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Greetings all~!!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas, I know I did. My family and I thanked the Lord for coming down on this day and we prayed and celebrated advent.

We then gathered around the tree watching Christmas movies and opening presents.

I would like to ask, what did you receive this blessed holiday (Holy-day)? ^____^

For me:

My Schtocking Schtuffers (Chocolate and such X3)
A nice red, zip up sweater
The Dark Knight DVD
Iron Man DVD
Wall-E DVD
Globus' First Album Epicon (I love this album ^__^)
Louis Armstrong's All Time Greatest Hits Album
The World's Greatest Composers Album (I'm set for University with this)
A Harmony Piano Book for my Music Theory (this I definitely need )
A lovely card from my Grandparents with money.

Everyone was and is happy with everything they have received. We have had a grand wonderful day! Praise the Lord!

From my mother in law I got a puppy!...ok ok...I got two...seriously. One was early, the other was way early. One is a black long haired chihuahua named Tiana, and the newest one is a Blue Heeler named Jessie. My parents got me and my husband a pressure cooker...yeah...not sure when I'll use it, a garnishing tool, and a variety of miscelenious things. Oh, they also did their anual tradition of getting him a new watch. For some reason his sweat eats through stuff...so he'll break that band in a few months if he wears it everyday. We did nothing for Christmas day. Just stayed home...Micah was sick in bed all day anyway so...yeah. ok. that's it.

I got...

- A Canon Rebel XSi
- A POPCORN MAKER!!!
-$75 in Subway gift cards (I know, what the heck right? I guess since I eat there like... every day ><';; STILL!)
- A ton of DVDS (Dark knight on blue ray, wanted, prince caspian, wall-e, Monty Python Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and Meaning of life, and some others)
- South Park season 7 and 9
- Buncha clothes
- Kick picture frame
- Protest the Hero Vinyl
- Thin gripped drum sticks
- Books and CD's
- Some xbox games
-... money

Think thats about it...
Fabulous haul, I was very happy.
I went all out buying people things this year too though =P

Super Mario Galaxy
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
A shirt that says, "What's your favorite planet? Mine's the sun! It's like the king of planets!"
A Domokun plush
A 2 Gig iPod Shuffle
A $10 gift certificate to a local used book/Cd/game store
A stomach ache from all the good food on Christmas Eve

A glass dolphin figurine.
A water-globe.
A beach towel.
Goggles.
A tube of Pringles chips (no joke)
Overalls.
A South Korea t-shirt.
Korea key chains.
A really cute hat from S Korea.

Cute outfit
Earrings
Purses
Hot chocolate maker
Digital picture frame
Reading light
Black and pink fuzzy socks
Azumanga Daioh box set
Expandable file case with a pretty design
Money
Various body wash and smell good stuff

And my parents got The Dark Knight, XD.

EDIT: I also got a Domo-kun calender.

I got several new dress shirts (including a couple with French cuffs!), a new, lighter bass amplifier, an expanded translation of the New Testament, and my new baby - a Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Standard in a beautiful sapphire blue burst with white binding to match the pickguard, abalone inlays on an ebony fretboard. This guitar sings. I love it.

.rai//

Drafting table, Zelda shirt, purple tights, pajamas, a hoodie, tons and TONS of lotion and soap, and... I think that's it?

Lots of gift cards...
A glove with an ice scrapper attached...
A hood (without the hoodie...have no idea what these are called)...
Pants (been definetly needing these)...and underwear (never thought I'd actually want this...and socks...but things change...)

Danderson (post: 1277898) wrote:A hood (without the hoodie...have no idea what these are called)...

A hat...?

I got;

a new keyboard...it's rubber and quiet...and flexible... O.o apparently my parents thought my fast typing was annoying... i like the keyboard,but man it's weird right now...so expect typos! I'm not used to the keys moving as i type...

a computer mouse in the shape of my favorite driver's race car. xD

a True Love Waits Ring(it's a wee bit small, so its on a necklace right now.0

A Fuji Film J10 Digicam

like 4 pounds of chocolate.... (seriously, I dont think i can eat all this stuff)

An AWESOME sweater...

Socks...(no kidding,I got 8 pair of white socks wrapped up XD)

A french Press tea kettle. 8D

A Panic Button with some cartoon characters that scream and say "Don't Panic, Dont Panic!! OKAY PANIIIICC!!! aAAHHHH ' XD (I'm a worrier so it fits0

And overall, just a REAlly fun day with my family ^^

Rosetta Stone (Japanese of course! This was my biggie, and I am soo excited about it)

Origami paper from Japan (WHEE made my first crane!)

A scrapbooking kit (been wanting to start this hobby)

40 bucks (bought a skeleanimals hoodie from Hot Topic with KITTY EARS on the hood =O)

Baby bows (for mai hair xD)

A 4 PACK OF 5 GUM (berry flavor)

Chocolate

And I am getting another scrapbooking kit from my cousin, along with a Hello Kitty marshmellow-pop!

And PJs with Thumper (from Bambi) on it! ^-^

Great Christmas, and great time with the family. Praise the Lord!

Edit:
ALSO, a kind soul painted a picture for me to gift to my friends, that I asked him to draw (for free).
Lemme show you it o-o:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1017/sarasketchde7.png
It's done by HeroAdmirer on Deviantart, but his stuff isn't too . . . clean. BUT, this link is fine and he was a real sweetie doing this for free ^-^.

