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What were your favorite gifts ladies?
Besides of course my personalized Pyrex pan with hot/cold carrying case from my SSSK...I'm tres excited about my new popcorn maker. Can't wait to make some tonight!
How about you ladies? Hope you all had a funfilled, magical Christmas!
Pam - Mom to Tyler David 10/23/94, Tristan Hal 3/11/06, Melinda Rose 7/22/07
Re: What were your favorite gifts ladies?
Benjamin!!
But otherwise, the cool collage frame my parents gave us. Can't wait to fill it up with pictures of our little family!
My absolute favorite is the gift certificate to a spa. I so need it and can't wait to use it!!! And, my BIL & SIL gave us a cooking class at an old 1700's Inn for Open Hearth Cooking, sounds awesome and I can't wait to do it!
josh made me a gift card to a craft site i like because they don't actually have gift cards. i thought that was really sweet (and i totally wanted it)
Vic got me a Sony Vaio laptop and I am totally loving it (although, it takes time getting used to Windows 7)
And my folks got us tickets to see the Lion King at PPAC in February.
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas!
JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS! (Hiro, Meena & Max)
What are YOU looking at?!?!?!........................I put a spell on you!!
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The Remodel!
My favorite gifts:
Dinner w/ Sassypantaloons (she makes a BOMB turkey dinner) complete with leftovers to take home (just had some! yum) and not having to be alone while DH worked.
fancypants scarf and glove set in a color that is now my new favorite from Santa (hee hee)
seeing K's face when he got his train table, and watching my dad on video chat getting to see K's reaction as well (he sent it)
oh, and my husband got me a new hairbrush. I've been complaining for weeks about my hairbrush but I never think to pick one up. I guess he got tired of me complaining, but it was a nice surprise in my stocking!
my brother got me a "sinus pillow" and it came in handy for my post christmas stress migrane.
mine was the dual screen car dvd player my parents got us - its making the trips to CT awesome instead of awful!!
oh and the mom necklace i've been wanting from my ILs
my favorite gift for my kids was the power wheel jeep from my parents - it was so much fun to see the kids face as they processed what it was and what they can do with it! (video to follow later on FB... spoiler, they hit a few things!)
DH and I got a dslr camera from the inlaws! A new watch from my parents and some of my favorite perfume from the hubby
Oooh and new sheets that are so soft and that i JUST washed and put on the bed. Cant wait!
I got a Soda Stream! I am very excited about that. I am also pretty excited that my mom pretty much bought out Ross Simon's to replace all the jewelry that was stolen. She also gave me her diamonds from her 40th wedding anniversary that she got last year from my dad. She says she won't date or remarry so she would rather see me wear them. Very bittersweet. I literally got 2 necklaces, 2 pairs of earrings, 2 bracelets and Brent got me a diamond right hand ring.
Now I am getting a safe deposit box tomorrow!
The boys got me a new Loving family pendent showing the third child...I loved my other one and now needed to show the newest memeber!
Best present was my parents being santa for my kids when we couldn't do it this year - seeing Ben's face as he opened everything, read Santa's note, etc. - just magical.
Second best - the coach bag my parents got me ;-)
Third best - the cookbook Jerred got us a couple of weeks ago - Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. So excited to start making some yummy meals ;-)
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
My aunt's still with us, and is not in pain. I know it's not something that was bought at a store, but it was the best gift of all this year. I was truly blessed with gifts, as was my whole family, but they all pale in comparison.
Alicia, that is so wonderful your aunt was with you guys for Christmas! She is still in my thoughts & prayers!
My favorite gift is split 3 ways...I got the Lisa Leonard necklace I wanted from DH that is an everyday necklace I will wear. It is hand stamped with both boys names on it. I love it!
When DS1 was born my dad got me a baby shoe necklace with his name & birthday engraved on the back. I got a second shoe from him this year with DS2's name & birthday. I love it!
And I got a hand painted mug from my godson with his hand print & flowers on it. The bottom he painted his initials. I love it! When I have my morning coffee it makes me smile to see it. I love it!
my new water bottle from dh and my shark steam mop from liza
oh, and liza also got me 2 diamond necklaces (thanks to my grandmother for her rockin ross simon's discount) that complete will complete the necklace that dh has been trying to create for me ( i've wanted Giada's diamond necklace forever).
i haven't made out this good in a looong time!
I have 2:
- A hand painted snowman ornament from my favorite monkey, Kaeden, who has also been elected the Mayor of Vine Street. Seriously, I love it and it makes me smile everytime I look at it.
- A silver and topaz bracelet from DH. He rarely buys stuff like this, so when he picks something out himself, it is really special.
I got spoiled a little rotten this year
I got two cameras! A point and shoot Nikon coolpix S8100 from my sister and from Wes a DSLR Nikon D3100!!! WHOOOT! Also got a bunch of awesome Borgese stuff in my stocking. Lotions and soaps and scrubs. And my Mandolin! FINALLY! 
I think the best present was spending Christmas home this year w/ just Wes and the girls. It was pretty awesome. Unfortunately Wes and I are sick
Of course, on his week off right?? Oh well.
My fav was the 50 min massage gift cert to Red Door Spa (From my boss!)
Next, was a sweater/jeans DH got me.
3rd was my Vera Bradley Checkbook cover from my SS and a Vera Bradley Wallet from Nick & Krystal.
For me it was pajamas from DH - he gets me at least one pair a year but he got me a couple pairs and boy did I need them! I don't really fit in any of my old ones anymore lol...plus nothing makes me happier than a new cozy pair of pajamas.
My ILs got us the Shark Steam Mop and I REALLY wanted that....haven't gotten a chance to use it yet unfortunately.
Also I loved all the Christmas gifts the baby got! I was totally surprised by it but a lot of our family members all got the baby a little something. It was so sweet!