Christmas Haul 2011

[JetsIn06]

Merry Christmas FOFC! Post your haul from family and friends, as well as any cool gifts you've given this year.

[JetsIn06]

dola

-Star Wars: TOR
-Steve Jobs Biography
-St. Louis Cardinals Authentic Hat (All navy with red STL, love this hat even though I'm not a Cardinals fan)
-Office chair
-Buffalo Wild Wings gift card
-2 Round trip train tickets to NYC (These are getting so expensive!)
-Jeans, socks, beanie
-Portal, Zelda, and Jets t-shirts
-LEGO Boba Fett alarm clock
-The shit ton of games I bought on Steam for myself

As for gifts I've given:

-Got my girlfriend two tickets to the Rangers-Coyotes game at MSG. She's a big hockey fan.
-Got my sister some cool rubber duck earbuds. (She is obsessed with rubber ducks. Not really sure how that happened...)

Will update accordingly, but happy with my haul this year, plus I get to go to the hockey game too

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

[MacroGuru]

For Me:

- Back to Basics TEM4500 4-Slot Egg-and-Muffin Toaster
- Winter Coat (I have lived in Buffalo for over 4 years, but never had a winter coat)
- Pot Rack (Needed for limited cabinet space in kitchen)
- Pants
- Shoes

The joy of spending Christmas with the kids and seeing their smiles on Christmas morning was probably the best gift of all....

Family Gifts (Stay at my house, I will play with the 360 games more than ever)-
- COD MW3 (Sharing with Son)
- Forza 4 (Sharing with Son)
- Assassins Creed (Sharing with Son)
- Family 4 Pack for a Buffalo Bisons game this season.
- Monopoly
- Clue

[DaddyTorgo]

Things I got:

A watch/heartrate monitor for my workouts
A Breville juicer
"A History of the World in 100 Objects" - book
A shirt from my uncle
A Salt Crystal lamp (weird) from my sister

Things I gave:
A towel-warmer to my sister
A gift certificate to my mom to the local yarn store
A trip to California to see my sister and her kids to my dad
A new pair of shoes to my brother

So yeah...definitely gave more than I got, but that's quite alright by me. Didn't really want much, and was happy to be able to give things instead.

[bulletsponge]

my brother got me wireless router and an ipad

[CleBrownsfan]

I got an iPad 2 and I can't get off the damn thing! I think I have d/l'd 4,000 apps so far.... Lol

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

I got an iPad 2 and I can't get off the damn thing! I think I have d/l'd 4,000 apps so far.... Lol

Nice!

[rowech]

My wife's parents bought us an ipad as well. Total shock. Any recommendations on cases?

[Easy Mac]

Avett brothers new years eve tickets
Sound bar/subwoofer
$65 itunes
$50 amazon
Electric razor
Black Keys album
$50 Amex card

[Apathetic Lurker]

Nothing.......I absolutely hate the commercialization of Christmas and therefore refuse to join in the feeding frenzy

[Passacaglia]

I'm hauling a bunch of stuff that I've packed over to my in-laws -- today's moving day.

[BillJasper]

My highlights are a nice case for my iPad from my wife and the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie blu-ray collection from my daughter. Good stuff.

[Marc Vaughan]

Coffee Machine + Han Solo in Carbonite Chocolate (very cool ) ...

[k0ruptr]

Bottle of SoCo from myself. It's almost 2 and christmas is good.

[sabotai]

All I got for Christmas was the day off from work tomorrow, which is a damn good present IMO.

EDIT: Of course, I've been buying myself Christmas presents for the last 3 months. New camera, new coat, a few new hats. S'all good.

[lighthousekeeper]

- 4 shirts
- a wallet
- a toothbrush


i guess it's official - i'm a dad.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

- 4 shirts
- a wallet
- a toothbrush


i guess it's official - i'm a dad.

You didn't get a tie, so you're not 100% of the way there just yet.

