CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

So what did everyone get? What was your least expected? Most expected? Most wanted?

For me--
Least Expected: iPod Stereo
Most Expected: Wii, Laptop power cord
Most Wanted: To Write Love on Her Arms hoodie, wall Cross (Yay, finally!)

I'll update later on everything else I got XD

-From my grandmother, a $50 check
-From my sister & brother-in-law, a "The Dude" bobblehead
-From my mom & dad, a book (The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett); a CD (They Might Be Giants - The Else); a DVD (The Bourne Ultimatum); clothing (a new earthy-green hoodie, my old gray one was falling apart).
-From Santa Me, a Wii and 2 games; Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Rayman Raving Rabbids (I got extremely lucky on this one. I saw it at Target last Monday while Christmas shopping for family).

From my brother: Yotsuba&! Volume 5.

From my grandparents: Volume 2-7 of Full Moon o Sagashite.

From my parents: A computer board to put my laptop on while I'm sitting on a chair, my second pair of headphones (canal phones technically), and a pair of gloves.

From my sister: A $25 iTunes gift card.

And from AsianBlossom: A $10 gift card to Barnes & Noble (thank you again).

Batman Begins (movie)
James Bond: Goldfinger (movie)
James Bond: Thunderball (movie)
Opus - 25 Years of his Sunday Best (book)
The Orange Box (game)
The Pretender season one (TV show)
The Pretender season two (TV show)
Thud! by Terry Pratchett (book)

And $500 in tuition money and $75 in spending.

A good Christmas.

From my parents:
A new backpack, because my other one was literally falling apart(my brother helped with this)
Pride and Prejudice, the A&E version a.k.a. the good version.
Sense and Sensibility

From Grandma:
A purple blouse
Art pencils
Diner Dash 2

From Mamaw:
A gold necklace and bracelet
The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hour Glass

From friends:
a hand made wire necklace and earrings (very pretty)
The Flower Basket (book)

I didn't get as many gifts as I usually do because of lack of money, and half of the christmas tree lights (the lower half) went out last night, so our tree is only half lit, we can't find the cloth napkins, place mats or center piece candles to light, but regardless, it has been a good Christmas. The Lord is in control, and it was His will for this Christmas to be a little more bland then previous years, but He is the true focus of the holiday, all praise be to Him forever.

I received:

From my lil brother:
- Naruto Vol.17 - Zero Hour!

From Mom & Dad:
- Crashings - Falling Up (CD)
- Million Voices Special Edition - Barlowgirl (CD & DVD)
- REALLY nice black cashmere sweater
- Kitty Calendar (cute!)
- Fear No Evil - Steve Russo (Non-fiction book)
- Isle of Swords - Thomas Barton (Fantasy Novel)
- The Door Within:Lost Chapters Editon - Thomas Barton (Fantasy Novel)
- Navy Blue Turtleneck Sweater
- Brio Magazine Subscription (Mag 4 Girls by Focus on the Family)
- Ticket to go see a movie in theaters! (Probably gonna go see House -
A movie based on the novel by Ted Dekker and Frank Perretti)

Grandma & Grandpa:
- They just alwayz send money for my 'rents to spend on gifts

Aunt:
- nice off-white/creme hoodie (bunny-hug if you call it that)

And some cool stuff from friends:
- Guitar Earrings (wicked)
- Tie Necklace (sounds weird but its awesome)
- CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!
- Candy Canes
- Hot Chocolate with Snowman decorated Coffee Mug

I was kind of hoping for Final Fantasy XII (12) for PS2 but hey I can alwayz buy that on my own, and then I NEED a Nintendo DS so I can play Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and the new Kingdom Hearts game that's releasing later this year called Kingdom Hearts: 356 1/2 Days (It's Roxas's time in Organization XIII (13))

Well hey my b-day's in February so I can get it then maybe!!! ^^

- Merry Christmas ALL!!!!!!

