• LOL @ Izzo’s present for Mike: a bird. #
• Happy New Year! #

Is it just me, or did Christmas come really fast this year? Anyway, here’s what I got!

Aunt Ann and Ed:
- stocking: Blistex, Basis vitamin bar, Orbit gum (2 packs), mini kleenex (3 packs), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End DVD, and various food/candy items
- Starbucks gift card
- Gap gift card
- brown Gap sweater

Grandpa and Mary:
- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind DVD
- MoMA Hug Salt & Pepper Shakers
- MoMA Stacking Coasters
- wooden Christmas decoration

Grandma and Bob:
- moose PJs
- teal hand-knit scarf

Uncle Chris and Mary:
- TuneBuds
- The Italian Job DVD
- motorized coin sorter (and extra coin wrappers)

Ross:
- Simpsons Movie DVD

Mike:
- bi-color LED blow on-off candle
- mono/kissing disease plush microbe
- HTTPanties (413 Requested Entity Too Large)
- Castle in the Sky DVD
- Sleepwatching (Vol. 1) DVD

Mike’s mom:
- basket of vanilla shower gel, bubble bath, lotion, bath salts
- stocking: chocolate, date nut bread

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And for graduation (which we basically combined with Christmas):

Grandma and Bob:
- official JMU diploma frame

Uncle Chris and Mary:
- necklace
- small wooden “running horse” box

Grandpa and Mary:
- money

Aunt Ann and Ed:
- money

Mike:
- Shrek 3 DVD (with Donkey beanie baby)

Lois:
- Barnes & Noble gift certificate

Amy:
- Diana Krall “From This Moment On” CD

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• Feeling 70 or whatever degrees it is in December is really weird #

• Dinner at Artie’s. #

• Who spends $800/year at Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic? #

• Mmm Peppermint Bark. #

• Merry Christmas! #