Merry Christmas FOFC! ( what did ya get?)

[Lathum]

May the good Lord bless us all and our families this year and many to come. Rejoice for the love of our savior is the strongest of all love!

Hope you all got good loot. The look on my almost 4 year olds face when he came down the stairs was magical and better than any gift I could ever ask for.

So what was everyones haul?

[frnk55]

One favorite item I got was the Lego's Millenniuim Falcon. 1254 pieces!
Now I'm even more of a nerd. :D

[SirFozzie]

a book case an d a bunch of books to fill it up ;)

[CleBrownsfan]

Merry Christmas FOFC!

My wifey got me what I wanted - a sweet telescope. Now I'll probably have to wait 2 to 3 months for a clear night ;)

[Coffee Warlord]

Board game bonanza!

Merchants & Marauders, the expansion to Mage Knight, Bohnanza, and Eldritch Horror.

And assorted other stuff.

[sterlingice]

Merry Christmas FOFC!

My wifey got me what I wanted - a sweet telescope. Now I'll probably have to wait 2 to 3 months for a clear night ;)

Didn't get a frigid cold (and perfectly clear) one after the latest cold front?

SI

[sterlingice]

One favorite item I got was the Lego's Millenniuim Falcon. 1254 pieces!
Now I'm even more of a nerd. :D

Are we counting Lego gifts for one's self? If so, I have this waiting for me when I get home: King's Castle (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=70404-1)

In the last year, I've picked up quite a few things I've always wanted in Lego on clearance. Last Christmas, it was a Lego ship (Black Pearl!) I think next year, I'll get a Lego train and the list of "large cool Lego things I've always wanted" will be complete.

SI

[Apathetic Lurker]

nothing......sigh

[frnk55]

Are we counting Lego gifts for one's self? If so, I have this waiting for me when I get home: King's Castle (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?set=70404-1)

In the last year, I've picked up quite a few things I've always wanted in Lego on clearance. Last Christmas, it was a Lego ship (Black Pearl!) I think next year, I'll get a Lego train and the list of "large cool Lego things I've always wanted" will be complete.

SI
Yup for myself. I've been looking around and I found VW beetle and I want it!
Lego train sounds cool too.

[Grover]

Merry Christmas FOFC!

My wifey got me what I wanted - a sweet telescope. Now I'll probably have to wait 2 to 3 months for a clear night ;)

What'd you get specifically? I'm a bit of a telescope nerd.

[Grover]

Got a nice pair of LL Bean Boots and gloves and a $50 Steam card from the rents. I grabbed Starbound and Shadowrun Returns Deluxe with that so far.

Exchanging gifts with the girlfriend this weekend.

For myself I got 3 Batman Lego sets.

[Dutch]

Merry Christmas, FOFC!

[cartman]

http://www.fofc-bbcf.com/humpday.jpg

[Buccaneer]

Merry Christmas.

Got an iPad Air plus Smart Case, iTunes gift cards and Assassin's Creed 4 PC last night which I started playing.

[Karlifornia]

Merry Christmas, Fofc!

[weegeebored]

http://www.fofc-bbcf.com/humpday.jpgLove it cartman!
Merry Christmas all. I got permission to buy the rest of the keyboard stuff that I wanted. And a pair of LL Bean slippers. Very comfy.

[Jon]

Merry Christmas! My wife gave me a membership to Loot Crate, some retro candy that is hard to find, some warm clothes that I've needed (but won't buy for myself), and the book/DVD set for the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks One Goal II.

[SackAttack]

One favorite item I got was the Lego's Millenniuim Falcon. 1254 pieces!
Now I'm even more of a nerd. :D

you lucky SOB.

[CleBrownsfan]

What'd you get specifically? I'm a bit of a telescope nerd.

I think it's a pretty basic telescope - brand name /model is celestron astromaster.

[korme]

Got a new laptop. Thinking about trading it in for a better one.

What do you think, nerds?

HP 2000 Notebook PC
3rd-generation Intel Core i3-3120M Processor (2.5 GHz)
750GB Hard Drive
4096MB DDR3 SDRAM

I just want FM and Crusader Kings to run at good speeds. On my current laptop FM crawls and CK lags.

