** Official what did you get thread **

[MizzouRah]

So far, gift cards to get a Mizzou tatoo.. a Mizzou watch, two seasons of Mindfreak! DVD, and some magic tricks...

[Pumpy Tudors]

I don't know what I got. It's not Christmas yet.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Borders gift card, cash for a gaming purchase or two.

[Karlifornia]

My aunt took me to Old Navy to buy some new clothes. Hopefully more stuff to come!

[ISiddiqui]

As I don't celebrate Christmas with family, it was all within co-workers:

"Tropic Thunder" Blu-Ray
A "push" corkscrew (not sure how to correctly describe them) and a bottle of Chilean red wine
"Pushing Daisies" on DVD (though I already have it... so I had to turn around and sell it to a friend - without a gift receipt, Borders gives you nothing)
Borders Gift Card

[cartman]

A donation in my name to "The Human Fund. Money for People."

[Greyroofoo]

I got a rock

[sooner333]

So far I got a long-sleeve grey OU t-shirt. And I'm sure a big chunk of what I'm getting will be a (road)trip with my dad to Miami for the BCS Championship.

[DanGarion]

A house.

[JetsIn06]

A pair of 22" monitors to use with my new computer. Got a great price on them ($140 each, $1.99 shipping) at TigerDirect.

[Karlifornia]

From my roommates tonight I got guitar picks, a guitar stand, a new guitar cord, a bottle of Jack Daniels, and a Jack Daniels hat.


Oh yeahhhhh.

[MizzouRah]

Jeremy Maclin jersey!!!

Mizzou blanket, Mizzou socks, Mizzou slippers, Mizzou shorts, Far Cry 2, MU Coffee mug..

Some new boxers...

Pretty much a Mizzou theme this year!

[hoopsguy]

Watch, cologne, a couple of dress shirts, and a Wii.

The Wii was completely unexpected, but I'm excited to get it. Now I've got to purchase some good games for it.

[SackAttack]

iTunes gift card, Wal-Mart gift card, ~$75 cash, some thermal sleepwear, a stuffed Labrador puppy, and a Magellan Maestro 4210 GPS system.

[Noop]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

So far, gift cards to get a Mizzou tatoo.. a Mizzou watch, two seasons of Mindfreak! DVD, and some magic tricks...

I am sorry but I do not see the appeal of this gift, you want to brand a football team on your skin to prove your a fan? Not trying to judge or nothing just asking.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Noop

I am sorry but I do not see the appeal of this gift, you want to brand a football team on your skin to prove your a fan? Not trying to judge or nothing just asking.

Tattoos are deeply personal to people. What has alot of meaning for someone may not have meaning for you.

[BigDPW]

Gamefly subscription
BestBuy giftcard
French fry cutter (a really nice one that takes little effort - been wanting one of these to cut homemade french fries easily for a couple years)
A nice jacket that is classy enough to wear to work
Some new belts
Other odds and ends...

[Eaglesfan27]

I got a 120GB Harddrive for the Xbox 360, FIFA 09, Civ: Colonization, and Gears of War 2. I also got a few new dress shirts and pants.

[mckerney]

22" lcd monitor
More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman
The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders
Season 1 of This American Life DVD
Some cash also

[Noop]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Tattoos are deeply personal to people. What has alot of meaning for someone may not have meaning for you.

Where did I say I didn't see the appeal of a tattoo? I said I didn't see the appeal of getting a tattoo about a football team.(What his gift is) If he went the school then sure I can understand or if he played on the team. I have seen plenty of people with tattoos for their favorite team and I always wanted to ask why, hence I am asking him without trying to be condescending.

[GrantDawg]

Got a Hershey's Kiss, a Hickory Farms gift set (love that stuff), and a MP3 player (my first, believe it or not).

My kids got a Wii (thanks to certain Wii hater on this board. Thank you!). We are about to have a Wii Sports family tournament. Good times!

[Noop]

I got nothing. Seriously I didn't get anything.

[Buccaneer]

Got a bunch of baseball cards for my 1967, 1968, 1971 and 1972 sets.
iTunes gift card.
Three history books.
John Adams DVD.
Indiana Jones and Mummy DVDs.
And Maple Smoked Cheese from the Vermont Country Store. Mmmmm...

You should see what my son got. Three college football mini-helmets, a college football coffee table book, History of USC Football DVD, USC hoodie, two Gators shirts, and Wall-E and Prince Caspian DVDs. He was so excited, "best Christmas ever!!".