From parents and brother: An ipod cover and bag-thingy
From rest of family: picture frames
From grandparents: watch

Samurai 7 volume 4(normal ed), 5 and 6 Limited Editions, and volume 7 with the art box(Completed! XD)
Samurai 7 Kambei, Shichiroji, Kikuchiyo, and Gorobei figures.
How to Draw Anime & Game Characters, Vol. 1
25$
An awesome red/black tie
Chocolate
Earrings
etc. XD

I got the new ipod nano (the small square one) two games for my PSP, uhhhhh some other stuff.....

It is very easy to get caught up in the "What did I get" spirit. But lemme change this threads gears a bit. This is what meant the most to me about Christmas at my house this year. Yes, I got a few gifts. But it was seeing my niece and nephew's faces light up when they opened their gifts from my parents and I that made my day.

I got... a lot of weird stuff, actually. ^^; But the highlights are a new iPod nano and a laminator. Also: postsecret books.

We took a trip, and I've known about it for the past several months. XD

But seriously...

And from Alec-kun, I got a copy of Omohide Poroporo. You're very welcome, and thank you very much (again)!

Not too much.....
But I got two cds (Falling Up/Captiva and Wavorly/Conquering the Flight of Fear), and some gift cards to various places like Best Buy and Hollywood video, so I thought it was good....

A small Shitzu puppy (who's too cute for words!:grin: ), three puppy training videos, clothing and girl stuff (perfume, body wash, etc.)

I got a Flyleaf Stings Tribute CD, Barlow Girl's newest CD, the Gunslinger Girl box set, a 500gb external hard drive, and assorted stocking stuffers and clothing.

Assorted candy, Motorola Bluetooth Headphones that can pair to a music source and a phone at the same time, they work nicely with my Mac. Also got Gears of War for PC, $70 in Wal-Mart Gift cards, $50, and a $25 Best Buy card.

Very cool.

My gifts were mostly viodeos games for the XBox-360,ps2 and Nintendo DS. I also went up to the mountains.

-A Poker Set(I didn't expect this, but we've had fun with it so far!)
-A Glass Chess set (Looks nice, I really want to learn how to play!)
-Folklore for the PS3 (I really like it!)
-Uncharted: Drake's fortune for the PS3 (Haven't played it yet, but I do intend to do so!)
-Touch Detective 2 1/2 for the DS (What? I like mystery games!)
-Manga Messiah (Ive read some of it, its pretty close to the Bible. But not as indepth, but still good. The art is amazing, and -wow- there's color too!)
-The Complete Seinfeld dvd collection (All nine seasons and a coffee book!)
-Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (Case Closed is awesome!)
-Pirates 1 and 3 (I got the second one last year.)
-Earmuffs(I don't want to get another ear ache again, though the last one I got was when I was younger.)
-Lots of chocolate candy (Yummy!)
-$25 from me Grandaddy
-A 2008 Bleach Calander (Yeah, a new calander!)

I forgot to add that I got some anime DVD complete collection box sets as well. All due to God of course:)

Pixar Short Films Collection (On DVD 8D)
iHome iPod dock and alarm clock (Much needed. XD My alarm has been broken for a while. I never know when it will work or forget to wake me up. XD)
An issue of Photoshop Creative (Imported magazine from the UK. I'd subscribe, but the price is through the roof when exchange rates and import charges are included. XD)
160GB External Harddrive (from my brother. 8D)
The Fox and the Hound (DVD; also from my brother. 8D)
The Lion King Original Broadway Cast Soundtrack
Bath & Body Works Products (I hated working there, but I still like some of the stuff they carry. XD)

I only gave three gifts this year 'cause I'm poor, but I bought a DS game for my brother, a Jim Brickman CD for my mom, and a B&N gift card for my dad. XD

I got a hundred bucks for bills.

Ping Pong DVD - from my aunt
Ocean's 11-13 Box Set - from my brother and sister
Star Craft Battle Chest - from my parents
Nice, warm jacket/sweater - from my parents
Eyeshield 21 volume 17 & Hunter x Hunter volume 17 - from my cousin

A whole stack of Naruto manga
The Artist's Way book
Icky Thump by The White Stripes
Some Mario and Yellow Submarine shirts
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
A set of fancy chopsticks
and a LOT of candy.

