The give and get thread! So... what did you give, what did you get?
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I gave my bro-in-law the Stephen Colbert book. First thing I bought, most obvious choice. He ignored everyone else all night in favor of it. :) It's funny- the only one in my family it is EASY to shop for is the one I'm not blood-related to!
Sis got a golf top she seemed to love.
Mom got a quilted orangey jacket. It isn't a color she wears often, but it's a beautiful color on her, and the style is very much like what she does wear, and very "New England in the fall" in style (which is where she lives now). Glad I got the size right... mom's about my size, but much more pear shaped to my hourglass. So I went down a size from what fit me on top, and it fit her like a dream!
Dad got a box of golf balls, and a printout of a
book cover- the book is out of stock EVERYWHERE, and Amazon will be delivering it in a month.
Roommate got a bluetooth earpiece for his phone.
Other best friend got a "will knit for tattoos" Natalie Dee shirt.
Other friends are mostly getting booze.
Kitty is getting a scratching post, as soon as I can find one I like.
I also gave everyone $20 in assorted gift cards. I get a $10 gift card almost every day from work, so they pile up. Figured it would be nice to share the wealth.
My "big" gift from Santa (who, as per usual, uses the same paper as Mom and Dad) was
this which is beautiful and awesome and the same one THE MARTHA uses on her show. And I'm posting this thread because it's like learning to drive on a Ford Festiva and then being shoved into the cockpit of the Starship Enterprise, and I'm scared of it. :)
Also got a few closet organizers, slippers, some opera-length winter gloves, and some knick-knacks from my folks.
Sis and brother in law gave me a wooden salad bowl set (funny, since I was saying I wanted one just a couple days ago), some lotions, and a pair of super-comfy slippers.
Roommate did the sweetest thing... he got the make/model of my computer, called tech support to get the full specs, ordered me a video card, installed it, and had Halo running when I got home from work the other day. (took 2 tries since tech support told him I had PCI Express- I don't). I'd been using the integrated video that came with, and the difference even in photoshop and web stuff is amazing!