The "what did you get/give for christmas thread?"

swerve

Sup guys, girls, animals and anything in between!!! What did you give//get for christmas.

Heres what I gave:
Aerosmith box set to my mom.
Taking girl out to dinner next week and shopping
gift cards for my aunt

Heres what I recieved so far:
200 Check from grandma
150 dollars from parents
Car Stereo Cookbook
Scratch off lottery tickets.

Here's what I bought myself for xmas:
Outfit from old navy
15" RE **** sub.


I've made out pretty good this holiday and I wouldn't be surprised if I got more gifts tomorrow knowing my mom.

Have a Safe weekend everyone

-adam moore

Jstas

What did I get?

Money.
Some hardcore oven mitts for my cast iron cookware!
Some bogus gifts from my relatives like dress socks.
Some khakis and a couple of shirts from my sister.
A new fleece jacket.

What did I give?
I got a Palm PDA for my wife

I got cast iron grills for my mom. She likes snowmen too so I got her a couple snow man trinket things. It's like a holiday tradition for her.

My dad, I got a book from Ann Couter (sp?)

For my brother, I got an automatic G3A3 Airsoft gun

For my sister, I got a "S'mores Maker" kit

For my father in law, we got him a cheapy RC plane

My mother in law, we got a new shower curtain set to match her newly refinished bathroom and some miniatures that she collects

Other mother in law and brothers in law got gift certificates to Barnes and Noble

Sister in law got a gift certificate

My extended family on my wife's side got a slew of movie passes.


I think I spent a total of about 600-650 on Christmas this year. Pretty good.



What did I get myself?

Since money is tight, I got me a used Kenwood KDC-CX87 CD Changer to replaced my broken CD changer in my truck.

Demiurge

Mmm, Ann Coulter, love her.

swerve

I've made out pretty well so far...my mom goes "leave cookies for santa when you go to bed, so i'll have stuff in the morning as well...." Not that i want it or anything.... we don't have th emoney for this kind of thing.

-adam

exalted512

i got the boure supremacy, dodge ball, old school, korns greatest hits, tools lateralus(sp?, a jacket, boxers, a bag for my paintball stuff, the air horns from oreilleys for the truck, i new 19.2V craftsmen drill, a cold heat soldering gun(Which is going back), and misc other tools...best of all, we got snow!!!
what i didnt get which i really wanted was for my dad to be there...hes an electrician and he left around 11 am even though hes "off" to help get some downed lines back up--its 2:30 am and hes still not home. what i have--i gave my mom a $45 a&m sweater and a camera bag, i have my dad a new head unit and a jig for his router that cuts circles(which will be getting some use on my box that im making...lol), my brother got the "3" and "walking tall" dvd along with a mix i burned for him, his wife got the "garfield" dvd with a mix as well--they dont get great presents b/c last year i got him a new winshield for his truck which was $165...and im a poor college student
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
-Cody

RayChuang

I got my brother's family a US$50 Amazon.com gift certificate and a pre-order for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (my nephew and niece are die-hard Harry Potter fans ).

I got my stepdad the 2005 Thomas Brothers Sacramento, CA area atlas.

I got myself a Logitech MX500 mouse (and soon a rebuilt computer from my brother so I can get Comcast Hi-Speed Internet broadband :cool: ). I also got myself Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 on DVD and also The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition DVD set.

mesquitehead

My wonderful wife got me an Outlaw 950 pre/pro, a foodsaver, an led flashlight from the kids, my dad got us a box of 3000 hardie siding nails for my re-model/add on project, a hitachi siding/fencing coil nailer (ahhhrrgg tools), a 4 cell mag light, John Cougars greatest hits with dvd. I gave...my wife a custom diamond and black pearl necklace and earring set made from the pearls we got at a pearl farm in Raiatea (Tahiti) on our honeymoon last year, an espresso maker (works very well), Ray Charles genius loves company and bonus cd set. KIDS.....he got Xbox 5 games, racetrack, lots of Texas Longhorn clothes ect...She got TV and dvd player as well as some video games and clothes ,dolls and more. Best of all we got another year of each others love and happiness, I was up late last night (playing santa) and couldnt help but be very grateful for the people and blessings in my life. Merry x-mas y'all!!

swerve

Originally posted by mesquitehead
I was up late last night (playing santa) and couldnt help but be very grateful for the people and blessings in my life. Merry x-mas y'all!!

