CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Since Christmas is all about giving, instead of receiving *looks at CR-chan* haha I'm just kidding. I think it would be a cool idea to share what you gave for people for Christmas.

Dad: Guinness golf pins I bought way back in the summer from N. Ireland
Mom: Gift card to Macys
Sister: Gift basket from Bath and Body Works
Brother-in-law: 2 DVDs: Shaun of the Dead and Three Extremes.
Linksquest: Me and Peanut did a halfsie and bought Linksquest a "Celtic Journal" from Northern Ireland last summer, and we got him that.
Meboeck: I gave him my old work time-card that's eligible for a free wii-accessory 20 dollars or under whenever I say he can redeem it. (Because they are all SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE)
Peanut: Final Fantasy 4 Advance

Other Friends
-I got one friend of mine a DVD of the Korean movie Joint Security Area (Thank Goodness he liked it XD He saw two previous Korean movies and hated them, so he decided all Korean movies suck)
-Volume 1 of D.gray-man and Black Cat for another friend. I also wrapped her copy of Chrno Crusade volume 8 and pretended that I lost it.
-I got 3 of my friends (siblings) Steamboy
-ATB: Seven Years CD for another.

:B Yay for giving the joy of D.Gure. XD;

For my family collective, I got a box of cookies. We have an unspoken agreement in my family not to do too much for each other. XD All our presents usually come from relatives.

For friends:
- made fudge for everyone
- D.Gray-man doujinshi
- little stuffed Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle plushies
- Saiyuki DVD
- dollie boots, to go with a dollie outfit I'm going to sew.

x3 I love shopping for my friends.

Nice idea, MSP.

Parents: a donation to Heifer International.
Brother: he specifically asked to not be given anything, so I didn't buy anything, but we did watch Labyrinth together as a family.

Friends: A kunai. A CD of Legend of Zelda music from various games. A stuffed penguin. My Neighbor Totoro coin purse and cell phone accessory. This seems like a very eccentric list . . . and, well, it is.

Well, my friends and I drew names this year (it made it easier on all of us financially XD). I got my friend a 15$ Books-A-Million giftcard, and I gave her this pair of shoes that she had seen at my house earlier and loved (long story--she really wanted those shoes, though. XD). I got a 15$ iTunes card for my brother. Yes, I only had 30$ to spend on Christmas gifts this year. XD


...I need a job. XD

For my mom: 2 tough plastic cutting boards of different sizes.
For my dad: Pinky & The Brain DVD Collection vol. 2.
For my sister: a French Impressionism calendar
For my brother-in-law: Marvel Essentials Ghost Rider vol. 1.
For my friends: A PS2/PC controller adapter, The Dark Tower book IV: Wizard and Glass, Fighting Spirit vol. 9
For my landlord and his family (old friends): a $25 Wal Mart gift card, a hardcover Corduroy book.

i chipped in with my brother and sister to get my mom an i-pod shuffle.
i chipped in with my brother and sister to get my dad the star wars complete set box.
my sister and i got my brother a pair of new running shoes.
my brother and i got my sister a gift card to old navy and target

D:

Hugs and a Merry Christmas cheer.

Dad - Pixar 'Cars' DVD
Mum - Pineapple Bramiliade plant/flower
Sam (Warrior4Christ) - Season One: 'Arrested Development' DVDs
Josh - Larry Boy and the Bad Apple DVD

Dad - New wallets
Mom - Sweater and wall hanging
Sister - 6th season DVD of Gilmore Girls
Brother - $25.00 gift card to the movies
Sister-in-law - Necklace and gift card
Brother - Coffee cups
Niece - McFly CD and a scarf
Nephew - Bionicle Heroes and a wireless controller
Niece - Clothes
Niece - My Little Pony toy
Niece - A bear toy

Yes, I have a lot of nieces. =P

Friends - Christmas greetings, gloves, other items I can't remember

My family's not big on gifts, we usually don't buy things for each other during Christmas or birthdays, but we do have a bigger meal together.

For my fiance, I got her a Carte Blanche water globe.

Hmm. Got my folks a nice new blender. Got some friends various things including...The special edition dvd of Disneys Robin Hood. Ong Bak, and other various small gifts to other friends.

I helped to choose a lot of the gifts for my family...but what did I personally give?

Friend: CD and large CD case
Friend: Skirt, shirt, devotional book, pillow

Yeah, my budget and resources are not much...although with the last one i even had to have help.

Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:Dad - Pixar 'Cars' DVD
Mum - Pineapple Bramiliade plant/flower
Sam (Warrior4Christ) - Season One: 'Arrested Development' DVDs
Josh - Larry Boy and the Bad Apple DVD

W4J, I am very curious as to what a Pineapple Bramiliade plant/flower is.
Do they only grow in Australia?

The best present I gave this year was a musical jewelry box for my sister... because she liked it so much and has been wanting one for awhile, but seemed completely surprised by it.

Dad and Mum: $$
Brother: Hmm....I bought some "Imperial" expandsion set boardgame on his request
Auntie: Body Shop stuff
Friends (7): CDs, accessories, korean drama VCD set, packaged dry food, cards, Cleo bachelor calendar, cute pouchbag
Colleague: CD, Godiva chocolate, face moisteriser

That reminds me to get something for my brother's girlfriend. Nuts.....

Alice,

Pineapple bromeliad's are of South American origin but are becoming particularly popular in Australia (recently). They don't only grow in Australia. I don't know much about them. They need watering every 4 days (roughly) and they produce little pineapple fruit (not edible but it looks awesome). You can have it in the office, outside, inside - wherever you want!

A photo:


A more complete angle (but drawing):

The main gifts that I gave were giant collage picture frames filled with family pictures. I gave one to my parents, one to my grandparents, and one to my sister. It took me years to fill those kinds of frames with mostly pictures that I personally photographed, but my family loved it.

Of course, my sister thought I had bought her a plasma TV when she first saw the package.

I got my best friend a Godsmack CD, my brother, dad and I got my mom a sweater and a scarf, and my mom brother and I got my dad several movies and CDs.

Dad: Victorinox multi-tool
Mom: MP3 player case
Rob: Mandarin Spawn 2 figure
Someone: Tsubasa vol. 1-3
Peter: Pirates of the Caribbean keychain
Amy: Stereo
Briesa: Belt from Hot Topic [it has a guitar buckle and pick holsters XD]

All in all, a sllow year for me presents-wise. I love to spend money on friends and family.

.rai//

Dad: A box of Hazlenut Pocky Sticks for the stocking (He loves those).
Mom: Sears Gift Card and Bath and Body stuff.
Sister: Bath and Body Stuff.

I was gonna buy my friend Josh (known on CAA as Monkey J. Luffy), a copy of some imported Naruto game we saw at Best Buy for the DS (It was a fighting game. I saw japanese characters and the number '4' next to it, so maybe MSP could stab at that).

Mom: Nice, glass salt n' pepper shakers. And drew a pic with a bunch of GLITTER GLUE on it >:] O___o (She asked for a pic. Outta all thangs XD)

Dad: A book 'bout the end of the world @_@;

Sis: A penguin plushie and Dirty Dancin', the movie.

Bro-in-law: I gave 'em a box of Fruit Loops (His fave cereal)I carefully operated on it so that I could get a fake worm (that looks real...and feels real >:]) inside the cereal. You can't even tell 'twas tampered with, muwahahahaaaa! Oh, and PINK soap with a rubber duckie. I always have to give 'em somethin' pink for every occasion. And the duck? Well, it's head flashes all different colors when you punch it O_o

Grandma and Grandpa: Photos of me. Borin' XD

Uncle and Aunt: Gourmet popcorn and funny odds and ends...

Friends: Just simple pics that I drew for 'em..

Akane wrote:Mom: Nice, glass salt n' pepper shakers. And drew a pic with a bunch of GLITTER GLUE on it >:] O___o (She asked for a pic. Outta all thangs XD)

Dad: A book 'bout the end of the world @_@]) inside the cereal. You can't even tell 'twas tampered with, muwahahahaaaa! Oh, and PINK soap with a rubber duckie. I always have to give 'em somethin' pink for every occasion. And the duck? Well, it's head flashes all different colors when you punch it O_o

Grandma and Grandpa: Photos of me. Borin' XD

Uncle and Aunt: Gourmet popcorn and funny odds and ends...

Friends: Just simple pics that I drew for 'em..

Whoa, what do you have against D's and G's?

I gave a rock.




























It was a laminated rock from Vietnam with two fish hand-painted on it. It was bought through the organization 10,000 Villages that supports third-world craftsmen and women through the sale of their handarts. I gave it to my parents.

TO my dad:a calendar with Bible verses on it and a CD of Nate King Cole singing
Christmas songs
To my mom:a calendar of church sign slogans and a book on how to knit Christmas
stockings