[MrBug708]

Graphics card?

[Super Ugly]

Merry Christmas, FOFC!

A pair of Bose noise-cancelling headphones from my wonderful girlfriend (the headphones will be a godsend, given all the travelling I need to do for my job), plus some vouchers from family.

It's been a good day. Hope you all have a good one.

[korme]

Graphics card?

Mmmm... doesn't say on the outside of the box, and I don't want to open it if I'm going to return it.

[chinaski]

Mmmm... doesn't say on the outside of the box, and I don't want to open it if I'm going to return it.

Most likely has an AMD Radeon HD 6310. Not very good, but it should play CK ok. Havent played FM in ages, it seems like the laptop is subpar for it.

[Izulde]

Some books, a couple video games, some Dolphins clothes, including a really awesome winter jacket that I absolutely love, and the biggest item, a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition to finally join the world of tablets.

[FrogMan]

it's not much about what I get but about what we give.Yeah, sure I got myself a $1500 treadmill back in September and that's my Xmas gift but we gave a laptop to my mother in law. Nothing much to most of us, but still a very decent 17" Lenovo that will do everything she needs. She so didn't expect it, she started crying. She helps us so much I was the one to tell my wife that's what we should get her. Best decision of this holiday season...

I'm setting it up now so she can take it home later. :)

FM

[FrogMan]

oh, and I got myself the book "Born to Run" when I bought the 2nd compendium of Walking Dead for our 16yo son from amazon. Wife wrapped it and I unwrapped it this morning, looking all surprised ;)

FM

[DaddyTorgo]

it's not much about what I get but about what we give.

This. Totally.

That said - I got the workout gloves that I wanted, a Chromecast (which I was actually thinking about myself, so good call by my dad), a nice "everyday" sort of tie, a berry-bowl (that's got drainage holes like a colander), and a nice monogrammed leather business card holder (that I'm actually going to use as a super-slim wallet, because I don't like carrying around a big thick wallet when all I really need is a couple credit cards and my license.

[cougarfreak]

$100 gift card to world soccer shop
$50 gift card to stub hub
shark tooth necklace from my 7 year old daughter
alien head egg from my 6 year old son
in-laws got me Reds/Cubs tickets and all expense paid trip to Chicago weekend of 4/19

I just finished putting Jabba's palace and the Rancor Pit Lego set together for my son, he's having a ball!

[saldana]

Merry Christmas FOFC.

I got a rock.

Best part for me was something I got for my daughters...last year during the super bowl they took plan white t shirts and made themselves their own 49ers shirts so this year they each got a Kaepernick jersey

[Marc Vaughan]

Several soccer shirts, two T-Shirts and a few books (one on Brighton & Hove FC, another on Norfolk (where I grew up in England and a couple of Novels) .... and FIFA14 for the XBox One :)

[Coffee Warlord]

Anyone want to come over and clean up the disaster zone known as my living room now? :)

[Comey]

Sleep, mainly.

[korme]

in-laws got me Reds/Cubs tickets and all expense paid trip to Chicago weekend of 4/19

Awesome... I want to go! :p

[Logan]

Being Jewish, got myself a quiet day in my apartment with my wife and our two kittens. Watched a few movies already, another one later, Chinese food delivered...a typical holiday for our people.

Merry Christmas guys!

[FrogMan]

Anyone want to come over and clean up the disaster zone known as my living room now? :)

heh, cleaning up a house with a kid is like brushing your teeth while eathing oreo cookies... ;)

FM

[JPhillips]

Chainsaw, noise cancelling headphones and a new pea coat.

Lots of driving on Christmas, as always, but a good time was had by all.

[MizzouRah]

Merry Christmas to all you FOFC'ers!!!

I got enough money and best buy cards that I'm heading to best buy tomorrow to see if they have any XB1's in stock. Wife and kids got me FIFA 14 and my dad and step mom got me COD Ghosts (all for the XB1), also got another XB1 controller.

Tons of Adidas clothes and a really nice dual rack toaster oven.

