What did you get for Christmas?

[tygab]

I got a ton of stuff, from both hubby's family (Christmas) and my parents (Hannukah). Heh!

Highlights are:
7 Spinervals DVDs, including the triathlete pack! WOOOO I have a library to pick and choose from now!
Djembe instructional DVD
itunes/audible.com gift cards
Fresh oranges and grapefruits from Bell's Farm to Market in Texas (best. grapefruits. evar. & we get them every year but I am still psyched)
a few books and DVDs from my list, perfect!

I am very pleased. My husband's family works almost exclusively from internet wish lists for each other, so I usually end up with a lot of things I was hoping for...

[IFjane]

Hey jeannie, I'm local to ya and more than happy to help out with the chocolate eatin'! Do you do any RABA rides? If so maybe we can meet and swap some truffles for a box of GU packets I got from Santa, heh heh! (Heaven help me, I'm a human sweet tooth married to a dentist with no body fat )

Jeannie WAIT! I offered to help first! Do you suppose, with only 10 lb. of M&M's, that there's enough for the THREE of us?? Kay, I'd be happy to take the heat & claim I ate ALL the chocolate so your dentist DH won't find out

[jeannierides]

Hey girls, there's enough for ALL three (4 if you count him)! Come on over! I was just thinking this morning that I need to get them out of sight!

KayTee, where are you? I've done a couple of rides with the RABA group. Hoping to do more next spring. There's a women's ride on Wed. evenings that I'd like to figure out how to do (time-wise). I work retail, so it's difficult - weekends are almost impossible!

[KayTee]

I'm on the north side of the river, but east of Richmond. In season I often ride RABA's Tu Hanover and Th Black Creek rides, and some of their weekend rides if we're not cycling from home or in the James City area. Next month DH and I will temporarily resurrect the weekly Sunday p.m. ride for RABA from Dorey Park in eastern Henrico, at least until early April (see www.raba.org for directions). Where are you? PM me if you're interested in the Sunday ride - it'd be fun to hook up!

[KayTee]

IFjane, thanks for the offer to take the heat! It's not fair being made to feel guilty about indulging in such a major food group!

[jeannierides]

I think maybe we've hijacked the thread! Sorry everyone.

KayTee, I'm in the West End of Richmond - about a mile from Short Pump Town Center

Is your Sunday ride a fast one?? Dso and I don't really ride for speed the way some of the RABA riders do... but might be up for doing a *social* ride. We ride the rolling hills around Hanover a lot of Sunday mornings. I work at 1 p.m., so they have to be kind of early - and not too long.

[cosc]

For Christmas I received my family for christmas day company, new snowshoes from my 6th son, knive set from DH, a hugh microwave from 4th son and a music box from my daughter.

[Lenusik]

I got a whole bunch of stuff as well:

1. Very nice Sony camera that take wonderful photos short movies as well. A perfect gift for the upcoming baby.

2. My own Specialized tire pump. It is shorter then the others and it is much easier to use for a woman.

3. Nice cloths and shoes.

4. Some bling-bling stuff too.

[emily_in_nc]

I didn't get anything bike related, but still got some good stuff:

From DH I got a sailing book, waterproof boat duffle bag, lots of 70% dark chocolate (organic) , and an islands scene calendar.
From my ILs I got an LL Bean gift card.
My mom gave me clothes, toiletries, socks, lots of little things.
My step-dad gave me a pretty stained-glass hanging hummingbird, some UNC stuff (Tarheels fans here), and a huge bottle of tequila (for DH and me - we love margaritas!)
My brother gave me a t-shirt, chocolates, and a calendar.
My two brothers-in-law (& wives) gave us a big jug of maple syrup and a huge assortment of nuts (we love nuts!)
A friend gave me a salami and cheese gift pack from a great place in Wisconsin.
Another friend gave me a cashmere Ann Taylor scarf and hat set (lovely).

But the best thing about Christmas was spending time with my family and DH at the beach. We had a great time and such fun sitting around opening gifts on Christmas morning. Lots of laughs and memories shared.

Glad so many others had good holidays too!

Emily