# Christmas 2013: what'd you get? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 26, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210 "2013-12-26T14:26:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/41 "2013-12-28T01:20:37Z")
I got tons of candy, including some with alcohol in it, gift cards, some lotion and shower gel and a magnetic dress-up Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/42 "2013-12-28T01:33:17Z")
Fitbit Force. Got it a week early. I love it. Keeps me walking. 10,000 steps routinely, 15,000 on many days. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/43 "2013-12-28T15:46:27Z")
I told my friend I wanted art history DVDs: either Simon Schama’s _[Power of Art](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Schama%27s_Power_of_Art)_ (which I’ve seen and loved) or _[Private Life of a Masterpiece](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_life_of_a_masterpiece)_ (which I’ve got a book of but haven’t seen). He got me both, plus _Gauguin: The Full Story_, about one of my most favorite artists. (I got him a really nice book on Caravaggio, one of \*his \*most favorite artists.) ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/44 "2013-12-28T16:25:50Z")
Two scarfs - one from my husband and one from my daughter. A box of Godiva from my son. My Christmas bell for my tree from my parents - as well as rugs for my laundry room. My husband also got me a few pounds of tea and a pair of amethyst earrings. And my family - my husband, parents and I are giving the kids a ski weekend up in Lutsen. My husband and I are paying for lodging, my parents are paying for the kids to ski and the adults will hang and play cards and read. ---
**Author:** ![Cell\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/45 "2013-12-28T22:14:47Z")
A new watch, some blu-rays (BSG, “The Right Stuff”, “Shawshank Redemption”), [a Grill Caddy](http://www.amazon.com/Quirky-PPRT1-GY01-Porter-Grill-Caddy/dp/B007X5SVGK), and a sweet hand drawn print of [this](http://90feetofperfection.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/stan-musial-in-color1.jpg) picture of Stan Musial from my MIL. Hands down the most thoughtful gift I got this year. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/46 "2013-12-28T23:08:57Z")
We got huge lot of Omaha Steak stuff and a tower of chocolate treats from some friends. We had the franks last night and they were delicious. I bought myself a beautiful estate multicolored sapphire necklace from my favorite eBay seller and the first season Downton Abbey script book. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/47 "2013-12-28T23:16:06Z")
I got Rocksmith 2014, and we’ve been playing it a lot. I gave my wife a bass guitar to use with it, and she seems to be enjoying playing it. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/48 "2013-12-28T23:30:58Z")
A new laptop, from my parents. Well, I haven’t gotten it yet, but it should arrive any day now. Woohoo! My sister bought me a new purse, and my father bought each of us a big box of candy, like he does every year. He also got me my own coffee pot, which is great, because everyone else drinks regular and I drink decaf. My mom got me a bunch of new socks and new slippers. (I desparately needed both) I also got a lovely new scarf from one of my cousins. I got my sister a book she’s been wanting, and we all got my dad a new winter coat (his is ancient). Then we got my mother a flat-screen tv for the kitchen which she’s been wanting. (My father had to hide it in his office at work, because she’s a total snoop. Heehehee!) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/49 "2013-12-29T04:45:56Z")
I got kitten (who likes to hunt toes at the foot of the bed), a UPS charge-up-beforehand charger for phones & other USB devices, and a Nikon digital base which may or may not fit my lenses. I asked for the kitten. I gave various internet cards (for apps/books as requested) and a carte blanche day at a casino in another state without me or the boys. It was specifically asked for. :dubious: “Why cant you be Happy for what I’m asking you for? Can’t you be Happy for me…?” oh bruddah… :rolleyes: …to be fair, it wouldn’t be so bad except that everything that I get asked to by friends, she has to be attached to at the hip. ---
**Author:** ![Grrlbrarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrlbrarian/32/4048_2.png) [@Grrlbrarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrlbrarian)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/50 "2013-12-29T05:26:18Z")
The four Death-centric Terry Pratchett hardcovers from my husband. Great BBC Sherlock calendar from my daughters, as well as a copy of the One Ring that fits nicely. Awesome gel light-up ant farm from the stepdaughters. And a Tanya Pschenychny print, Lindsey Davis book, and Hobbit chibis from my parents. A great year! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210/51 "2013-12-29T08:37:20Z")
I got a new computer. I gave it to myself because my old one bit the dust on Friday, December 13! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-2013-whatd-you-get/677210.md?page=2)