My mom is still hiding one of my gifts... argh

-adam

danger boy

i give and i give and I GIVE!

and all i got was this big heavy blue book it lists all this cool used audio stuff.. i'm told it's an expensive book. from some company called Orion? waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

swerve

Originally posted by danger boy
i give and i give and I GIVE!

and all i got was this big heavy blue book it lists all this cool used audio stuff.. i'm told it's an expensive book. from some company called Orion? waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

speaking of books, car stereo cookbook isn't too bad... i read about half way through it last night and picked up some things!

-adam

mesquitehead

I got our dog (staffordshire Terr.) a stuffed heavy duty canvas toy that looks like the mailman....she loves it....figure it will be shredded in 2 days as usual.

gregit

Gave the wife an Onkyo mini-system for her office....
Got the boy a Mountain-Board..
I got an XRt12 XM tuna...w00t!!

fireshoes

My parents got me a washer and dryer (actually received at Thanksgiving). No more trips to the laundromat!

I got them some component videos cables and a Directv HD receiver.

I got me a plate amp for my SVS. and I think the Rotel preamp and Adcom GFA2 were close enough to count for Christmas too.

Oh yeah, my parents also gave me a bunch of their old records they had boxed up. Probably not too much I'd listen to, but it's fun to have and there might be a sleeper in there somewhere.

TroyD

I got an oyster cooker:

http://www.outdoorculinary.com/steamer_grill_horiz.htm

This is an ULTIMATE cool man item.

Pair of PS Audio speaker cables (thanks Russ!)

Record Doctor LP cleaning machine

some clothes, cd's etc etc

a GREAT year, to be sure!

BDT

RobXant

I got a 12'x16' barn style, vinyl clad, shed. I've spent the last 5 days (freezing my **** off outside) finishing the interior, turning it into my workshop.

So far it's got R13 in the walls, CAT5E & RG6 back to the house, 60 amps of juice, a loft, room for my motorcycle, table saw, workbench and other assorted DIY tools. I am pumped!

It's a race to see if I can get the workshop finished before my 8.5 months pregnant wife goes into labor with our second kid... Life is pretty exciting!

Happy Holidays, everyone.
Rob

Danny Tse

Got my girlfriend a $100.00 cashmere scarf.

Won myself my very first ebay auction on a Teresa Teng XRCD (well, I was the only one bidding).

What did I receive?

Nothing

ninerbj

I myself scored large this year. My wonderful wife gave me the Harmony 688 universal remote!! This thing is killer!!! I will write a short review soon.
I also got the special edition Monty Phythons the Holy Grail and the Life of Brian. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Gituar special on dvd as well.
She got a new CD player for her car and the LOTR ES boxed set!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

BlueMDPicker

I gave the wife and kids this little critter. That's why I'm awake at 4 a.m. reading the forum!

BTW - her name is Daphne

MSkeezer

Not a bad Christmas this year. Let's see: I got a Sound Blaster Live card for the new comp, Half Life 2, Call of the Duty and the United Offensive Expansion pack, an optical mouse, some gift cards, gloves for work, and Spiderman boxers(boy, are they comfortable). I guess the computer was an early Christmas present, from myself, plus the new 36 in TV, which should arrive sometime this week. Santa was good to me.

For the wife, I got a digital camera, and The Sims 2. I got her parents a printer, copier, scanner combo, the younger sister in law got Final Fantasy X2 for PS2, and the other sis-in-law got some Eternity by CK. I sent my parents cards, with pics of our 2nd child, who is now almost 2 months old.

A funny thing happened. My younger sister in law got The Sims 2 from her mom, and when she went to install it, a window came up saying that she didn't have a DirectX 9.0 graphics accerlerator, so now, her mom has to go out and shell out $100 just so she can play the game. Sorry, I just find that humerous. So, today, I have to go out with the mom in law and help her pick out a graphics card. I think I'll recommend the Radeon 9200. Nice card, I think, and simple. It should do her well.

