What Did You Get for Christmas?

ionbasa said:

Ohh and before you ask, since my family is from Europe we celebrate on the 24th.

Sorry, I have to ask. What does Europe and the 24th have to do with it?

bigmck said:

ionbasa said:

Ohh and before you ask, since my family is from Europe we celebrate on the 24th.

Sorry, I have to ask. What does Europe and the 24th have to do with it?

I live in California, but its not Christmas yet, but in Europe we celebrate on the 24th not the 25th

As i was expecting nothing, got a nice surprise. My son Santa got me a new Leatherman "Wave" and Sally Santa got me a "Flip Mino HD" pocket camcorder thingy.
Sally got the new computer i Santa built her, which just needs to have the OS put on it, followed by software ofcourse.

This year was really about our new grandson and having family around us. Hopefully in the not so distant future we will get to see our 12yr old grandaughter too. (long story )

zigzag3143 said:

I got what I wanted most. Friendship, caring, and affection from those I Love.

This made me feel really lame as I recieved so much of this from everyone.
Especialy on here!
Thanks for putting things in perpective Ken.
And thanks to all of you.
Eric

JMH said:

Nothing...... material.

zigzag3143 said:

I got what I wanted most. Friendship, caring, and affection from those I Love.

It is easy to get sucked into the material aspect of the holiday, isn't it?

I'm not immune to it, either....... but being that I am three years removed from a ventilator in a hospital doing my breathing for me, I can at least be grateful for another chance to try and be a better guy for another year.

thefabe said:

zigzag3143 said:

I got what I wanted most. Friendship, caring, and affection from those I Love.

This made me feel really lame as I recieved so much of this from everyone.
Especialy on here!
Thanks for putting things in perpective Ken.
And thanks to all of you.
Eric

Don't feel bad, Eric. My post was about what i got for Christmas and not about the friendship and love, either. I thought about it, but was too excited to mention it.
After all, what is Christmas without family & friends. It is about caring and sharing with those we love and bring a little happiness in the world.

Oh yes, and i'm still excited about the unexpected pressies from Santa.