- $1,070.
- $15 Gamestop gift card.
- $15 Denny's gift card.
- Stewie Family Guy pajama pants.
- Chocolate.

let's see:
From God: Another enjoyable day in his presence
From parents: Chris Tomlin CD (Hello Love), When God Winks at You, $50 Gamestop card, Pez candy, pencils, prayer calendar, Star Wars I
From everyone else: Star Wars II, Indiana Jones IV, popcorn
NOte: When God Winks at You is a book about coincidences that seem like messages from God.

A Johnny Cash cd - Ring of fire
An office chair
A game chair
3 seasons of the wire
A how to quit smokeing cartoon book - Weird because I don't even smoke.
Two dvd's.
Candy.
Designer clothes from Turkey and Venice I think.
Socks.
Wine.
Muffins.
A poker cap.

Aaaaaand that's about it I think. >.>

Nintendo DS lite. (It’s Red and Shiny!!!)
3 games for the DS.
Hello Kitty Ear rings, and charm bracelet.
Stuffed My Melody.
Stuffed Penguin.
Small stuffed penguin.
Really cute socks with penguins on them.
Cooling pad for my laptop.
Mouse for my laptop.
Happy Bunny make-up bag (Which is now a Nintendo DS case).
A lot of candy.
I think thats it...

a GPS (I get lost easily)
Prince Caspian DVD
Itunes gift card
Slippers
a beautiful Cross necklace
lots of little stocking stuffers like candy and such
some cute odds and ends from parents (I work in a daycare center)

I love watching family open presents. It was more fun for me to shop for them and watch them open up gifts rather than me opening my own. ^.^;

Hmm...

A plasma ball (Those globes that look like they have lightning that follows your fingers inside em. yeah that.) that looks like it's being held by a dragon claw.
A comfy chair that i can hook up the the TV so the sound comes out right beside my head.
A t-shirt that says "Don't make me go Zelda on you" and shows some of Links weapons.
Another T-shirt that just says "Legend of zelda" and has link on it. I think my parents realized Mario isn't my favorite video game anymore =P
An antique black leather jacket.
A pair of pants.
A fishing jacket.
$15.00
A bank that looks like a little ATM.
A remote control jet.
A deluxe poker set.
A collectors edition set of three pocket knives in a nice case.
Some books called: March hares and monkeys uncles (About how various words and phrases (Right as rain, I'll be a monkeys uncle ECT.) got started) A practical guide to dragons (Book about dragonlance style dragons supposedly written by a kender) A guide on how to draw dragons (I like dragons... Have you guessed that yet? =P)
A big expansion to my heroscape game.

I think that's it...

[color="LemonChiffon"]Hm...I got
*some DS games.
*nice Winter clothes
*Twilight merchandise (like two posters and Alice's necklace.)
*an iPod
*Anberlin, Celtic Thunder, Stellar Kart, and Sanctus Real CDs
and, from my uncle, who works for a recording studio, I got an autographed poster of the band Stellar Kart. 8D
We had a wonderful Christmas here. :-)[/color]

Four sweater vests. Four.






Also, a bright shiny red 360 controller!!

I got an Invader Zim GIR wristband from one of my bestest friends ^^
A freaking AWESOME GIR hoodie from my amazing brothers
A GIR shirt from my parents ^^
A black bag that says "Music = Life"
$17
ANNNDD one of my friends still has an unknown present for meh =D

I received a 1 GB Sansa MP3 player (lovely little thing), Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation CD/DVD, Kyuzo, Katsushiro and Heihachi figures from Samurai 7 (Now I have the complete set) a black knit hat, black nail polish, various nutcrackers, and this wicked Lain woodburning, from my brother.

$50
Our Newest Album Ever by Five Iron Frenzy
Razia's Shadow by Forgive Durden NO WAIT I didn't actually get this.
The Dark Knight
Millenium Actress
Wall-E
Monster vol. 18
PIRATE NUTCRACKER
And also Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 as my Christmas gift to myself.

Couple other odds and ends too, like a 2009 Non Sequitur calender and a book of bad road signs.

Our Newest Album Ever is my favorite Five Iron Frenzy CD

OH OH OH I knew I was forgetting something!

A friend gave me a Jack Skellington purse, and two Jack hair-clippy-bows!! Soooo cute~~

Let me tell you what I got:

Understanding.

Understanding that family is the bond that can never be severed, that blood runs thicker than water, and that strengthening family ties more than strengthens yourself. I understood that even what small minded people would consider "token support" can carry those in need longer than anyone could have imagined. I understood that without family and without giving, that I am have a hollow inside of me and that I am... nothing. I really didn't want to go to my parents' house for the holidays but I feel that I am the better for it, and that doing what is right and noble has a greater return on investment spiritually, if not financially.

I also got some clothes and shoes but that doesn't matter.

Oh, and I gifted myself with Chrono Trigger DS, Megaman 9, and the Foo Fighters pack for Rock Band 2.

Photo frame from my gran.
Bookshop gift card and nougat from various family members.
"Wit and Wisdom of the Discworld" book and three pairs of earrings from my parents, sister and brother in law.
Cookies from one of my friends.
And an awesome calendar for 2009 that a friend made with photos and funny quotes from all our crazy times together.

Technics RP-DH1200 headphones
and a midi keyboard to help me with my fruityloops software
Oh,and I was dedicated something really special as well. ^^ that was the best

Awesome stuff everyone!

ChurchPunk (post: 1278009) wrote:I received a 1 GB Sansa MP3 player (lovely little thing), Underoath - Lost in the Sound of Separation CD/DVD, Kyuzo, Katsushiro and Heihachi figures from Samurai 7 (Now I have the complete set) a black knit hat, black nail polish, various nutcrackers, and this wicked Lain woodburning, from my brother.

Oh, I also received my late grandfather's pocket watch. Very happy about that. =)