story)
bubble bath set
and the Tom Jones 3 disc greatest hits boxed set with a dvd of live performances! <3

[Tompz]

boxers
socks
scarface dvd
simpsons season 5
sonyericsson k601i
ck deo / perfume
cashflow probably around 700 usd
in cold blood book by truman capote

can't really complain, the phone is a gem