What I'm Buying Everyone
I enjoyed it when lostarcadia posted what she was buying for people, so I thought I'd do the same--complete with links!
I'm a little more than halfway through with my Christmas shopping. So far, I have purchased:
For Leon, a 20 GB ipod. This is not what I originally planned on buying him. Instead, he was getting Bose noise-canceling headphones, but I couldn't find them. Something tells me this is way better.
For Leon, a polo shirt from Urban Outfitters. I'm not sure if that's the same one but it's similar. The fabric is incredibly soft, and it looks really cute on him.
For my mom, two pairs of earrings from the Hand & Mind Gallery. (They don't appear to have a website, but they are located in Emeryville.)
My mom has also requested Elizabeth Taylor's Passion, which I have been unable to locate for sale by itself (until now). I'd rather use a recognizable retailer, however.
For my dad, a UC Berkeley sweatshirt. You should've seen all the Wash U paraphernalia he had. He really gets into that stuff.
For my dad, the soundtrack to the new Phantom of the Opera movie, because the man loves himself some musical theater. It's awfully atypical, but music was the only activity he was allowed to participate in when he was young--why am I defending this? I did just realize that I bought a highlights version instead of the full version, so I'll probably be taking that back and replacing it.
For my grandparents, a dreamcatcher ornament, because my aunt got them into that whole deal. Otherwise, they're hard to shop for and will probably be getting some type of Blockbuster gift certificate if I don't have a surge of inspiration between now and the 24th.
For my niece Mattie, this outfit from Gymboree, minus the sweater, since they didn't have it in her size. She does get the cute barrettes, though.
For Mattie, some springy shirts and shorts from Old Navy that are no longer on the site.
For Mattie, a toy. I'm leaning toward a Care Bear, even though I told myself that I would only get her educational toys. I couldn't find an educational toy that wasn't exactly like something she already has.
For Mattie, Toni Morrison's children's book. So it's not all toys and clothes.
For my brother-in-law Jeremiah, a portable CD player. It pained Leon to buy a CD player that didn't also play MP3s, but Jeremiah didn't ask for it and I knew that feature would never be used, so we saved a little dough.
He has also asked for Ghost Recon, which is cheap, but we'll see how that goes.
Damn, this is long. My sister and aunt are still left as far as family goes, but I'll stop here. Oy, Christmas.
I'm a little more than halfway through with my Christmas shopping. So far, I have purchased:
For Leon, a 20 GB ipod. This is not what I originally planned on buying him. Instead, he was getting Bose noise-canceling headphones, but I couldn't find them. Something tells me this is way better.
For Leon, a polo shirt from Urban Outfitters. I'm not sure if that's the same one but it's similar. The fabric is incredibly soft, and it looks really cute on him.
For my mom, two pairs of earrings from the Hand & Mind Gallery. (They don't appear to have a website, but they are located in Emeryville.)
My mom has also requested Elizabeth Taylor's Passion, which I have been unable to locate for sale by itself (until now). I'd rather use a recognizable retailer, however.
For my dad, a UC Berkeley sweatshirt. You should've seen all the Wash U paraphernalia he had. He really gets into that stuff.
For my dad, the soundtrack to the new Phantom of the Opera movie, because the man loves himself some musical theater. It's awfully atypical, but music was the only activity he was allowed to participate in when he was young--why am I defending this? I did just realize that I bought a highlights version instead of the full version, so I'll probably be taking that back and replacing it.
For my grandparents, a dreamcatcher ornament, because my aunt got them into that whole deal. Otherwise, they're hard to shop for and will probably be getting some type of Blockbuster gift certificate if I don't have a surge of inspiration between now and the 24th.
For my niece Mattie, this outfit from Gymboree, minus the sweater, since they didn't have it in her size. She does get the cute barrettes, though.
For Mattie, some springy shirts and shorts from Old Navy that are no longer on the site.
For Mattie, a toy. I'm leaning toward a Care Bear, even though I told myself that I would only get her educational toys. I couldn't find an educational toy that wasn't exactly like something she already has.
For Mattie, Toni Morrison's children's book. So it's not all toys and clothes.
For my brother-in-law Jeremiah, a portable CD player. It pained Leon to buy a CD player that didn't also play MP3s, but Jeremiah didn't ask for it and I knew that feature would never be used, so we saved a little dough.
He has also asked for Ghost Recon, which is cheap, but we'll see how that goes.
Damn, this is long. My sister and aunt are still left as far as family goes, but I'll stop here. Oy, Christmas.