What was your favorite Christmas present?

HurricaneGirl · #1 Postby **HurricaneGirl** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:12 pm

Mine was a custom, gold bass clef necklace..with 2 diamonds for the dots. George had it made special, just for me!

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:13 pm

DVD Recorder/VCR combo. :woo:

I can finally get rid of my MASSIVE VHS tape collection.

sunny · #3 Postby **sunny** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:17 pm

I got my favorite present a little early - my nephew home on leave from Iraq!! He went back the Sunday before Christmas, so we actually celebrated Christmas the on the 18th! That was the best present I could have gotten. My family was extremely fortunate to be able to do that.

#4 Postby **wx247** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:15 pm

I received some Tigger slippers. :lol:

I love them!!!

CajunMama · #5 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:12 pm

As I sit here in my new leather coat I can say I won't see my favorite Christmas gift until the weekend of April 8/9. My husband is taking me to see Elton John at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll let you know later how it was

GalvestonDuck · #6 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:46 pm

CajunMama wrote:As I sit here in my new leather coat I can say I won't see my favorite Christmas gift until the weekend of April 8/9. My husband is taking me to see Elton John at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll let you know later how it was

You're gonna love hearing (and singing) "Crocodile Rock," "Saturday Night's Alright," and "Rocket Man" live and loud.

Others are good also, but IMO there's just something about hearing those diehard, rocking favorites where EVERYONE sings outloud with the artist. It's just totally MAKES a concert.

Aside from experiencing those moments with Billy Joel, Amy Grant, and Garth Brooks (my faves), I have to rank Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" as the best yet in regards to live performances with the audience singing along. If someone had told me BEFORE I heard it that it would be that great, I wouldn't have believed them. I mean, come on! GJWHF? One of the most overplayed anthems of the 80's? One of the most bubble-gummy songs of our time? Whodathunk it? But in a packed coliseum...at full concert volume...with Cyndi dancing all around the stage...and thousands of voices singing in high-pitched, perky frenzy. It was...well...FUN!

Besides the concert, I hope ya have fun in Vegas...but don't tell us about it. Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. :wink:

#7 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:39 pm

Mine is still on its way...a little-known "Morey MK I" combat knife (designed by a USN machinist during Gulf War I, and made in Saudi..only 500 usable knives made).

It's a VERY small footnote in US military hardware, but it's also unbelievably inexpensive...gotta have one for the collection! :wink:

chadtm80 · #8 Postby **chadtm80** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:40 pm

Brand New Dell :-)

#9 Postby **Cookiely** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:37 pm

My mama bought me a large TV for my room because she can't stand watching the Bucs anymore. I can scream and cry to my hearts content (more crying than cheers this year :cry:

)

Skywatch_NC · #10 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:38 pm

Outside of an Accord Publishing wx guide wall calendar and a Wx Weekly Engagement Planner along with 3 almanacs...my top favorite this year would be a mail-delivery subscription to my former city's newspaper (courtesy of my sister and brother-in-law)...that way I can keep up on ALL the latest goings-ons in that community and county!!

Eric

Lindaloo · #11 Postby **Lindaloo** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:06 pm

My favorite is my Dad recovered well from quadruple bypass surgery and he is still with us to celebrate Christmas plus many more to come!

And my second favorite is the SNOW I received on Christmas Day!!

Dee Bee · #12 Postby **Dee Bee** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:07 pm

Everyone's gifts sound wonderful! It's all about the love behind the giving, really, even more than the gifts themselves.

My specials include a strand of pearls with diamond and gold accents plus the DVDs "Merlin" and "Mists of Avalon" (I'm an Arthurian legend nut, especially devoted to the novel "Mists of Avalon.")

weatherlover427 · #13 Postby **weatherlover427** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:44 pm

I got Mark Sudduth's Hurricanes of 2004 DVD from my mom.

That was the best one by far.

(now if I knew where the remote to my DVD player was that would be great :oops:

)

JenyEliza · #14 Postby **JenyEliza** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:16 pm

The absolute shock and surprise on my children's faces when they got the "one" present they didn't think was possible!! Christmas miracles...both of them, and Christmas 2004 will go down as the BEST in our house! :cheesy:

Jeny

breeze · #15 Postby **breeze** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:21 pm

wx247 wrote:I received some Tigger slippers. I love them!!!

Hey - my neice got me a big 'ole pair of TIE-DYE PIG
house slippers! LOL, I greet everyone at the door,
snorting, "Oink! Oink!" :lol:

#16 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:27 pm

(quoted from breeze...) big 'ole pair of TIE-DYE PIG
house slippers! LOL, I greet everyone at the door,
snorting, "Oink! Oink!"

OH yeah..."Pig of Destiny!" "BA-A-A-A-BE!" :lol:

breeze · #17 Postby **breeze** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:33 pm

LOL, you better BELIEVE I got it goin' on in
THEM slippers, Bill! :lol:

Guest · #18 Postby **Guest** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:05 pm

Wow, tough question... :lol:

I recieved two comical DVD's. One, "The Terminal", starring Tom Hanks. The other, I have a three DVD set of the entire first season of"Home Imporvement". :lol:

Windswept · #19 Postby **Windswept** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 10:16 pm

My sister arranged for a 5 day ski trip - just the two of us - NO KIDS!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST US GIRLS! It was the first "childless" vacation I have taken in 15 years!

Six inches of powder the 2nd night there ! No one to pick up after, to cook for, to drive anywhere, to watch over, to worry over except ourselves.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :-)

Miss Mary · #20 Postby **Miss Mary** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:35 am

Have to be honest here............

A White Christmas!!!

Didn't actually snow on Christmas Day but it did 2 days before. Snow is still around in fact!

Having a white xmas in Cincinnati is always iffy. If we get anything it's usually just an inch or less. Not what we got this year!!!

Mary

PS - next would be my Dallas Seasons 1 and 2 DVD's. I'm in Ewing heaven......LOL

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