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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
So, what did Santa bring you?? :)
It's time to AW your gifts, ladies! 
Re: So, what did Santa bring you?? :)
Way too much nice stuff!
DH and I don't normally exchange gifts...for the main reason that DH goes overboard - which he did.
He gave me a new digital camera on Wednesday because he wanted us to be able to use it for the next few days. Then, Christmas morning, I opened up 2 gift certificates for massages at Massage Envy and a Garmin 110 GPS watch/heartrate monitor for when I can start running again!
My parents got us a zoo membership, a Kinect and some other clothes, books, a pair of Emu boots (similar to Uggs).
Overall, it was a nice Christmas!
And my dad was quick to remind us all that next year they're cutting back because they'll have a wedding to pay for! Ha ha. And of course, my sister and I reminded him that we didn't ask for/expect any of this, they're the ones that did it all!
I got some slippers, a couple gift cards, a really cool stone vase, a handmade candle bowl and a flameless candle, a piece of furniture (this I havent actually seen yet, my sister couldn't fit it in her car) some cook books, a journal, a bumble build a bear, a sodastream, a book I really wanted, some shirts, some cricut cartridges, some of those bpa free water bottles and a cold drink cup like you get at starbucks but its reusable, There was a more but I cannot remember it all..hahahah
I had an excellent Christmas and Monk got so spoiled...I have to go through his toys now and pack some of them away to make room for all the new stuff.
DH got me a p&s camera, but I'm thinking about returning it. It has good reviews but uses regurlar batteries and so far all the pictures I've taken are super blurry. It was a nice gesture though esp b/c I commented on Lindsay's post last week how I'd like one and he had already bought me one without me mentioning it.
I also got a new GPS. Mine was only 3 yrs old, but it kept telling me to go to Indiana to go home.
I got some other small things other than that. I also used a GC to buy Wii EA Active 2 yesterday so I can get in post-baby shape.
I still have a gift to get from my dad that hadn't arrive yet and my brother got me a programmable crockpot which I love so now my food won't over cook or burn while at work.
We celebrate with DH's family on Wednesday.
DH got me the cat tower/tree that has already been set up for a week or two, but he also got me some awesome t-shirts that I'm super excited about!
Two of them I had told him I wanted, and the third he chose himself. They're this one, this one and this one. 
We're doing gifts with MIL/FIL tonight since Christmas was screwy because of poor DH being sick. But SIL got me a pretty sweater and a gorgeous super-soft scarf and DH's grandma got me a set of cute little travel bags for things like makeup, jewelry, etc.
My Aunt & Uncle gave us gift cards to Home Depot and Target, and my parents (who already spoiled us by giving us an awesome snowblower for Christmas!!) also got us an Entertainment book, new slippers, an HP wireless printer and Adobe Lightroom 3!!! SO excited!!
We're so lucky to have such wonderful, generous families!!
we agreed to not get each other gifts because we sorta spoiled the kids, and we want to take them to Kalahari in January... well he picked up my car from work and got the oil changed last week, when I got in it to go home, there was a car starter transmitter up on the windshield. booger.
I tried to keep it a secret that I knew about it b/c I knew he wanted to surprise me, then his daughter noticed it from way in the back of the van and asked what it was! He was shocked because he told them it was a gift and he hoped they'd hide it better
so that was an awesome surprise. He also got me a cool knitting supplies organizer thing and some new needles 
Haven't had Christmas with my family yet!
H got me a really nice, expensive slice of brie, a Houdini corkscrew, a bottle of cherry Framboise, snowman peeps and this
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From everyone else, I got:
a portable dvd player
$50 Visa GCs
Godiva chocolate bars
$75 to B-dubs
$50 to Loma's/Ventura's
$25 to Max & Ermas
a glass pie plate
microplane
french fry cutter
Vera Bradley curling iron cover
wine bottle cork saver with a silver cube on top
North Face winter hat
a flameless vanilla candle
a Blade subscription
lottery tix (won $6)
new iPod headphones (I clipped mine when I was gardening a few weeks ago)
an armband for my iPod Touch for when I work out/go biking
Armani Code perfume
an Entertainment book (now we have 3, lol)
From M I got my very first pair of Chuck Taylors (they're pink) which I'm super excited about.
