My Partner's Mom and her Partner; Box of chocolates, bath salts and an Arsenal snow globe.
My friend; Box of chocolates.
My Partner; Hair trimmers and £70 worth of Amazon gift vouchers as he's saving for a game console.
My Mom, Nanna and Brother; A chocolate hamper each, consisting of chocolate lollipops, hot chocolate on a stick and a bag of chocolate truffles all of which I made myself :)
My Sister; She doesn't much care for chocolate so I made her a toiletries hamper instead.
I've done none of my Christmas shopping so far. It's happening Friday. My friend and I are going to the retail shop in the VA hospital since things are cheaper there (military pricing) and the money goes to help the veterans with programs out there for them. I'm going to decide on what to get my dad when I'm there.
My friend and I are also going in on gifts for her cousin's girls. We're giving the teenager money and the younger two are getting almost complete outfits from us since they always wear hand-me-downs and never have new clothes of their own.
Also, I had got an amazing smelling spray at the VA a couple weeks back when I took my dad. It's Bath & Body Works brand but was only $8 out the door (no sales tax on the items in the store). This lady that is on a super fixed income asked my friend and I to go in on a bottle of it for her, which is only $4 from each of us.
Jasmine is the only one getting presents from me this year.
I got her this inflatable doughnut activity thing that she can sit in, she loves the one at the contact centre.
And these bandana dribble catcher things, which are so cute!
Going to try and pick a few more things up too.
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
Mum: A tangine
Sister: Two Tshirts, Giant gingerbread man, socks, a headphone wrap.
Dad: QI game, A book about golf, some kind of gadget.
Cousin 1: A superdry hoodie, Chocolate, shower gel set
Cousin 2: Socks, A 'hooded scarf', Posh Chocs, Lipglosses
My friends kids: A 'hairdressing' doll thing and a jewellery box with chocolate in. And a remote control car and a football chocolate thing.
Life can be beautiful if you let it.
Step back, breathe and take it in
Umm, I haven't actually bought much, which I feel a little bad about but I have had good fun making silly little things for people.
Most family members have got a teacup candle and shop-bought food of some description. The friends that I give Christmas presents to have got candles in tins. My parents are getting a framed cross stitch and my mum's getting a teacup candle and my dad's getting a mulled wine kit (like this - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2921/mulled-wine-kit). People from church are getting bags of homemade chocolates. :)
Girlfriend: Pandora ring, silver bracelet, music pen, music socks, rainbow cat socks, winnie the pooh keyring, a huge teddy, another little bracelet, fridge magnet, lanyard, music note earrings, cat keyring, earphones, rowing t-shirt, christmas personalised stocking, many many other things... + 3 Christmas card D:
Girlfriends mum: moisturizer and chocolate
Girlfriends brother: Guiness world records
Going through this is giving me some last minute ideas! :)
tu as tant de choses à dire,
mais le tout reste enfermer.
et quand tu ne sais plus quoi dire,
tu te mets à pleurer.
Mais ça ton publique le voit pas,
tu l'incites à rêver, pendant que toi tu le regarde...
I got my mum a mug, my stepdad a James Patterson book (which I don't know if he's already got, oops) and my sister and brother in law an ornament thing for when they get a new house :)
I've finally (almost) finished my crimbo shopping so can write a proper post in here!
Mum:
A blind for the bathroom (she asked for that!) & new shower curtain, the newest Martina Cole book, a penguin teddy & notebook.
Dad:
The whole series 1-8 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Sister:
LOADS of stuff because I got her a stocking of random bits (so tempted to list ALL the things, but won't as I don't want to bore everyone/take up room!) & then the Guiness World Records book (which she knows I've got) & a drunken jenga tower. May also give her some money for clothes as that's what she actually asked for.
Sister's boyfriend:
A cone warning people of his poisonous gases (haha!) & a game where you wear a basketball net on your head & throw the balls in. :D
Friend, M:
A collapsible pint glass, plastic bracelet saying 'Officially Drunk' & some tiny walkie talkies.
Friend M's mum:
A Dove bath set.
Work Friend, G:
Some pink boot-style David & Golliath slippers & a pink Keep Calm & Carry On pen.
Work Friend, N:
An emergency food tin that looks like a fire alarm (need to get something else for her!).
Work Friend, SD:
A Disney (Sleeping Beauty) mug.
Work Friend, R:
A little pokemon toy thing (joke cheap present as he got me one!).
Friend, SWB:
Some cupcake cases, a hot water bottle.
Friend, M:
A big bar of Baileys chocolate.
Manager:
A USB drink heater in the shape of a cookie.
& some pressies for 2 RYLers, which obv. I won't post on here - especially due to the impressive stalking skills they have. :P
Phew, I think that's all! I wonder if I have any money left.. :/
