Showing posts with label Presents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Presents. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Christmas!

Well Christmas is past and it was a wonderful time. Great meals (two christmas dinners!) good company and good time to catch up with family. I was able to give a handmade gift to every one this year. A bird to both Megan's and my parents, chess sets for the siblings, a glass plate for Megan, a glass sculpture for my dad, and ornaments for the tree. I was really happy with the way the chess sets turned out and loved giving them away. I am looking forward to visiting them in their respective homes often. I took some photos of them for my portfolio, you can see them in this slide show.

My parents also got all of the kids a life-long gift of Wüstof Knives, the best kitchen knives in the world. It is a set of 6, a larger chopping knife, a larger utility knife, a bread knife, a paring knife, kitchen scissors, and a diamond knife sharpener in a block. There are three open spaces in the block to fill.

Megan and I also promised each other that we would get each other a gift that we could bring to the apartment in May as our Christmas present. So we went to IKEA today to look at their stuff and came away with about $700 worth of stuff! Or, rather, we wish we did! No its just a list and I have posted those things on a google picasa web album for you to see as well. I think the chairs are the most important thing so they match the table. Then the bed, then the other stuff. The big book shelf looks really great in person, but I think its too expensive for right now. I might try building something like that even. I like it because it is so tall and there is no back so we could put it over the brick if we wanted to. I also want to build something for the big 43 gallon fish tank out of bricks. It will match the walls!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Christmas!

Well Christmas time is too near and I have not done a wish list, so here it goes. (How come you want things all year but when Christmas rolls around you blank out?)

- Good knife set. Now I am using second serrated hand ones from walmart. *shudder*

Any thing from. With an eye to the apartment in may.

- Specifically some shelving or chairs, or stools, or more shelving, or glass ware (non beer related) bed frame, or a chest of drawers that doesn't fall apart when you open it.
Not that I have been looking or anything...

- Fancy food stuffs. Coffees, nuts, chocolates, cheeses, honey, spices and the like.
- Micron 01 pens
- Rug(s)
- Art Book(s)
- cool clothing
- Purple paint, new rims, custom exhaust and a spoiler (kidding)

Is that all? I don't know but I think so. If I have more I will add it here later....

UPDATE: Speaking about cooking, my magic Calphalon pan is not so magic any more. Its also my lone piece of of such cook ware.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Christmas Wish List

... because I know everyone is dying to know... ;-)
  • A WalkyDog bike attachment, so Win and I can bike more safely.
  • Anything soft, shiny, or made of chocolate (or all of the above!)
  • A nice Daiwa closed-face reel, because my attempts to save money and buy cheap reels have all backfired on me. My current reel likes to randomly tangle, or let the line loose, or not reel the line in at all. :-/ I'm sure that's why I've been having bad fishing luck, right? Right?
  • Non-latex gloves (smalls please!), and new 10- or 20-size scalpel blades
  • Anything that claims to reduce stress

Okay, okay, my list is too long. I will be happy with no gifts, as long as Christmas involves no homework and lots of time in warm places, with lots of good food, and a corgi!

Northfield is in full Christmas Fest mode. I am taking a break from the 'Fest this year for fear it will make me a little sad to go. I need a little more distance from graduation and the whole Olaf experience to enjoy being wrapped up in the warm snugglies of Christmas Fest again. I'm not ready to be an alum!!

Yesterday was December 1st, which marked the 5-month mark until we move into our apartment... I think this calls for a ticker! (the white bunny is Pipkin, of course, hopping down University Ave...)