~Kohl's GC
~Speedway GC
~Big memory card for my camera
~Jewelry chest
~Puma jacket
~Puma shoes
~Black heels
~iPod dock for my car
~iHome
~Vera Bradley tote in Imperial Toile
~Adidas jacket
~Mannheim Steamroller 25th anniversary CD
~Titanic collector's edition DVD
~Digital photo frame
~Money from my aunt to spend on clothes, lol. Which I will probably put straight on my credit card
~Le Creuset baking dishes
~Teaching stuff
~Rachael Ray "saucy" cups
~Pyrex dishes
~Mini Crock pot
~Veggie grill skillet
~Rachael Ray Bubble & Brown dishes
~Bank gift card
~Rachael Ray veggie peeler & brush
I think I forgot some things but that's a good list.
Going out shopping sometime this week with my mom!
*Arianna & Matthew*
July 26, 2008- The Best Day of Our Lives
3 years married already??
Wedding "Highlight" Video from our Reception!
Wedding Planning Bio!! My Married Bio!!
I GOT MY HTC EVO 4G !!!!!!!! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!!!
Also, some really cute sweater dresses for work, SATC 1 & 2 on DVD, a cute purse, some kick ass high heel brown booties, and my fave perfume Lucky You.
DH got, Vizio 42 in Flat Screen, a tent, clothes/pjs, slippers, work coat, and an all black University of Toledo Hat (i tried to get the Ohio State one - but they were all out. So i had to go with the next best thing. His wife IS alumni after all...)
A good year this year! Hope everyone else had a lovely christmas TOO!
OMG, I LOVE Threadless!! Those are so cute!
C and I bought an HD camcorder, tripod, and memory card as our gift to each other this year. My mom got me a really nice maternity pillow that wraps around you. I love, love, love it. I have slept so much better, and of course, C wants it too. She also got me a willow tree figurine of a pregnant woman and some charms for my bracelet. C's parents got me a couple shirts and the baby crib I wanted. It is SO nice!! We also got some cash from our grandparents, and then ended up with some various items in our family white elephant exchanges (mini food processor, a flip style camcorder, some roasting sticks and the ingredients for smores, and a bottle of wine and wine preserver).
And for the ladies who received zoo memberships, I never thought to ask for that, but how nice!!
Our baby girl!!
I got spoiled this year!
From my DH:
Keurig coffee maker with tons-o-coffee, an evp for ghost hunting :-p, a pandora charm, chocolates from Schakolad's, hardcover of Wicked and Son of a Witch combined, a Michael Kors watch and some OSU jewelry.
From ILs:
A Dyson Animal vacuum(!!!!!!!!!!!), netflix subscription, some video games, coffee mug and $$$.
My Parents:
Pier One GC, Best Buy gc, a necklace holder and something to wear on my waist when I'm running.
Me: IPod Touch, gc to various restaurants, gc to loft, mastercard debit to spend where ever, north face hoodie inbetween season kind of coat, some tuperware, olive oil and spices along with dipping trays, rachael ray brown bubble dishes, rachael ray orange kitchen tools, a couple of parenting toddlers books (I asked for),
Justin: cologne, a shadow box with football articles in it, lots of gc to various places, mastercard debit card, bottle of patron tequila, lots of red wine, sear pan, can't remember what else
Sloane: good lord, what didn't she get. a kitchen, table/chairs, wagon, bubble maker mower, shopping card, baby doll craddle, see & say, magna doodle, tickle me elmo, some gabba dolls, music piano stand, baby laptop, wood puzzles, coloring books/crayons, a couple of outfits, magnetic baking cookie sheet, leap frog text thing, and i am sure i am missing some things.
I was spoiled. My FI definitely went over board this year. He got me Black Ugg's, a new Coach purse, 2 pairs of VS Yoga Leggings and a pair of VS Capri Sweats, a set of wine glasses, a new bamboo cutting board, and new Chicago Cutlery Knives set.
Oh and we got our Christmas BFP that we had been hoping for.
How exciting!!!! CONGRATS!!!!
Our baby girl!!
Ditto! Congratulations!
THANK YOU LADIES
Pandigital E-reader
Lots of gift cards
Some bare Minerals make up
Two wallets. Both very ugly