So...What did Santa bring you?

[winnybella]

Me:

A book I wanted
3 pairs of gloves (1 skiing gloves, 2 pairs lovely thinnest leather)
Amazon voucher (yay, will buy lots of books with it)
Lovely grey cashemere mix dress
Long warm socks
Candle
Bag

And a packege from mum hasn't arrived yet

An ipad from DH. Very nice, but we already have an ipad. He thought it would be nice for me to have my own ipad "instead of having to share it with the family". I feel so ungrateful but would rather have had some nice smellies, chocs and books . . .

Get Cutie dress viva frida black
moon boots in purple (v warm)
socks.
coat in purple (per una, but nice)

i am very excited about what the kids have, and hope they play with them more tomorrow (keyboard, blocks)

they have had such fun today - it's like magic!

My best present was my dh managing to get back from New York this week.

Laden with pretty things for me.

nothing but as we brought our house this year( well we now have a morage!) dh said he would do some DIY on the house ( he loves doing DIY and I get things done around the house that I want!).
I did get dh a couple of tops to open but the boys didn't notice I had nothing to open!

A Jo Malone scented candle from dd (chosen by dh)

£200 gift voucher from dh for my favourite store (after we'd said we weren't going to do big pressies! It was a total surprise and I am delighted!

Cath Kidston table cloth & 6 napkins from my parents

Lwe Creuset heart shaped casserole dish and large cath kidston enamel mixing bowl from sis & bil

Christmas tree decorations from christmas market in munich

My folks have given us a voucher for 2 night's in a hotel and they will mind dd for us - woohoo!!!

Everything i asked for! (Well every material thing anyway)

A new netbook (that im using now)
A Kindle
Danni Minogues book
CSI Xbox game
Harry Ptter xbox game
Simon Amstel dvd
Rhod Gilbert dvd
Mighty Boosh Box Set
A lovely Starbucks gift set
Cookng shop vouchers
Earrings
Take that cd
Olly Murrs cd
A new Turkish cookbook
Mezzaluna

Lots of lovely things for me to be getting on with! :)

I am stunned how much some people spend at christmas. genuinely.

EdgarAlenPie - love the dress. Have been hankering after one for a while. Think i'm going to get myself one when I hit my diet goal (and then continuing to fit it will be my incentive not to bounce back...). How did your gift buyer get the sizing right, or did you go and try on?

I went shopping with my sister in November to try them on (i really haven't been out in Xmas shopping levels of business, not this year) and we tried dresses on.

the sizing is quite an exact science as there is no give in the material but you still want a tight enoughfit to flatter curves...your normal dress size is not a guide! however if dress is returned in good conition they will exchange or so i'm told...

ithe cup sizing runs fairly true though I fall betwen sizes as an e cup which was very tight in d-e and too loose in e-g ..i may alter the dress myself rather than returning though as i may put the weight back on (well, my hormones may re-inflate my boobs for me) and I want the extra material just in case.

DH got me a diamond eternity ring which is almost as lovely as the man himself.

Slow cooker recipe book, Britney perfume and diary from DD.

An Olay set from DS2.

A car boot mat from DS1 with some cash.

Boss gave me £100 caaaaash which I will be spending tomorrow.

Thanks EdgarAlenPie!

ok, so from best friend i got the most gorgeous earrings and necklace with cherries on.
from other best friend i got a beautiful suncatcher in the shape of a sun.
from mum i got blue sparkly jumper, black ugg boots, white fluffy scarf, 3 books i had asked for and a mug with cherries on.
from dsis i got twilight eclipse dvd, christmas pj's, 3 pairs of christmas socks and a notebook with cherries on (seeing a them here)
from db i got christmas with the kranks on dvd, both sex and the city films on dvd, nice radox bubble baths and some fluffy slipper boots.
from the kids i got a heatproof case for my hair straightners and 3 pairs of christmas socks.

very, very pleased with it all.

