Best Christmas gift you gave?

Jazzman · 12-26-2007, 03:14 PM

So everyone is posting about what they got, but what about the really important part of Christmas? What really cool gifts were you totally excited about giving to others?

For me, I was stoked about some of my wife's gifts. I gave her:

A cool wine set that includes an ice bucket, classy wine stopper, wrapper cutter and one of those complicated but uber-cool de-corking contraptions with the ratcheting lever.
A hooded Oregon Ducks sweatshirt that is white with OREGON across the front in pink, and a matching hat.
A soft and fluffy pink fleece jacket to keep her cozy and warm.
Loads of goofy Christmas socks with Santas, Snowmen and Christmas trees all over them.

I also gave my brother-in-law an awesome gray and black Nike windbreaker that I totally wanted for myself. Oh well, he looks great in it.

So did any of you get all excited and eager to watch anyone open a certain gift/gifts from you?

katiesue · 12-26-2007, 03:20 PM

Most fun-

* Grill Pan for my Aunt who loves to cook and I know she wouldn't buy it for herself.
* Camera for Maddy, pink of course. She loves to take pictures and movies.
* Electric razor for Maddy. She's been horrified in PE and I wouldn't let her shave them before.
* Travel book on England for my Mom. Now that she's retired she may actually leave the state.

I'm more about the giving than the getting.

Jazzman · 12-26-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by katiesue

* Camera for Maddy, pink of course. She loves to take pictures and movies.

Awesome! A couple of my nieces got cameras and I think that is such a cool idea for kids. I didn't own my own camera until my late teens (senior year even, I think) and looking back I totally wish that I had had a camera with me when I was running around with my friends. The memories captured would have been priceless.

Great gift!

Chernabog · 12-26-2007, 03:27 PM

My brother and I got my parents two tickets to Disneyland (they went two Fridays ago, and ate at the Napa Rose). They really enjoyed it -- they stayed till midnight, which is SOOOOO not like my parents!!

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-26-2007, 04:28 PM

Wrestlemania III on DVD. Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant. Legendary! I can't wait to borrow it myself.

Fuzzy socks for lounging and sleeping. I want hundreds of these.

JWBear · 12-26-2007, 04:38 PM

I bought Bill a Bose speaker system for his PC.

Morrigoon · 12-26-2007, 04:42 PM

I was so jazzed my dad actually liked my gift this year. I got him a USC tshirt and a pair of PJs. Apparently he was vastly in need of some new PJs and impressed that I might know that. I didn't, technically, but I know he wears PJs now, and what PJ-wearer can't use another set?

Kevy Baby · 12-26-2007, 04:49 PM

Give?

Screw that; Christmas is all about me getting gifts!!!

libraryvixen · 12-26-2007, 05:07 PM

(I don't know how we could've lost a board game)...

B and I lost our Disney Scene It (1st ed) about 3 months ago. I bought the new 2nd edition Disney Scene It and "Santa" gave it to her. On the tag I wrote "To replace the one that's missing".

B's eyes got big and she said "I can't beleive Santa knew! He DOES know everything."

That warmed my heart that she believe in Santa and it made her so happy! It made me happy too.

CoasterMatt · 12-26-2007, 07:05 PM

I gave Rose vanity plates for her car "BAD RX" - Bad Medicine
I also got her a new camera, but it won't be here for a few weeks

12-26-2007, 03:14 PM	#1
Jazzman Sax God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland's Tijuana Posts: 510	Best Christmas gift you gave? So everyone is posting about what they got, but what about the really important part of Christmas? What really cool gifts were you totally excited about giving to others? For me, I was stoked about some of my wife's gifts. I gave her: A cool wine set that includes an ice bucket, classy wine stopper, wrapper cutter and one of those complicated but uber-cool de-corking contraptions with the ratcheting lever. A hooded Oregon Ducks sweatshirt that is white with OREGON across the front in pink, and a matching hat. A soft and fluffy pink fleece jacket to keep her cozy and warm. Loads of goofy Christmas socks with Santas, Snowmen and Christmas trees all over them. I also gave my brother-in-law an awesome gray and black Nike windbreaker that I totally wanted for myself. Oh well, he looks great in it. So did any of you get all excited and eager to watch anyone open a certain gift/gifts from you?
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12-26-2007, 03:20 PM	#2
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Most fun- * Grill Pan for my Aunt who loves to cook and I know she wouldn't buy it for herself. * Camera for Maddy, pink of course. She loves to take pictures and movies. * Electric razor for Maddy. She's been horrified in PE and I wouldn't let her shave them before. * Travel book on England for my Mom. Now that she's retired she may actually leave the state. I'm more about the giving than the getting. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	My brother and I got my parents two tickets to Disneyland (they went two Fridays ago, and ate at the Napa Rose). They really enjoyed it -- they stayed till midnight, which is SOOOOO not like my parents!! __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Wrestlemania III on DVD. Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant. Legendary! I can't wait to borrow it myself. Fuzzy socks for lounging and sleeping. I want hundreds of these. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I bought Bill a Bose speaker system for his PC. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I was so jazzed my dad actually liked my gift this year. I got him a USC tshirt and a pair of PJs. Apparently he was vastly in need of some new PJs and impressed that I might know that. I didn't, technically, but I know he wears PJs now, and what PJ-wearer can't use another set? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Give? Screw that; Christmas is all about me getting gifts!!! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	(I don't know how we could've lost a board game)... B and I lost our Disney Scene It (1st ed) about 3 months ago. I bought the new 2nd edition Disney Scene It and "Santa" gave it to her. On the tag I wrote "To replace the one that's missing". B's eyes got big and she said "I can't beleive Santa knew! He DOES know everything." That warmed my heart that she believe in Santa and it made her so happy! It made me happy too. __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	I gave Rose vanity plates for her car "BAD RX" - Bad Medicine I also got her a new camera, but it won't be here for a few weeks __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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