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My family and friends tried out a White Elephant for the first time. Highlights involve my unopened DIY Battlebots (remember when that was a thing) finally getting some love, my friend's mom getting stuck with her own best of Adam Sandler SNL video, and my dad picking Dr Awful's Food Chemistry Set from 2006.
Sorry to hear it. :( There's been a bit of that going around lately. I can think of multiple users, including myself (my aunt died last week, and my grandmother had cancer in 2010). So I know how hard it is at a time like this especially, and my sympathies are fully with you. I hope your relative will be okay and your family can pull through. Stay strong and safe these holidays.
i gave my bisexual bestie a "box full of fannies" (Skins (UK) reference - we're obsessed), just a couple of erotic magazines, grow me a girlfriend, some vagina lips candies as an inside joke kind of gift haha
i've yet to receive all gifts due, but at this point my favorite thing is probably the urban outfitters gift card my father gave me. otherwise, got some hard cash, and lots of fattening cookies
Well, I got some cash, about 2kg of candy, a new monitor/keyboard/mouse, some clothes and a couple of awesome books about baking tiny (and adorable!) cakes and pies. Not a bad year!
I got what is probably the nerdiest game on the planet (Star Trek: Catan) and my brother and I gave our Dad a bottle of whiskey. My dad also made this programmable LED bracelet for my cousin. Kind of surprised I didn't get a shirt from Think Geek this year.
Starving/stingy University student #1 got a bunch of new clothes to replace some old ones, a couple books although I've still yet to catch up on all the crap I didn't read during the term, tickets to see Bon jovi (fuk yea) and then money from various places.
Most of that money went to gifts for my mom, stepdad, and sister (terrific reaction) but the rest is being saved for a special someone when I get back to Ottawa.
The best was my Dad though, handmade him a scrapbook of photos of me and my sister and he was blown away. He liked the e-reader too.
I got a lot of crap. Best present? Got a Wii U. It's just awesome.
I also got a solid state drive, and after putting it in my laptop, it's now fast as a bullet. I also got Pokemon LeafGreen Version..... IN THE BOX. And a Zoroark plush!