[k0ruptr]

Or socks.

[CrimsonFox]

2 boxes of Zero candybars from my secret santa on FOFC
The Jericho Game from EF on Steam
a virus

that's about it.

Although I did get to see the smiling happy faces of about 10000 kids (and kids at heart) this month as I promised them their goodies.

[FrogMan]

materially, not much but we've decided to close the dojo for one week, 10 days in fact and it's about the damnedest, bestest decision I've taken in along while. I love what I do but the last 7 months have been a lot of hard work and taking that break is more than welcome.

Other than that, my wife surprised me with the biography of Steve Jobs which I'm sure will be a great read. Also got some money and some giftcards to a restaurant which we'll certainly use during those 10 days off.

Oh, and to see the eyes of our two sons light up as they open gifts they like but didn't expect. These are always priceless...

FM

[Coffee Warlord]

Nook Tablet, Fortune & Glory Board Game, couple of kitchen accessories, clothing, books.

And I bought myself FM12.

[ColtCrazy]

Wince I got a Macbook not long ago, I deliberately asked for little. Did get a nice Colts padded case for it, the book 1493, and a IU thermal shirt. Good day all around.

[RomaGoth]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

a virus

[Izulde]

Thus far:

-The BBC production of Dorothy Sayers' Peter Whimsey and Harriet Vane novels (3 DVDs)
-Some books, including Volume 4 of David Tod Roy's translation of The Plum in the Golden Vase, a 19th century Chinese novel I can't remember the name of offhand, and W. Somerset Maugham's Aschenden (sp).
-A bunch of U.S. Army stuff like a bag, portfolios, pens, etc. because my grandfather on my mother's side and my father were both in the Army
-Gift cards to Best Buy, Gamestop, Barnes & Noble, and iTunes
-UNLV team gnome and Crockpot recipe book from FOFC Secret Santa

[RomaGoth]

Best part of Christmas is watching people's expressions when they open presents. More specifically, my wife and kids.

Got my wife a new camera, which she was not expecting.
My oldest daughter got a scooter.
My son got an iPod.
Two youngest daughters got dress up clothes and other small stuff.

I got a Kindle (my first foray into the e-reader genre).

Very good day.

[Big Fo]

Galaxy Nexus phone (which I actually got a week or so before Christmas since my old one died)
Nook e-reader with case and a gift card for e-books
Rayman: Origins for PS3
a half dozen or so items of clothing
the latest seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Eastbound and Down
some tools (a set of drill bits and a set of chisels)
amazon.com gift certificate

The gifts I got for others seemed to go over well. I got my parents a new TV for their kitchen, my brother the same Rayman: Origins game I got, a handle of Crown Royal for my dad and some books and CDs for my mom.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Great gifts I gave this year:

- For my little brother (13 months younger, not very little at 29), a blank Black Armor San Jose Sharks Jersey with a gift certificate for the price of stitching so he can put any name on the back that he wants. Also, two 3rd row, center ice tickets to a game in February, enough time for him to get his stitching done on the jersey. Sounds like he's going to go with Marleau.

- Racing instruction and a full day on the track at Thunderhill Raceway in northern California for my mother. She has always wanted to know how to race, and this package that my brother and I put together will team her with an instructor for a few half-hour sessions in the morning to teach her the basics of racing, and then give her a couple more sessions on her own on the track later in the afternoon. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if I do this for myself soon as well, it looks and sounds like an amazing time.

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Cool gifts I watched my family give each other:

- My little brother bought new heads for my dad's tom-toms, installed them and tuned them without him realizing it for a nice Christmas morning surprise.

- My cousin got my dad the official San Francisco Giants team jacket - the same one the players wear in the dugout. It's a really high quality jacket and I'm very jealous. He was suitably excited.

