12.30.2006
Yay Gifts!
With Mama G in the hospital, we had to delay Christmas this year. So, we finally got to open our gifts tonight. It was pretty cool, actually. We were able to enjoy a nice family dinner, with surprisingly pleasant conversation (Republican Brother and I managed to joke about politics without it degenerating into a screaming match!), and the gifts were pretty much an after thought. Well, until dinner was over, and then the greedy bitch in me totally took over!Anyway, here's my Christmas haul:
- A lovely burgundy cardigan, two warm and woolly wrap sweaters (one brown, one grey), tweed pants and suede gloves from Mama and Papa G;
- Monogrammed knit gloves from Niece #2;
- A DVD slideshow of my baby pictures made by Niece #1;
- A 1 gig flash drive from Republican Brother and SIL (I love geek gifts!);
- A gift certificate to Target from The Sister and her family;
- A gift certificate to Bath and Body Works from the boss;
- A "Smush Bush" squeeze toy and "National EmbarrassMints" from Katie and Joe; and
- A really cool handbag made by a Mexican woman's art collective, made from old candy bar wrappers, recycled and woven into this really kickass little purse, from Liberal Brother and SIL. Look how cute it is:
- Also, an as-of-yet unreceived gift from Rich. Of course, I didn't manage to get his gifts in the mail until yesterday, so I'm in no position to complain about my gifts being late!
So...what did y'all get?
annamaria at 10:14 PM
6 Comments
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at Monday, January 01, 2007 10:28:00 PM
Wake of the Flood said... Wishing you peace in the new year. and a healthy Mama G....
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at Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:59:00 AM
Dane meets Simone said...
wow, i missed all of this. :(
i'm so glad your mom's better. scary!
and this post reminded me of how much *my* siblings totally suck. grrr.
love!-
at Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:35:00 PM
annamaria said...
Hey everyone! Thanks so much for all your well wishes for Mama G. They must have worked; not only was she feeling well enough to go to the casino on New Year's Eve, but she won $1200!
Kurt--who had the grandbaby? And is said baby any relation to you?-
at Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:04:00 AM
Kurt said...
great news about Nonna...I bet the priests will be watching her closely at the bingo event....
Re: Grandchild - let's just say that I have probably said more than I had a right to (I am already the black sheep of the family). Wait, was that too obvious? Nevermind the whole thing.-
at Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:16:00 AM
annamaria said...
Um...Congratulations Wake?!
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at Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:53:00 PM
said... oh no! i still haven't sent yours yet, but i'm going to town on saturday so i'll send it then, i promise! :)
(p.s. it's totally worth the wait, even if i do say so myself!)
