This year I got for the holidays:
-All my undergrad student loans paid off
-Car paid off
-5g cash money
Parents don't want me to start my post-grad life with debt 8) I'll probably be getting more debt for grad school though, lol
Women won't be looking like their mothers than. Sounds like a no-go.
Knew before hand because I saw the amazon transaction page on the wife's computer but she was able to snag one of the Assassins Creed III/PS Vita bundles. She enlisted all her family to make the transaction all at once since she knew it was going to sell out within the first few seconds and luckily, the mother-in-law snagged the deal out of the 15 or 20 people making the attempt. Can't imagine the coordination it took for her to do it but i'm happy. Got some boxers, new Kydex concealed holster, socks, thermals, an Amazon Gift Card, and got to play with the kids toys.
The theme this year was Toy Story so the little boy is extremely happy with his action figures. Got to play with them for a bit before I had to come to work =/
Girlfriend and her sister surprised me pretty good with this:
I have a coke addiction, she says I should drink less and then they buy me this. Total enablers.
Also, I almost died when my girlfriend gave me this:
She had a friend crochet this for me because I always wanted a Haunter plush but I could never find a nice one in stores/online. Good God damn, I love it. Its really well made and it looks fantastic. Future in-laws got me a Keurig, since I left mine in NJ with my dad when I moved to MI. GF also got me all three Family Guy star wars spoofs on blue ray lol. Got some best buy gift cards, some other assorted food stuff and like swiss army style multi-tools I could really use.
Going to visit my parents tomorrow, 10 hours and more stuff lol. My mother already sent us a care package with decorations and some ornaments.
So, gifts I gave:
Girlfriend: pair of Opal earrings to match the ring and necklace from last xmas/burfday, Asian statue of horses.. thing. ELECTRONIC POKEMON B/W POKEDEX. And a sword/axe pair of nerf weapons, but I forgot she was into fencing so she wooped my ass.
Sister in law: Jack Skelington headphones, necklace/jewelry rack, wine glasses, gears of war mug!
Christ I forget the rest of what I bought, but I'm broke so it must be a lot lol..
Christmas at my Girlfriends yesterday;
Parents got me a Pinkie Pie Plushie(Pics to come later), Grandma got me a 50 dollar gamestop gift card.
Oh, and I got my GF a 300 dollar promise ring. Looks alot like an engagement ring. Her parents thought it was that and shit got weird. GF cried for 10 mins cause the promise itself made her so happy.
Christmas today;
3DS XL, OoT for the 3DS, Playstation All stars for Ps3, clothes that I can't wear, and a fucking duvet cover for my futon that is in couch mode 100% of the time. Man, my parents know me well.
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And my gf went half on a deluxe Wii u
No pics atm, but I was surprised by the amount of stuff I got this year, as I was fairly sure people were going to spend less due to rough financial times (I didn't expect the monitor or headset from the list below). Anyways, my loot is as follows:
-Sodastream water carbonation machine to fuel my addiction to sugary drinks (similarly to whoever posted that cool coke machine earlier, my parents are only enabling my addiction to soda at this point, haha)
-21.5" LCD monitor
-Something like $200 in checks and gift certificates
-A Razer headset to replace my current headset that makes me ears/head hurt during prolonged use
-A few over-sized shirts that I will most likely be returning
My dogs also got some new toys, which they have been playing with all morning, so it's generally a pretty happy day for all here at my house.
Gifts given (I don't have an excessive amount of friends that exchange gifts this time of year, so I didn't do much shopping):
-Applie iPad case, iPad screen cover, and a winter puzzle for mi madre.
-New pajama pants, as well as a nice pair of leather gloves for my pop
-A large variety pack of Koenig coffee flavors for my brother and his girlfriend, as they received a new keonig coffee maker as a gift from my parents.
straight-bar to do squats and deadlifts with finally, some proteinpowder and the Nolan Batman Trilogy, awww yeah. Getting a nook when I go up to NY in Jan from my mom so I can read all my .pdfs on the go finally.
Got a sweet Galco shoulder holster, Burberry London cologne, new running shoes, and BMW driving gloves.
Gift cards and a 500GB backup drive.
You guys all got nice shit.
A new wallet and a home.
Well I'm exchanging the Insignia TV I got on the 10th from bestbuy and picking up this LG instead with the extra dollars I got, also GF grabbed me these shoes off the internet.
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I have like 12 pairs of shoes, but nothing with blue or to go with blue really. I love shox, and when she asked what I wanted I said "blue shoes" jokingly. They actually look fantastic in person, much darker.
any suggestions for noise-canceling headphones to buy with my xmas cash?
24 inch led monitor
2 tb hdd
16 gb kingston hyperx ram
Some threadless shirts
Booze
More booze
New silverware
New tupperware
Aaaaaaand a snes.