[Eaglesfan27]

Glad your son loved all of the USC stuff! Of course, I knew he would as soon as you told me about some of it.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I got a 120GB Harddrive for the Xbox 360, FIFA 09, Civ: Colonization, and Gears of War 2. I also got a few new dress shirts and pants.

Sounds like you're gonna be one smartly dressed coach potato.

Lady H_B and I didn't do gifts, but a few weeks back I went out and bought myself a new, super-sweet gaming laptop. It's awesome. If anyone is looking for one, I'd totally recommend a Sager (I had never heard of them myself before doing research).

I got the wife a new blender. It doesn't sound that exciting but it's like the Rolls Royce of blenders. And she cooks. A lot.

[Cringer]

More of a subdued Christmas this year all around for us, since the Wii and PS3 purchases were not all that long ago really and we got the kid a new TV/monitor after Thanksgiving and gave it to her then.

The wife got me Mirror's Edge for the PS3, along with (got this last night) some beer (a 6 pack of Great Divide's Wild Raspberry Ale, and two bottles from a brewery I haven't tried which run about $8 a bottle).

I surprised her with all three seasons of Home Movies on DVD, which she loves.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I got some stuff, but I'm worried that other gifts of mine got stolen. At least one delivery has been stolen from outside my house in the past week, and I don't know if any others have been swiped. I'm thankful for the stuff I got, but I feel bad for anyone in my family who spent money on us and the gifts got stolen. Here's hoping that they just haven't arrived yet.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Civ: Colonization

Anxious to see what you think. I posted my thoughts in the impression thread but it seems that I was the only one to do so.

Mrs. Bucc made out extremely well. Her thing is shopping at nice places so I just got her a gift card to one of our newer upscale shopping centers with lots of money on it. The stores she loves are Eddie Bauer, Coldwater Creek and Clark Shoes and we have those all at the one shopping center.

But most importantly, I was able to give quite a bit this week to our local ecumenical services to help families in need. Additionally, I'll be providing a lot of my time and goods during my vacation next week.

[Raiders Army]

Please see the Black Friday thread.

[DanGarion]

Other then the house, didn't really get too much this year. Just some clothes and some candy from the wife. My parents gave us a $100 gift card for Home Depot. They are going to help a ton with fixing up the new place (my dad is retired and an amazing handyman). My mother in law is getting us a washer and dryer (the HE type).

[SirFozzie]

Bunch of books, couple DS games (Tecmo Bowl Kickoff and Chrono Trigger DS)

[FrogMan]

For me:
3 Asterix albums
the Rocky complete saga boxed set
$100 in cash + two $50 giftcards (one clothing store, another music/movie store) in my Christmas stockings
a pair of Simpsons boxer shorts that my 11yo son bought with his allowance. Means a lot to me.

I'm really thinking about using some of that $100 to get FM2009 from gamersgate. I'll probably save the rest to get the softcover compendium edition of Rising Stars whenever it comes out in March (if it ever comes out).

My wife also rewrapped the Sports Night complete collection she wanted to give me for my birthday but wasn't able to find locally. I ended up ordering it online fomr Amazon.ca. I laguhed about it and then she said I'd get my last gift today. No clue if that's true or not.

As with any Christmas, to see the face of my sons as they unwrapped their presents was probably my best gift.

FM

[samifan24]

The Office Season 4 DVD
Early Edition Season 1 DVD
Remington MS2-390 Razor
JCrew Wool Sweater & Sherpa Hoodie

[Big Fo]

Mostly games, TV series on DVD, CDs, books, and clothes.

Games:
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS)
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift (PS3)

TV:
Entourage DVD sets up to season four (huge sale $9 each)
30 Rock Season 2
The Office Season 4

Books:
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova
Boys Will Be Boys - Jeff Pearlman
Slam - Nick Hornby
Politically Correct Holiday Stories - James Finn Garner

Music:
Live at Shea Stadium - The Clash
Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

[Big Fo]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

The Wii was completely unexpected, but I'm excited to get it. Now I've got to purchase some good games for it.

Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart Wii are two good ones to start off with.

[Atocep]

I got an iPhone.

[hoopsguy]

Thanks, Big Fo. I'm hoping to spend time with my wife on it, so those games are probably ones that we'll be able to play together. She had already expressed an interest in Mario Kart.