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Cool stuff I got:

-Teal Joe Pavelski San Jose Sharks Jersey
-Buster Posey bobblehead
-2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Champion Duckhorn Wine bottle
-Skyrim (PS3)
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
-Seafarers of Cataan
-Dominion: Intrigue
-Balloon Cup
-2010 San Francisco 49ers football autographed by the whole team
-Vinturi Deluxe Wine Aerator Set
-The Redwall Cookbook (might be the coolest gift I got, despite the simplicity)

My family goes a bit overboard, but I love it. It always turns into a competition for who can GIVE the best gift. It's fun to try to come up with unique gifts that have meaning for people, rather than just spending a bunch of money on them.

[cubboyroy1826]

I received the entire Sportsnight Series on DVD. By far my favorite series and something I have wanted for a couple years but have been too darn cheap to buy for myself.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

-Buster Posey bobblehead

*makes a note to get Vince the Scott Cousins bobblehead for his birthday*

[Danny]

I haven't celebrated with my family yet, but that's always some money. I have a copy of Eclipse and Shadow Hunters arriving on Wednesday from my wife and my best friend got me Nightfall, Epigo and Werewolf Ultimate Edition. Also got a food basket from my sister's boyfriend.

[Marc Vaughan]

Cool gifts I gave ...

* MineCraft pickaxe for my youngest son (foam but fairly 'solid')
* 'Wicked' leather bound grimoire for my wife (she's mad on the Musical)
* The Picture of Dorian Grey graphic novel (filled item for my daughter - but she's always loved the novel and manga comics - so getting them combined was pretty neat imho ).

Oh and I spent a fair chunk of the day playing 'Magic the Gathering' with my eldest son (some cards were part of his present as he's started playing recently) .... which rocked as I haven't played since University

[Mustang]

Heir to the Empire Audio Book Set
Wusthoff Boning Knife
Auto Candy Dispenser with Jelly Bellys
Mini Donut Maker
Mustang Shirt
One of those point and shoot temperature scanners like Alton Brown uses.

[ISiddiqui]

A few weeks before Christmas I got myself a Galaxy Tab 10.1 on a great deal, so I consider that my first gift .

FOFC Secret Santa got me Community, Season 2 on DVD.

Last week by close friends and coworkers I got:

"The Kingdom New Testament" by N.T. Wright
X-Men First Class on Blu-ray
$25 gift card to Amazon.com
$10 gift card to Amazon.com
$15 gift card to iTunes

On Christmas, I got
From my fiance:
- Two David Crowder CDs (He's an actually good Christian artist)
- Super 8 on Blu-ray
- 3 pictures in frames that I went nuts over earlier this year - each is a picture of an old stamp, a fountain pen nib, and some writing in the background with an aged looking frame - very Indiana Jones-like (this was a complete shock)
- A bag of Intelligensia coffee

From Fiance's immediate family:
- A metal wine rack (knowing them this is amusing)

From Fiance's grandparents:
- a Fleece throw with my name engraved on it and the scales of justice (super nice)
- An Emeril Legace cookbook

I gave my fiance a new pair of nice headphones, a new cross necklace (since hers had broke and she was having problems trying to get one that was exactly her style) among other things, helped on getting my fiance's bro a PS3, her other bro some really interesting Legos, and DVD box sets for both future in-laws (Poirot for mom, Twilight Zone for dad).

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

yup wasn't even giftwrapped. Hit me like a ton of bricks tpday.

[BYU 14]

First 3 seasons of Sons of Anarchy (Since this was the first season I really got into it, I can catch up now)

MMA gloves and striking pads

2 Baseball books, Ed Delahanty and Rube Waddell bios, I am a huge historical baseball buff and these are great additions to my collection.

$100 in I tunes cards

New slippers and some Guitar accessories....

My wifes favorite gift from me was tickets to Wicked in February when it hits Phoenix. Also got her some new boots, a couple of coach purses and the two seasons of 'Everybody loves Raymond' she was missing and the traditional Christmas Teddy Bear

Best family gift was Rock Band 3, which consumed a good part of the day.

