May 2008 Weddings
Michael Madison III born on 3/29/12 at 7:40am. 7 lb., 13 oz, 20.5 inches. Emergency C-section due to umbilical cord prolapse.
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Christmas poll
Where are you going for Christmas Eve?
how about Christmas day?
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything?
What did you get DH?
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for?
Michael Madison III born on 3/29/12 at 7:40am. 7 lb., 13 oz, 20.5 inches. Emergency C-section due to umbilical cord prolapse.
Re: Christmas poll
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? either the hospital or my sister's house in North Carolina - she was due 6 days ago but still hasn't had the baby!
how about Christmas day? same
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? all I can bring is cookies and/or snacks since we are driving 12.5 hours
What did you get DH? a new coffee maker and a few CD's
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for?baby stuff...it's our first and we have nothing yet!Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Staying here, we're doing game night with H's family
how about Christmas day? Same, have dinner and open gifts
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? I'll make dinner for Christmas, I want to make a pasta dish and some appetizers but I haven't found anything I like. I also want to do a bit of baking this week, we'll see how that goes.
What did you get DH? So far I've gotten him a Cold Gear shirt from Under Armour and stocking stuffers. Need to buy him a few more things this week.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? My Nook cover. I got it in the mail, but it was the wrong size so I don't know that I'll get it in time for Christmas. (It was a custom order from Etsy)My Profile
how about Christmas day? We're spending the night Christmas Eve, so we'll still be at my mom's.. but my whole family will be there Christmas Day. Well, most of them anyway. I still don't know if my cop cousins are working that day or not.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? Smoked whitefish and Grav lox of Eve. Brussels sprouts, green beans, swiss chard, and a cake for Day.
What did you get DH? My undying love. We aren't exchanging this year. Actually, we usually don't.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? A hippopotamus. J/K! I'm just stuck on the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" I didn't ask for anything except a new blade for my food processor. I had it when we lived in the apartment below, but it got lost when we moved upstairs. Weird. But I'm sure no one got it for me.
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? my mom's house (for my dad's side of the family christmas g2g)
how about Christmas day? here for the morning including brunch with DH's grandparents and then to my parents' house for the rest of the day (just our christmas with my siblings and parents)
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? saturday - salad with cranberries, almonds, and bleu cheese, picking up an app from a bakery. Sunday - making breakfast casserole and then taking broccoli casserole and cranberry sauce to my parents' house
What did you get DH? lots of random things... t shirts, pj bottoms, iphone case, iphone stand, hot sauces, hankerchiefs, and he already got a ps3
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? my le creuset dutch oven.. I picked it out though so I know I am getting it (it is in my house already)... so besides that, a keurig and a crock pot with snap lid
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Our house. FIL will be in town staying with us. Typically it's just me, H and B and we do a gourmet dinner together...but this year it will be casual (our family dinner will be the 23rd) and i'm making lasagna.
How about Christmas day? Here again...I want B to always be at his own house on xmas morning. we'll do a brunch with whoever wants to come...most likely my mom, dad, FIL and us.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? On the 23rd we are making the 1st meal I ever made H...breaded chicken cutlets with fettucini alfredo and mushrooms. on xmas eve we are doing lasagna. for brunch on xmas we will have coffee cake, honeybaked ham, hashbrown casserole, pumpkin donut muffins, scrambled eggs with cheese, orange sweet rolls, bacon and sausage.
What did you get DH? a really cool ohio state vintage style zip-up hoodie (thing was expensive! we never would have bought it at that price had it not been a gift) and some dry-fit workout pants. shot glasses for his basement bar, i had a 16x20 canvas print made of B, a giftcard to target, and various other stocking stuffers. we have a $100 budget for gifts and then a $50 for stockings. I actualy did pretty well!
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? i really didn't ask for much....other then spa giftcards from FIL and MIL bc they never know what to get me and if i get another cookbook i wil need a separate house to store them. i did ask for ugg slippers and i hope i get them...thats about it!