Jstas

UPDATE: I got some other stuff including some clothing but I also got some cool gifts. One of which I meant to bring with me to work but forgot it. I wanted to play with it.

Anyway, I got a Nomex oven mitt which is cool 'cause now I can pick up my cast iron pans after they have been in the oven or under the broiler for a while. I also got a set of gloves for teh fireplace and a fireplace screen. Now I can burn REAL wood instead of just those cheesy sawdust/parrafin logs that come in boxes. I also got cash. Best gift so far though was a Cold Heat soldering iron! I was looking at them for a while and wanted to try one out but couldn't get ones because there were other things more important to pay for. But I got one as a gift and that's cool 'cause now I can screw around with it! WHEEEEEE!

Ron-P

I got myself new seating for the theater, two of these. Much, much more comfortable then the old couch and theater seats.


I bought my wife a nice karaoke machine that records so she can sing her heart out. My daughter got too much to even list.

As for a list of what I got...

$40 gift card to the Tinder Box (Cigar Shop)
$100 Costo Gift Card
Movies, lots of movies
The two futons
Amy Grant CD
15k from the inlaws (did I say I love my inlaws)
Beer
A Digital Camera

Shizelbs

WhyTF did your inlaws give you 15k?

bobman1235

Originally posted by Shizelbs
WhyTF did your inlaws give you 15k?

More importantly, does your wife have any single sisters?

Ron-P

WhyTF did your inlaws give you 15k?

The good news is another 10k is coming early next year (did I say I love my inlaws?)

The reason is this. My wife has two brothers, the younger brother and his wife had to do artificial insemination for their first kid (he's now 2), now they want to do it again and try for another. Problem is they cannot afford it as it costs about 25k. So, my wife's parents are funding this next one for them. Because they are fair, the other two families get the same amount. They just need to break it up over several months. They just sold their house and made some 300k on it so that is where the cash is coming from.

More importantly, does your wife have any single sisters?

Sorry bobman, no such luck.

beardog03

I was suposed to get he wife and kids somethng ?

I got a new amp from some great Polkies...
Actually I got Three..!!
A Carver TFM-6c (thanks RUSSMAN)
A Carver M-200t (ebay)
A Rotel RB980BX (thanks EARLY B.)
A Carver CT-3 pre amp (ebay)
and as soon as I make up my mind as to which one ...a SVS sub !!

I gave my wife a remote keyless starter for her car , so there is no more excuses for not warming the car up in the morning..!
I also gave her the money to put new wood blinds in the living room (my HT room).

Since I always get it wrong with the kids (2 teen-age girls), I just gave them cash...$500.00 ea.

I may be broke , but it`s been a good Christmas..
And,
I don`t have to go back to work until next year !!

Sooo, now I can spend more time on the forum, and learn as much as possible from some pretty informed guys...!!!

Life is good...

And to top it all off my son is home on leave.... back from IRAQ..
Second tour is done , and hopefully his last..

F1nut

I got dumped.......

landry_p2000

No audio. Got a Weider weight bench (Wide grip, Olympic style) and a set of Iron to go with it. (210lbs set) also Olympic style. This was from the old lady. The kids gave me a Big A$$ bath robe and Need for Speed Underground 2 for XBOX. I did pretty good this year.:D

Me. I gave my old lady $200 cash to go shopping.
Gave the two oldest kids $100 each, next one I got a game cube and 7 games. :rolleyes: As for my little ones, I can't begin to tell it all.

Happy Holidays!

MSkeezer

Well, I guess I can now add a Radeon 9550 vid card to the list. Went out and bought it tonight. It's got 256 mb. It's a big improvement over the 9000. Half Life 2 runs flawlessly now. I know it's not a 9800 Pro, but it more than meets my needs for gaming.

TroyD

Originally posted by F1nut
I got dumped.......

Man, that's just COLD.....

Sorry to hear that, bro.

BDT

RuSsMaN

That's NOTHING.

BlueMDPicker

Originally posted by F1nut
I got dumped.......

Jesse,

Keep smiling. Good fortune just smiled on you when you were looking the other way.

Mike