Ok - what did you get the holidays that shocked you considering who it was given to you by?

Me?

Got an IPOD from my boss....speechless I was..... :drool:

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My aunt gave me a bottle of Coco by Chanel. I was speechless, if I want the good stuff I usually have to con my fiance into buying it LOL

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It's a BOY!!

Dearsweet gave me an afternoon in a glider!

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Musicman ~ Glad to hear that your boss finally came through. Even if it was for *Christmas* ~ LOL

I got a beautiful necklace and earring set from my mother-in-law....it is exactly in my style....and I suspect it might have been expensive. I was floored.

My most surprising non-gift? My husband didn't get me *anything* ~ I didn't expect him to forget about Christmas.

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

Now that is COOL. I am so envious.

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

I received a beautiful ring that was not expected.

I got wine from my MIL...clearly she enjoys our visits more when I am slightly inebriated

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I got a kettle (heavy cast iron type) that you put on/above/near your fireplace. We have a pot belly style, cast iron, non-ventilated, propane fireplace. The air gets really dry when it is on. Anyway...my sister-in-law gave me this kettle...and I was floored! I had mentioned it once a few years ago. Since then, I have just put a pot of water atop the fireplace and it sufficed. She said she remembered from a while back and had been looking for something appropriate ever since and just stumbled across it at an oldworld/Amish store she happened into. *THUD and hugs to her*

I also got a compliment from my mother-in-law that floored me. Two weeks ago she hurt her back something awful. I already had her presents at the time, but one day I was out getting some last minute gifts and I saw a heat/massager for the back that had a remote control. I shrugged and bought it as an afterthought, assuming she might already have something of that nature anyway and it wasn't all that expensive. She's used it since the day after Christmas and made a special call to thank and compliment me on such a helpful and thoughtful gift! *THUD* Not to talk bad of her or anything...but she never likes anything that anyone gets her...but just pretends till they go away and talks about it behind their back...lmfao!

And one more thing...not that it's so very an unsuspected source, but that the gift itself was a shocker. Mr. Lixy gave me a tanzanite and diamond ring...*THUD and THUD*

Oh...and one more shocker, but not necessarily unsuspecting source. Our close friends gave us the most beautiful lighted, bell wreath to decorate the side of our barn. I've never seen anything like it and it compliments the icicle lights that hubby has cast across the eaves. It was one of those gifts that when you opened it, it was "nice"...but when you light it and put it in it's place...it's STUNNING! *THUD again*

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Wow Lixy!!!!

I am typing this for my dog Nick....

He wanted me to tell all of you that he was remembered this Christmas too.

A package arrived for him just before Christmas, yep it said to Mr. Nick HXXXXXX. It was wrapped in a plain brown wrapping and of course my mind started to wander to many places

It was taped up so well that Red Green couldn't have done any better with duct tape! So we finally fought the tape and won only to find the box wrapped in Christmas paper. So again with my help Nick pulled off the paper and lo and behold it was a box of chocolates.........sans the chocolates lol.

Inside was a wonderful doggy toy for my boy Nick with a lovely note tempting him with more gifts if he would comply to the sender's request. Imagine someone trying to bribe a poor doggy into stealing his mommy's panties!!!!LMAO

Well of course the gift came from Pantyfanatic and it was so thoughtful and unexpected....Thanks PF.



Just one question though....

Who ate the damn chocolates????

at the risk of sounding really cheesy or pathetic, my mom was cleaning out some stuff from my grandparents place and came across a BBQ apron that she made for my grandpa back in the 40's or early 50's. It has a recipe for my grandad's BBQ sauce on it (as well as a stain from said BBQ sauce!) you would think that something like that would be nearly falling apart, but you can't even tell it's not new! (aside from the small stain) anyway, being a man and all i NEVER cry, but i gotta admit i teared up something fierce when i opened it and she told me the history behind it. just as i am tearing up now. i miss my grandpa. :wingang:

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one for all, and all for me!

Chocolate is my second favorite thing to put in my mouth.

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*LMAO*

Me and Scooby had the same question

Though ole Scoob did love his goodie

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LMAO.....

My Nick loved his too.

Imagine all the chocolates PF must have to devour!

The whole Season has been one full of surprises for me. I have to say that some TOTALLY unexpected presents came from within our village. I’m not talking about any personal gifts that came from a MOST unexpected location.………………………………………………………………. :lust:




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Ooops! ……… sorry ………….. I didn’t mean to drift there.


The three most “surprising” gifts were NOT what you think. lol

A special lady remembered me (not the way I like to imagine her thinking of me ) as the monkey man with an embroidered, family crest . Now I have to buy a new blazer.

A sweet lady who knows my addictions too well (besides that one :lust: ) gave me a surprise with a coffee cup heater that hooks into my puter with a USB plug.

The biggest shocker JUST came (thank you US customs & snow storms ) yesterday. It was the fact that I thought I knew what it was as I was opening it. After I got through the well cushioning wrapping and realized I had a picture frame in my hand, I knew I had a picture of The Great Guru, Red Green. The stunner came when I uncovered the picture and saw something I hadn’t remembering talking to her about in any detail, even though this is a personal icon for me. The wall above my desk has 4 frames hanging on it. One is from the time I want to hear Stephen Hawking speak and the other three are images of Uncle Al. You can’t imagine the shock……….. and delight. :hug:

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