I'm sure I'll sneak in a couple of games that are just for me, but the majority of games we'll pick up for this will be intended for the two of us to both enjoy.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

From my roommates tonight I got guitar picks, a guitar stand, a new guitar cord, a bottle of Jack Daniels, and a Jack Daniels hat.


Oh yeahhhhh.

I hope you have a guitar. Otherwise, those would be cruel gifts.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Thanks, Big Fo. I'm hoping to spend time with my wife on it, so those games are probably ones that we'll be able to play together. She had already expressed an interest in Mario Kart.

I'm sure I'll sneak in a couple of games that are just for me, but the majority of games we'll pick up for this will be intended for the two of us to both enjoy.

Boom Blox is the game I would reccommend to you for the Wii.

Extremely fun party game.

[Cringer]

Boom Blox was funny for me because the wife was sitting there after we got it, messing around on the computer while my daughter and I played. She had barely even touched the Wii since we got it, which surprised me a lot. I hassled her that night to try it, and after one 'puzzle' I never got the remote back over the next couple of hours.

[MacroGuru]

Lets see...

Family Gift: Rosestta Stone Spanish (Latin America)

Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack for my 17" laptop (It was destroying my other bags)
Necktie
BYU Hat with my name embroidered on the back
Call of Duty - World at War
Mount & Blade

the Mrs. and I decided not to spend a lot on ourselves and spoiled the kids because it's out first Christmas away from Utah and family.

We will be spoiling ourselves come Feb or April with a trip to Cancun.

[terpkristin]

Got some nice spices from Penzey's and a great cookbook. Also, my folks got me a Keurig coffeemaker for my office, looking forward to being able to drink coffee that doesn't suck at work.

/tk

[ColtCrazy]

My wife got me one of those video game chairs, which is great (and the kids think it's some sort of amusement park ride) and a pair of Reebok Colts shoes. I've been wanting those. As usual, most of the presents went to the kids, they are stocked now I think between both sets of grandparents.

[Coffee Warlord]

What I've been patiently waiting for.

Fallout 3.

Time for amusement.

[Mustang]

This years Hallmark Ornament editions for Star Wars, Harry Potter and Pirates of the Carribbean

Box of Jelly Belly

Leather Packers Wallet

DVD of the original broadcast of the top ten Packer games

Several Clive Cussler books

Star Wars busts of Dengar, Bossk and Darth Maul

Silent War board game

[JeeberDMack]

My parents are retired and have nothing better to do than spend their money. From them we got a 40' Samsung LCD, a Wii, money towards a new washer/dryer set, a boatload of tools, and giftcards for Barnes & Noble and Kohl's. I also got a Home Depot gift card, jeans, a sweater, a wallet, and a work shirt and two ties.

Overall a very successful Christmas.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Noop

Where did I say I didn't see the appeal of a tattoo? I said I didn't see the appeal of getting a tattoo about a football team.(What his gift is) If he went the school then sure I can understand or if he played on the team. I have seen plenty of people with tattoos for their favorite team and I always wanted to ask why, hence I am asking him without trying to be condescending.

No biggie.. I've just wanted a Mizzou M with a tiger in the middle for quite some time now. I already have a USMC bulldog and a grim reaper, both of which I bought while I was in the Marines.. this would complete my desire for tattoos.

I'm just a huge Mizzou college sports fan.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I got a 120GB Harddrive for the Xbox 360, FIFA 09, Civ: Colonization, and Gears of War 2. I also got a few new dress shirts and pants.

You lucky dog!!!

The 120GB HD for my 360 is next once I get some more overtime.

[MJ4H]

8 GB 3rd gen Ipod Nano
1 GB RAM for my laptop
3 SIL-X juggling balls (so awesome)
some clothes
Season tickets for Arkansas football next season (get these every year from the in-laws)
A lame Wii game from a friend that misremembered me being into Rubik's Cubes (it was actually a mutual friend that was)--the game is called Rubik's World and it turns out to not be too bad.
Laptop lap pad/fan thingy (very handy)

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by FrogMan

For me:
3 Asterix albums
the Rocky complete saga boxed set
$100 in cash + two $50 giftcards (one clothing store, another music/movie store) in my Christmas stockings
a pair of Simpsons boxer shorts that my 11yo son bought with his allowance. Means a lot to me.


FM

Those make the best presents, very thoughtful of him!

Originally Posted by FrogMan

As with any Christmas, to see the face of my sons as they unwrapped their presents was probably my best gift.

FM

Oh yeah, most definitely.