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Nowhere. Staying home and making latkes for dinner
how about Christmas day? Going to my family's house, but we are celebrating Hanukkah together that night.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? I am making some donut holes to bring
What did you get DH? a robe
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I am pretty sure I am only getting a robe which I helped pick out. This year isn't big for gifts and I am not expecting any surprises.*mustanglo--this is the first time I've seen your siggy pic! You look sooo cute!
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Out to dinner with DH's family and then to candlelight service at church.
how about Christmas day? Time at both his family's house and my mom's house.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? Probably some treats, like peanut butter cups.
What did you get DH? Just in case he could ever figure out how to get on here, I'd prefer not to say!
i got him the best gift and I want him totally surprised! (I bought it back in September and haven't ruined the surprised yet.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I want a ring, but it was $300, so I think I'll end up buying it for myself after Christmas. And I found some less expensive earrings that I want pretty badly.Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Christmas Eve morning I am going up to PA to see my God son. Christmas Eve afternoon church with B's family and then back to his uncle's house all evening.
how about Christmas day? Gifts at our house in the morning, then I imagine we will go to B's Uncle and Aunts house for brunch (b/c spending all of Christmas eve with his family isn't enough). Then we will probably go to his Grandparents house (see prior parenthesis), and then his parents for dinner and gifts (again see first parenthesis).
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? As far as I know I am taking red velvet brownies to my dad's house Friday the 23rd.
What did you get DH? framed autographed hockey jersey, a ravens watch, a watch box, xbox games, and a monthly ravens themed flag subscription
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I know my mom got me my crock pot b/c I was with her. I know my mother in law got me the tall black uggs I asked for b/c she was upset when she realized she bought me knock offs (I don't care). I asked B to get me a DSLR or an elliptical but I dont think he is getting me either. I have a sneaky suspicion he wants to get me an ipad but I don't know if that is happening either.Where are you going for Christmas Eve? We'll be in Louisiana at my mom's house
how about Christmas day? same
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? We're bringing home a box of cheese from all the cheese my boss's dad ordered
What did you get DH? We just did stockings - a few tshirts, some fun beers & things from World Market, a new travel bag & Angry Bird fudge covered oreos.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? My H got me really great stuff (it's in the F&B OOTD post if you're interested). Other than that I'd love to have a tortoise watch or gift cards from my parents, but I really don't have my hopes set on anything.Where are you going for Christmas Eve? Having my family over and then going to church.
how about Christmas day? Going to my parent's in the morning, and my Uncle's in the afternoon.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? Christmas Eve I am making meatballs, southwestern egg rolls, tortilla roll ups, spinach artichoke dip, cookies/cake balls...some other stuff i can't remember. Christmas day I am just bringing cookies.
What did you get DH? We are just doing stocking stuffers for eachother, so he got socks, nice shampoo, coffee, black licorice...and "Clara" bought him a down vest.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I just asked for a couple movies and books, and mostly baby stuff. I am hoping for more BAbies R Us gift cards from my parents so we can put that towards her convertible car seat.Where are you going for Christmas Eve? SIL's house :-(
how about Christmas day?Hopefully at my house and at my parents.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? Maybe a cake.
What did you get DH? Nothing yet.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I want so many things that I don't even know what I really want. I guess I'll be happy with whatever I do get.
Where are you going for Christmas Eve? It will just be the two of us at home. Maybe we'll go see a movie.
how about Christmas day? I'm going to my parents house to watch my neice and nephew open gifts. We did Christmas with my side of the family last weekend. That afternoon we are going to SIL's house to see my H's family.
What are you bringing, food-wise if anything? We are making sausage balls and taco wontons.
What did you get DH? I got him a new coat, a few shirts and some liquor he's been wanting.
What do you want the most as a gift that you asked for? I asked for a few things, but they are practical things. lol... like a new laptop case, a mirror for my vanity and an electric toothbrush. My birthday is 2 days after Christmas so usually if I don't get what I asked for on Christmas there's a chance I'll get it for my birthday.