Hubby spoiled me -

Ipod nano Pink (Fave colour)
A Thomas Sabo bracelet with x 3 charms
A book
Take that Cd
Marc Jacobs Daisy gift set
Thorntons gift selection box
Bed set by Julian Macdonald
Loveheart pillow to match by Julian Macdonald with sparkly bits on.
Some Clothes
Boots
A tefal grill pan for making steaks etc

From family and Inlaws -

wallet purses - got 2 (off different people)
Espa weekender set
Fake Bake Bronzer and Brush
Gloves
Bracelets x 2
A New Bag
Jewellery Box
Body Butter from boots x 3
M and S voucher £30
Calender
Ferrero Roche
Nail varnish

new pjs, 2 new jumpers, exercise kit and a zest subscription from family members - wine and choc chip cookies from family friends - so all things catered for, am very happy

a sony laptop - squeeeeee :o

From DH: Tiffany bracelet, Stephen Frys new book (dont want it, didnt ask for it, not a fan!) bottle of gin.

Others: £50, hat, spa vouchers, Hummingbird cupcake cookbook, wine, champagne, Molton Brown set, bracelet, perfume.

An ipod shuffle
some sweets
a diary
a new radio alarm clock,desperately needed and wanted
some new cosy socks for bed,love them
some money
some vouchers for my hairdressers
some vouchers for m&S
some smellies
and a bottle of red wine which I gave to dh as I don't drink red.

nothing directly in any stocking form. . .but....
body creme
lotion/potions all sorts
a book
too many chocs
bottle of Rose
a suitcase i wanted

not that much really . ... .

From DH- 2 jumpers, the Knight and Day DVD, earphones for my iPod, Jamie's 30 minute meals cookbook (I collect cookbooks), a nightie, the Eclips DVD () and four tubes of Fruit Pastilles.

From ds1 - 3 bottles of Sanctuary bath stuff

From PILs- 2 nighties, a bottle of posh bubble bath and two tubes of Fruit Pastilles.

From SIL and BIL- year's subscription to Good Housekeeping (I asked for it) and six tubes of Fruit Pastilles.

From Dad - a cheque.

Still have things to come from brothers and sister plus Mum, though she has already told me that she hadn't been able to get out to get our present so it will never come soon.

I am very happy and very lucky.

And yes, there is a theme wrt the Fruit Pastilles. I only really eat them at hristmas, from the Special Tubes, so DH and my ILs go all out to make sure I'm well provided-for...

I was given from DP and DS
Red Hunters
Navy fleecy wellie socks
Navy coat

From family
Butter dish
Chocs
Wine
Cider
Buggy organiser
Calendar
Lap tray
About 75 quid
An amazon voucher- for buggy gloves and mp3's

Still to receive grandparents pressie.

Did quite well I thought.

Oh and nice oil and vinegar

From dh and dc:
a box of Playmobil gladiators.
Hotel Chocolate festive chocolates.
A snowflake and a polar bear trollbead.
Urban Decay 'Naked' palette of eye shadow.
A ticket to a horse show in 2011.
A CD and a DS game.

From my parents:
A load of firewood and coal
Framed photos of three generations of family going back from my grandmother

From my brother and dsil:
An occasional table

From everyone else:
chocs and books.

All very gladly received. Have spent the day eating chocolate (off a nice table) and playing playmobil with dc and dh in front of the fire.

So.. up the top of the thread I said "PILs went very quiet when I said that because we don't have a bath, only a shower, I was glad I couldn't possibly get Yet More Smellies this year. We shall see..."

I got a large round Baylis and Harding box. About the size of a small dinner plate.

Inside, it had two hand creams and two shower gels. Making up the space, there was another smaller box which had christmas cake figurines in it (I had asked for these last week in case they hadn't had any ideas what to get me).

CLEARLY the box was supposed to have about ten bottles in it so I think they took out all the bath salts/soaps/etc after I said 'no bath'. But I have a gazillion hand and body creams in my bathroom already. I must smell, really.

Got my pearl earrings though. Lovely DH.