Yes, another Christmas thread.

Big thing I gave was a First Edition Presentation Edition book titled Bulldozer which was printed in 1951, to my dad. He read it as a kid and has wanted it for a long time but it has been out of print for decades. Earlier this year he had a stroke but didn't know it and lost most of the vision in his left eye (can only see blurs around the edges). In October, the doc said the same thing could happen at anytime with his other eye. I told my sister I was going to buy him this book so he can read it before anything could happen to his other eye. We hopped on ebay and ended up paying a little over 110 for it. His reaction upon opening it today was priceless. Right before dinner (at lunch time ) he came out in the living room and gave me and my sister a hug and started crying after my mom told him why we got it for him. Thats the biggest thing I've ever given and probably will ever give.

I got a Lego set, City Airport (renamed from Century Skyway). I've been wanting it for around 12 years but it had been discontinued. They brought it back this year so now my Lego City is complete (have to rebuild after hurricane "nephew").

Share what you gave/got.

 

sorry to hear about your Dad's predicament, but it sounds as though you've done right by him.

I gave a DVD player and some kitchen stuff, and got a little cash and a wool coat to replace the one handed down to me by my Dad.

I told my parents not to do a lot for me this Christmas. Didn't feel particularly deserving, lol.

 

hope your dad does ok...kinda sounds like hes doin ok...im kinda sensitive when it comes to the dad word...i havent seen my dad since i was 7, and im now 24....but back on the topic got a few clothes and most importantly my gf gave me a viper 560xv alarm holiday thoughts to your pop's

 

for you Aquafina.

Hmm what i gave and got...
I got some new Arnette snowboard goggles from my gf. Really needed some new ones.
And I gave her a Seiko (kinetic or something) watch.

 

I got ratcheting wrenches

 

i got one of these:



and one of these:



i gave my dad a bottle of the best bourbon ever, and my gf some fancy rabbit hair sweater, and my sister an ultra-rare Screaming Trees album.

 

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Nice housewarming gift, French no less. Sadly I still use tp.

 

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What is the best bourbon ever, pray tell?

 

Wifey got me a gift certificate to attend Mario Andretti's driving school. 14 laps at California Speedway....woo hoo. Best gift ever!

 

problem is jim, i have no idea where i'm going to put the thing.

best bourbon ever is Woodford Reserve.

 

Wifey sent off a check for Expo 5, gave me a 20gig iPod (hot) and a pink Polo shirt (even hotter). Parents gave me a nice check. Others got me some nice little things.

I gave my wife some Tiffany's earings/ring and another set of diamond earings, my mom a new watch and the first season of American Dreams on dvd (I wanna copy these) and my pops a couple of Rolex books.

Great Christmas, hope everyone had a good one!

 

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damb that must be fun

 

After reading this first post it reminds me why I love christmas soo much. Its amazing how you can bring joy to someones life by just knowing the right thing to buy. Hope all is well with your fathers health in the future.

 

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Cost?

I like **** creek (insert "****" joke) and got my pops a bottle of Glenmorangie Burgundy Wood Finish 12 Yr

 

to you Aquafina, sorry about your dad. I hope he makes it ok and safe.

Gave and Got

Gave- My mother (or as i call her "Mommy" ) I gave her a ring with a couple of diamonds and all my brothers and sisters birth stone.

Got- My GF got me a Nintendo DS

 

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Pffft.

I have a bottle of it at the house, but only because it was on sale.

Blanton's and Basil Hayden's both own Woodford Reserve.

 

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Tell us something we don't already know.

 

I got this from my wife:



And gave her this:

 

i got my girlfriend a pioneer deh-8600mp head unit(full color display, motorized faceplate) she had a fit over it in best buy and loves dolphins. She wants to start modding her mustang(appearance and stereo) so I figured this was a good start.

She gave me a few things including a titanium ring

 

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Pffft.

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never had those two, so i can't compare. woodford owns **** creek though. **** is garbage .

btw jim......just opened up the box on the parts washer, says made in china, not japan.

 

Well,

I thought I'd be a bit more giving than last year so instead of pumping people up with material possessions, I figured I'd be a bit more personal so:

I went to the blood drive 4 times this month and gave blood.
went to the DMV and had them put organ donor on my drivers license
gave free surf lessions for unfortunate/ low income families
planted ten trees
fed a bunch of emaciated and neglected animals all month
donated time to build floats for the local parade
gave surf lessons for free to a girl with really big *****
called the parentals to tell them I was still sucking air

I'm actually just kidding on most of that listed above. ALMOST the whole list is true, but I'll let you speculate on which isn't. Regardless, I wasn't feeling like buying gifts this year. I figured I'd be making a better impact on helping people instead of lining the pockets of some corporate *******, high up in his sky scrapper.

Anyways, happy belated X-mas to everyone and remember Santa is always watching you!

Aloha,
Brandon

 

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Can only give once every ~90 days

RJ - blood donor

 

Not that big, gave one to my dad, got one from my wife

 

to Aquafina

Biggest and best gift I ever got... my daughter.

Biggest I gave this year... Helping to pay for my sister and her family to fly out to spend xmas with us and our parents. My mom gave my sister a minivan since her car is junk and she can't afford anything else right now.

I gave my wife a diamond anniversary ring to replace the wedding ring she lost. So no more car parts for me for a while until I pay that off! Doh!

Another thing I got was from Aquafina... a reminder that sometimes the "little" things are the "biggest" things!

 

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Boot to the KOOL!