What's on your Christmas list?

[surgtech1956]

What's on your Christmas list? Do you buy yourself a gift? What are you buying your significant other, DH, DBF, or DGF?

DGF and I are only buying a gift or two for each other. We bought a new Vizio 32" LCD HD TV for our Christmas present. We decided we really didn't need anything and wanted a new TV - HD. I'm buying her some new slippers and a cycling vest(Bike Nashbar - 71% off gore tex) and maybe some wool socks.

[Pax]

I love the Christmas season but don't really do many gifts, I buy something for my mom, dad, and niece...my honey and I don't really bother. Mostly I just enjoy the lights, festivities, and how nice people treat each other.

[Zen]

I'm buying my brother a smoking monkey

[madscot13]

I'm buying my brother a smoking monkey

oh wrong!

I am buyin g my mom a pair of Keen shoes.

My poor father a G' Town sweatshirt

and my three brother's will be happy with what they get!

[shootingstar]

Let's see, someone told me about this thread in existence already..on similar topic.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=20033&page=4

[7rider]

What's on your Christmas list? Do you buy yourself a gift? What are you buying your significant other, DH, DBF, or DGF?

I have this horrible problem with buying myself too many Christmas presents.
I just picked up an Ibex merino wool sweather off Steep and Cheap moments ago.
Maybe I'll give it to DH to wrap up for me!
I intend to get DH some new rollers. His are more than a bit past their prime.

[OakLeaf]

I want to get my sister a Garmin Edge 705, but they don't have a final release date yet "First quarter 2008," which is probably corporate-speak for "late second quarter." She lives in Texas and can ride all year round, too (although right at the moment she's still rehabbing from surgery and not riding hard).

So, question for you all. If you were the recipient of an IOU, would you be really, really annoyed knowing that your actual gift might not arrive for three to six months? Should I get her an additional small gift?

[7rider]

So, question for you all. If you were the recipient of an IOU, would you be really, really annoyed knowing that your actual gift might not arrive for three to six months? Should I get her an additional small gift?

When I gave my DH wheels for his bike one year, I couldn't cart them up to Connecticut - where we were spending the holiday - and expect to surprise him. The LBS held the wheels and I gave him a wrapped box to open which contained a picture of the wheels. I think, yes, I did also include some little things in there, too. Knowing me, it was probably stuff like chewing gum, Cliff shots and the like!

[KnottedYet]

I want to get my sister a Garmin Edge 705, but they don't have a final release date yet "First quarter 2008," which is probably corporate-speak for "late second quarter." She lives in Texas and can ride all year round, too (although right at the moment she's still rehabbing from surgery and not riding hard).

So, question for you all. If you were the recipient of an IOU, would you be really, really annoyed knowing that your actual gift might not arrive for three to six months? Should I get her an additional small gift?

We've dealt with situations like that by printing out a picture and description of the goodie, and giving that in a card and a consolation prize of a box of chocolate.

They know what they're getting, AND they have chocolate to share with you!

[fastdogs]

Unfortunately, I tend to use the Christmas season as an excuse to buy myself too many presents (new handlebar bag, new saddle that I haven't really had a chance to try out). But for others, I got my parents a digital picture frame, my brothers and sisters and I don't buy each other anything, we just have the little kids exchange names and enjoy them opening gifts. My whole army career I worked every Christmas, and never even put up a tree. Now, with a 4 year old, we have to get into it a little more.
I spent one Christmas in Indonesia with in-laws- talk about a back to basics Christmas. No gifts, no trees or decorations. Looonnng church service, followed by walking thorugh the village visiting all day.
A garmin edge would be such a good gift, I don't think anyone would mind waiting for it. I'm wishing for a garmin forerunner and the latest die hard DVD.
As for those worn out rollers- put them up for sale on TE, some of us just beginners might be interested.
vickie

[ummbnb]

I want a new pair of Danskos in Cordovan and a black pashmina shawl because I can't find mine anywhere! grrrr

I have no clue what I'm getting my husband, not a clue!

My son (6) is getting a Nintendo DS and some Star Wars thing he wants. Oh and he says he needs more knights for his castle because the good guys have no one to fight. Go figure...boys? We typically get him a costume of some sort....he LIVES in costume. But I have no idea what to get. He literally has every costume under the sun.

My daughter (3) is in full-on girly mode this year. She wants baby dolls and pink cowboy boots! Big change from last year when she wanted an RC car and a train.

I'm planning to buy us all new snow shoes but probably not until after the first of the year. Dh is a contractor and won't be paid on the huge job he's doing until mid-jan so I'll likely save that gift and hopefully get in on some after christmas sales.

We give our extended families donations to Habitat, Hefer Int, etc. and i-tunes cards for the neices and nephews.

I'm actually going to brave the cold, snow and crowds and shop today. I figure at most I'll have to go to 3 stores and not a one is in a mall.
I REALLY need to go for a run. I've not exercised since Thursday but its only 10 degrees out and the rec centers are closed on Sundays...? Perhaps the stress of ToysRUs two weeks before Christmas will elevate my heart rate to a sufficient level.

[KnottedYet]

I'm buying everyone socks.

Most folks on my list are adults and already have everything they want. Sometimes they have too much "stuff" and complain about it.

So they all get socks and something edible.

Can't go too far wrong with warm wooly socks and goodies.

(and SKnot really neeeeeeds socks, so he's getting 6-packs of matching socks. and underwear. It's traditional that he gets underwear every Christmas.)

[Zen]

I want a new pair of Danskos in Cordovan and a black pashmina shawl because I can't find mine anywhere!

I bought myself a pashmina shawl , mine's burgundy.

[shootingstar]

When I flew to Toronto to visit my family at end of this past Aug., that's when they got their birthday gift/combined with Christmas. I buy for over 15 people and they live at different addresses.

So now, living here in Vancouver I just buy for partner, who is getting a pile of cycling-related gifts since he is real long-term cyclist. I did alot of the shopping in U.S. when the U.S. dollar was weak against Canadian.

It was great fun shopping for him..and I do tend to buy throughout the year and hide gifts. Hopefully not forget where I hid the gifts.

We will be having our Christmas dinner and opening gifts with his adult daughter (28) on Dec. 21.

Then we are going snowshoeing at one the mountain ski resorts in British Columbia. later go on lower land to visit some wineries and sample...

[arielle]

A worry-free Christmas actually. With all the hussle and bussle lately, one can hardly feel the season. Something slow and a relaxed holiday would be nice for a change.