Very spoiled and thankful!!!

[BYU 14]

Merry Christmas all.

Treadmill for my home gym
Some casual clothes(Shorts, T's)
BaseBud earphones
Cardio HR monitor
Yankee's Beach towel
FIFA 14

But, the most precious gift of all, spending Christmas eve with our premie granddaughter in the Hospital, getting to help bath her, hold her while she fed and watching her be more active than we have ever seen her. She is our Christmas miracle!!

[Danny]

Merry Christmas FOFC.

I got a rock.

Best part for me was something I got for my daughters...last year during the super bowl they took plan white t shirts and made themselves their own 49ers shirts so this year they each got a Kaepernick jersey



Congratulations, you will be a beautiful bride!!!

[Matthean]

Clothes that are to keep me warm during the winter. I never have been a person who really changes what I wear regardless of the season outside of shorts so this year I loaded up on thermal socks, long underwear, etc. I got the board game Trains and the L5R 9 Starter set box for the Emperor Edition: Gempukku. I can't lift the box if I'm picking it up from the side and using one hand. I think I figured out it has roughly 2,000 cards in the box and each of the 9 clans have their own box as well. It is honestly one of the most impressive packages I have seen for a game. I've only got 2 of the 9 clans done in terms of sorting out the starter decks.

[MacroGuru]

Not much for me:

French Press (love making my coffee this way)
Stand Mixer (Still trying to rebuild my cooking supplies after being separated for 3 yrs)
Hair cutting kit

I got a new work wardrobe in Nov.

Best present for me this year was the fact I have my kids for their entire Christmas break. It's been great and they have had an awesome Christmas as well.

[ColtCrazy]

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!!!

Games and Legos for me. Some stuff from the lego Hobbit/Castle line and some games: Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, RAF: The Battle of Britain, and Shenandoah : Jackson Takes Command.

[Julio Riddols]

I slept well without anxiety meds for the first time in a long time!

Also got some nice gifts. I'm a big Godiva fan, so my sock was full of truffles and whatnot, got a recumbent exercise bike and a dimmable, color adjustable LED strip light.

Also got to spend time with family and friends, which is probably the best part of it all.

[Eaglesfan27]

Best thing was seeing the look on my daughter's face when she saw all of her gifts.

I also got a GoPro Camera (got it early for roller coasters at Disney), my wife got a very nice frame and framed a picture I recently got of my grandparents from just after their wedding, a little electronic basketball game for my desk, an Eagles foam helmet that my daughter picked out, and some new pajamas :)

[Easy Mac]

Wifi range extender, memory for the htpc, 5 port charger that can charge our tablets (3) and phones (2) at one central location, portable charger for the times I forget a charger on a trip, money for the disney trip.

I also bought myself FM 2014 yesterday, even though I doubt I'll ever play it.

Honestly, it takes my child so long to open her presents, I don't even bothering really getting myself anything for Christmas. I just randomly buy crap throughout the year.

[Suburban Rhythm]

My wife and I didn't exchange too much this year. Finally got rid of some debt, and working on building a bigger cushion in our savings.

But the kids did really well. Lucy (9) got a bunch of clothes and nail polish, etc. Sam (7) got a skate sharpening pass for the year that Santa was really smart to get, and new hockey gloves.

Their big items were iPod Touches. Sam got the "lesser" version that didn't include messaging, and they were upset they couldn't message each other. So we set up Yahoo! addresses for them, associated to ours so we can monitor.

Attached is what I expect to get plenty of in the coming year from my son.

[Logan]

Hahaha that's awesome.

One of my nieces (on my wife's side) got an iPod Touch for Hanukkah and her own email address. She's 7. Her mom encouraged all of us to send her an email and I sent her a really nice couple paragraphs. All I got back was "Thanks". Bitch.

[britrock88]

I got a rock.

Very happy that Lathum finally got you a diamond! :D

[Suicane75]

Hot Wheels Playset
A toy train that I can't figure out for the life of me where the batteries go.
2 Bottles of Jack.

Merry Christmas all.

