2008 Holiday Gift Exchange - DETAILS HERE!

[Sluff]

Voluntary Questionnaire:
1.) What is your favorite dessert? Cinnamon Ice Cream, lemon bars, orange sherbet
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Traveling on my motorcycle, eating out
3.) What colors do you like? Black, jade green, Navy Blue
4.) What is your favorite candy? for the moment 5 flavors lifesavers
5.) Do you collect anything? Black Harley T-shirts 3x from different areas.
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk) Country, classic rock
7.) Allergic to anything? nope
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: 3 x with pocket
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) Not fussy anything would be good
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I've always wanted to go on an all expense paid cruise..

[mariannas]

1.) What is your favorite dessert?  Fruity things...think pies, lemon tarts...mmmmmm
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies?  Cooking, cooking, and more cooking.
3.) What colors do you like?  Dark brown and blue, dark brown and pink.
4.) What is your favorite candy? Snickers!
5.) Do you collect anything?  Model horses
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk)  I have no idea.  I like simple, tasteful things. 
7.) Allergic to anything? Nope
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  Xtra small.
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  Sure!
10.) Anything else your SS should know?  I don't like super perfumey things or candles, but other than that I am easy!  I'm sure I'll love whatever you send me!

 

[boxman55]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? those cookies with the choc kiss on top
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Fishing, hunting
3.) What colors do you like? Brown, Black, Dark Blue
4.) What is your favorite candy? reeses peanut butter cups, then all the rest                                                                                   5.) Do you   collect anything? No but I seem to be collecting bills lately
6.) What is your style? (ie..country..victorian..punk) Classic Rock
7.) Allergic to anything? Heparin                                                                                                                                                8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: Long Sleeve T XL Hooded Sweatshirt XL
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) whatever           10.) Anything else your SS should know? I'm Easy To Please

[Chris]

I'll be sending what I got next week. First the card, then one package, then another, and another Small increments and soon you'll be able to build a car in your living room

[G-Ma]

How fun Chris...that is generally how I mail my SS things...or give....one at a time but I generally do the outside in so a car cannot be built until the muffler is received....I once gave my husband a shiny used pickup on a string...my kids helped with that one and even funnier...we came home and saw this pickup in the parking lot with a huge ribbon on it and George said oh how nice, someone is getting a pickup for Christmas....and when he followed the string his face was so much fun for me to watch......
Boxman...that cookie is what my Grandmother baked every Christmas eve after the Christmas program at church...we would come to their house after church and she would be taking the first pan out of the old wood burning stove oven...wow..what a memory.
Ann

[MIbarra]

1.) What is your favorite dessert? anything chocolate
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? reading, laying in bed with my Yorkies
3.) What colors do you like? blue, purple
4.) What is your favorite candy? Dove milk chocolate
5.) Do you collect anything? not really
6.) What is your style? comfortable?
7.) Allergic to anything? cleaning house
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size: 2x (sweatshirts aren't too necessary in Houston though)
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.) That would be fun!
10.) Anything else your SS should know? Nope.. I'll be happy with anything.

[CW]

1.) What is your favorite dessert?  I like Tea and cookies for dessert
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? Stunt kites and photography 
3.) What colors do you like? Blue, black, grey 
4.) What is your favorite candy? Almost anything from Godiva
5.) Do you collect anything? I dislike nickknacks they take up space unecessarily - so not really
6.) What is your style? Who said I had style?
7.) Allergic to anything? Not that I know of
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  XL
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  That would be cool but not necessary
10.) Anything else your SS should know? I really do like tea!

[Jess21]

1.) What is your favorite dessert?  I like carmel, and chocolate, and, umm.. carmel!
2.) What are some of your favorite hobbies? anything involving animals
3.) What colors do you like? Blue and black,
4.) What is your favorite candy? Smarties, reeses, stuff like that
5.) Do you collect anything? Eeyores
6.) What is your style? I don't think I really have one.  Scrubs during the week for school, comfy on the weekend!
7.) Allergic to anything? Bees.  Please don't send bees. 
8.) If t-shirt or sweatshirt is ok - give size:  L
9.) Would you like a local item from your SS's home town? (ie...ornament, bar glass, coffee mug, fridge magnet, etc.)  Yea sure why not.
10.) Anything else your SS should know? Anything is fine and much appreciated!

[twirl]

HOLY CRAP
it is only Nov 11
and I have pm'ed one person and told who my Secret Santa is
and I have pm'ed another person and told that person what I am sending to my Secret Santa
this is worse than trying to stay on a diet
I am going to try to mail everything Friday after dialysis
maybe then I can keep quiet

[kimcanada]

hahahahaha your funny Twirly!!!

[G-Ma]

Well, I took myself out for lunch today and did a wee bit o shopping for my SS........got one of this and one of that and something hmmm..and yes I did have fun and got myself a couple things too and still am not done...oh well........this is fun............     

[kimcanada]

I have no idea what to get, shopping sucks in the boonies so we will see what my SS ends up with

[G-Ma]

Kim don't worry...I have a feeling we all have the same thoughts...a gift from anyone is a gift of self and that alone is wonderful.

[kimcanada]

Thanks G I needed that!   

[del]

I'm very much in the boonies kimcanada!!!  Had to do my shopping on saturday when I went to stores an hours drive away.  Have to get the gifts wrapped and posted next week!!!  hope my ss likes the gifts!! 

[kimcanada]

Yep del, you and I , we are boonie sisters!

[thegrammalady]

my person still hasn't listed their likes and dislikes, boy are they asking for it......

[kitkatz]

Mine is mailed. Heheheheheh! Who got a package marked IHD secret santa I wonder?

[TynyWonder]

OK, since this is my first year to participate in this, I have a couple of questions..........

Should I wrap the gifts or do we just put them in all in a box or how do most of you do it?
Do we put our REAL name (or our screen name) on the outside of the box along with the return address? 

I am sure I will have more questions but for now, that is all I need to know!   THANKS!!!

[G-Ma]

I think I'll wrap each gift and put in a large box.........not sure about return address or name yet.........what do you all do?

[twirl]

G-ma use your name and return address
I sent Kitkatz something and it came back and I am resending it
she is not my secret person
TynyW this is my first time and I have one present in a Christmas bag, some in a stocking, one wrapped and another one in a box- wrapped
I went a little over board but I had lots of fun
do a return address, just in case

[Lucinda]

This is my first time I am joining in as well.  I sent mine yesterday and I put Secret Santa as name and my address but they made me put my real name and sign it to say there was nothing suss in the box. I wrapped everything separately and then put it in a box.  Had to send it early as it is going over the other side of the world - can't get much further away.

If anyone gets a box with a red card on it - not giving anything away because I had to put my name on the front of the box anyhow - I taped down the card because I forgot to put it in the box so it is not just an address label.  I put a separate card on each pressie just to let you know which part of the world it came from!  It was great fun.  Definitely want to do it again next year.  It is so much fun buying a Christmas present for someone different. Do you have to wait until Christmas to open it?? 

[paris]

Lucinda, I will be looking for the package with the red card to arrive on my doorstep!       Whoever is your secret santa will have a lovely gift. 

Kim,  Don't stress.  We all just want a little something to remind us about our great friends here.  Maybe you have my name??  !!    I like rocks and leaves!     No seriously, I like to bring home a rock from places I visit----strange, I know!

[G-Ma]

me too Paris...love rocks......
Ann

[okarol]

Funny, I just finished a walk on the beach, picked up kidney shaped rocks - love em!