[Karlifornia]

My girlfriend gave me a Death Cab For Cutie t-shirt, and I'm getting her tickets to this band she likes "The Toasters".

My family gave me some iTunes gift cards so I can put more songs on my iPod....always good.

Not much of a huge gift giving or getting Christmas...It's all good, though. I'm happy.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Danny

I haven't celebrated with my family yet, but that's always some money. I have a copy of Eclipse and Shadow Hunters arriving on Wednesday from my wife and my best friend got me Nightfall, Epigo and Werewolf Ultimate Edition. Also got a food basket from my sister's boyfriend.

Oh and that's the new game hotness in board gaming Eclipse, not the twilight movie.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Best part of Christmas is watching people's expressions when they open presents. More specifically, my wife and kids.

This. I don't know what it is but watching my family open bring tears to my eyes every time. This year was especially special since my four year old has been stuck in a full length leg cast. He held up each one of his gift as he opened them like he was raising a championship trophy.

The kids together got games for the Wii and clothes

My oldest got an Ipod Nano and my youngest got a Mobi-Go.

My wife got an IPad 2 and a Bluetooth keyboard. Loved seeing her jump around when she realized what she got.

I think my wife got us the best this year.

We have a trip planned for early next year to London to do some sightseeing and visit family. My wife gave myself and the boys tickets to see Fulham v. Newcastle at Craven Cottage. This will be our first Premier League match in person and the boys hopefully get to see their favorite footballer Clint Dempsey play. We may actually find a EPL club to support now.

I love that woman

[Lathum]

The best gift was my 20 month old son figuring it out halfway through present opening and going nuts after that.

We got an iPad 2 as a family gift.. Then from the parents and in laws got

Kindle fire
$200 iTunes card for iPhone 4s
2 shirts and ties
A polo jacket that is going back
A polo sweater
$25 amazon card
Some tools
A couple more sweaters
2 pair of jeans
An eli jersey
A #1 UW jersey, currently Chris Polk or Shawn Parker
uW gym shorts
A UW blanket and throw pillow
4 or 5 UW shirts
A bottle of wine
A new wallet
Some cash from grandparents
And my sister in law made a really nice framed collage of pics of my family from her wedding.

[Danny]

Lathum's family is loaded! Nice haul

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Danny

Lathum's family is loaded! Nice haul

Seriously...I kept thinking to myself, I wonder why he never told us Bill Gates was a family member.

[Lathum]

My mother in law is the biggest culprit. We had to put a spending limit on her a few years back it got so bad. They have money but we just don't need all that stuff.

If you think my list was bad you should see my sons who is her only grandchild.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by rowech

Seriously...I kept thinking to myself, I wonder why he never told us Bill Gates was a family member.

I was actually thinking that perhaps they worked at the UDub store.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by Lathum

My mother in law is the biggest culprit. We had to put a spending limit on her a few years back it got so bad. They have money but we just don't need all that stuff.

If you think my list was bad you should see my sons who is her only grandchild.

Would you like to adopt me?

[Danny]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I was actually thinking that perhaps they owned UDub

Could be

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Danny

Could be

[cougarfreak]

$175 in gift cards to various places a greatest dad hat from my five year old, a pack of plastic army men from my 4 year old (so we can play together with his), and my wife told me, that for Christmas, and combined with my 40th bday in April she's booked us a trip to the West coast to watch the Reds play for a weekend next season. Since it's on the weekend, I've narrowed it down to two places: SF and SD. Great stuff.

[Ksyrup]

Some people weren't so impressed with their haul this year (I hope to God this is fake, but somehow I doubt it).

[AnalBumCover]

Wife got me a Sony Internet TV BluRay Player. And she's been using it more than I have. :/

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Some people weren't so impressed with their haul this year (I hope to God this is fake, but somehow I doubt it).

It's gotta be a joke since Jon Hendren is the guy that owns SomethingAwful.com if I remember correctly.