[color="DeepSkyBlue"]I was really glad this year when I got only a few gifts...I always feel really spoiled and guilty when I get a lot. lol.

Here are a few cool things...

-key to my dad's old car
-Anatomy for Artists book
-candy
-gift cards
-and Magic Rocks!!!! Yay!!! [/color]

Sapphire225 wrote:A small Shitzu puppy (who's too cute for words!:grin: )

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!! Kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!

Post a picture when you can, okay????????

I suuuuure will!

*glances to her piles of Christmas presents and decides to continue her list where she left off*
Okay, so I got the Wii, iPod Stereo, TWLOHA hoodie, my wall Cross, and my new power cord...like I already said

Also Got:


Books:

Taming a Liger: Unexpected Spiritual Lessons from Napoleon Dynamite - Jeff Dunn & Adam Palmer (To be honest, I'm not a fan of the movie, but it's nonetheless a good book)

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul - John & Stasi Eldredge (Wow! This came from my stepbrother's girlfriend, whom I hardly even know. I can't thank her enough)

Illuminated - Matt Bronleewe

Blade Silver: Color me Scarred - Melody Carlson

The Struggle - Steve Gerali (Okay, self-bought present...that I bought a few days beforehand...) I honestly wouldn't recommend this book. Talk about tempting and mature, which I didn't expect when I bought it. It's good, but just not worth the fight against M. Especially since it basically concludes that the issue is one between yourself and God and together you've got to figure it out. =/


CDs:

Rush of Fools: Rush of Fools

Hawk Nelson: Smile, it's the End of the World (Okay, so it's mom's, and she bought it a week or so ago...but still XD)

Steven Curtis Chapman: All Things New (I have this CD, they um...bought the wrong one...I wanted This Moment, which goes on sale soon, so we're going to return it and get the new one)

50 Blank CDs

Clothing:

Lots of comfy pajamas. Yay pajamas! (Like, 4 pairs?)

White and gold striped hoodie

two pairs of slippers

Black and White t-shirt

brown striped with white tanktop t-shirt

purple and pink striped t-shirt

(Seriously, what's up with my family and STRIPES?)

new underwear and bras (Yay, I've seriously been needing new...my dog likes to eat underwear and I was down to 3 pairs or so -_- Bah.)

Videos:

Thou Shalt Laugh II: The Deuce (Funny as HECK. A lot of Thor's act he'd actually told at Christ in Youth this past summer, and man, was it good to hear it again!)

Games:

Brain Age 2 (DS)

Misc.:

"Naughty" Cat 2008 Calender

Reindeer Antlers XD

Glowstick bracelets

a Christmas tree

2.0gb Flashdrive

Captain Jack Notebook

Snowkitty Dish and Candy

Lots of candy

$140, which is being put aside for CIY'08 and the Choir trip to Chicago


Umm....Yeah....I think that was everything. I got pretty darn spoiled this year. I don't deserve it ;____;

Shirt, keychain, and two books from one friend, and a drawing from another.

Absolutely nothing from my family. =p Well technically they did help pay off a part of my Macbook Pro that I got, so I'm grateful for that. I also did buy myself Psychonauts as well as a Half-Life 2 plushie.

And Ark, your post = Best in the thread.

jon_jinn wrote:Star Craft Battle Chest - from my parents

I lol'd.

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Shirt, keychain, and two books from one friend, and a drawing from another.

Absolutely nothing from my family. =p Well technically they did help pay off a part of my Macbook Pro that I got, so I'm grateful for that. I also did buy myself Psychonauts as well as a Half-Life 2 plushie.

And Ark, your post = Best in the thread.


I lol'd.

Ah, Psychonauts. One of the most underappreciated games on the PS2. Unfortunately long load times, though.

SpoonyBard wrote:Ah, Psychonauts. One of the most underappreciated games on the PS2. Unfortunately long load times, though.

I bought it for the pc. Since I'm running it on a Macbook Pro, (Used Bootcamp to partition 40 gigs for Windows) the load times aren't that bad, but they're still noticeably a tad bit longer than others.