[lighthousekeeper]

best haul i've had in a long time:

- garmin forerunner 620 w/HRM (awww yeah)
- 2 of those newfangled long sleeve running shirts
- vince guaraldi piano book
- #1 trophy
- dad is a rockstar paperweight [I too got a rock for xmas]
- bag of m&m's

[MacroGuru]

I forgot to add, I bought myself a Roku and WiFi Range Extender

[SackAttack]

Couple of things came in the mail today. Yay!

I bought myself the Lego Back to the Future set in August and sat on it until yesterday.
Got a Lego Castle miniset from my parents and a $100 Visa gift card; used $20 of that on FM14 and the other $80 is going in my next-gen console fund.
My ex sent me a Santa Lego minifigure and a 'brick mug' that you can build Lego designs onto.
A friend in Ohio sent me Portal 2 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One on PS3.

[EagleFan]

Almost got 4 round trip tickets to Hawaii for $82 each...

But I had to get a call at the time and when I went back they were $820 dollars. I have since seen that Delta had an issue this morning and they are going to honor the price for anyone that purchased during that time.

Damn phone!

[SackAttack]

Almost got 4 round trip tickets to Hawaii for $82 each...

But I had to get a call at the time and when I went back they were $820 dollars. I have since seen that Delta had an issue this morning and they are going to honor the price for anyone that purchased during that time.

Damn phone!

Sheeeeeit. I shoulda got online this morning.

[Marmel]

I was ridiculously spoiled this year

$250 in cash
$50 in dunkin coffee cards
$15 ITunes card
$25 Buffalo Wild Wings card
$15 Starbucks card
New weather/wind proof winter coat
2 hoodies
coffee mug
winter hat and gloves
socks
Jay Bilas book: Toughness

Best gift: a mini New York Giants pennant that my 5 year old daughter picked out and bought at her school store all on her own.

2nd best gift: My wife will buy any piece of Syracuse gear I want when we go up there New Years Eve for a basketball game.

We actually had the best XMas yet. The 5 year old and 3 year old are perfect Xmas ages and it was the 9 1/2 month old's first Xmas. Got together with extended family, all at my house so there was no travel involved. Everyone had good food, drink and much happiness!

[Wolfpack]

Probably the smallest Christmas haul I've personally ever had.

*joint gift to all of us in the form of a new wifi blu-ray player
*new XBox controller that I can use on my PC
*a sweet little neutral density filter for my DSLR (will help in taking long exposures in daylight, e.g. waterfalls)
*a new book "Lost Rights" which is about the loss and recovery of North Carolina's copy of the Bill of Rights

My kids got plenty as they usually do, toys, games, dolls, books, etc. The wife got a Keurig as her big present plus some other things like clothes and books and so forth.

We're probably going to treat ourselves with a new smart TV since her dad usually gives us a check to cover his gift-giving to us as a family so we'll use part of that to pay on some of the cost of the TV.

[Sweed]

Hot Wheels Playset
A toy train that I can't figure out for the life of me where the batteries go.
2 Bottles of Jack.

Merry Christmas all.

Drink one of the bottles of Jack and that should help you sort out the batteries:)

[Sweed]

Hadn't played guitar in about 25 years. Last summer started messing around with it again and having some fun. So, for Christmas I got an Alvarez AD60 in black.

Amazon.com: Alvarez Artist Series AD60BK Dreadnought Guitar, Black/Gloss Finish: Musical Instruments (http://www.amazon.com/Alvarez-Artist-Series-AD60BK-Dreadnought/dp/B0057GPJ8K/ref=sr_1_15?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1388100917&sr=1-15&keywords=alvarez+acoustic+guitars)

Looks great and plays even better. Great tone with low action that makes it the easiest acoustic guitar to make bar chords on I have ever played. No setup required, just took it out of box, tuned it and was ready to go.

[rowech]

I got my wife falling on Christmas Eve and messing her ankle up, I then got a hole in my wall when my uncle scooted back in his folding chair and it went out from under him, I then got my wife dropping her brand new wedding band down a crevice between our shower glass and wall mount, and I followed that up with breaking my hand on our table in a fit of rage over all of it.

Stellar.