So excited! Christmas gifts for the boyfriend.. What did YOU get for your s/o?

[Pinot's Mom]

My husband and I don't exchange gifts anymore- we prefer doing fun things to celebrate instead. We usually take a train ride every Christmas, although last year we saw the Nutcracker Ballet instead. This year we are riding the cog wheel up Pike's Peak again!

I guess for us, it just doesn't make sense to exchange gifts. I mean, if I wanted something and could afford it, I would just buy it myself. If I can't afford it, well, neither can he! We usually just buy for the kids in the family and do a "secret santa" type thing with other family members for fun.

That is our philosophy; we've been together 28 years, we have everything we need/want (well, you know, within reason) and for us Christmas is not about gifts. We generally see some shows or concerts, exchange stocking gifts and some inexpensive fun things. If there's a big ticket item on the agenda that particular year, we look at each other when we buy it and say "Merry Christmas!"... This year new bedroom furniture MIGHT make the list...

[Karen]

He's the other moderator here - I wouldn't dare post it!

[Pinot's Mom]

Oh come on, Karen, he won't look!

[Karen]

Oh come on, Karen, he won't look!

You don't know him! As a child, he'd unwrap and play with presents his parents had hidden for weeks before Christmas - even when they hid them in the car truck, and even when they hid them at a neighbor's house!

[k9krazee]

Rich and I aren't really big in exchanging presents, if he wants something he'll usually run out and buy it and I never want presents :P This year his mom got him an expensive gift so I only bought him a few little things - a DVD, a CD, a t-shirt and a graphic design book that he's been drooling over. I'm spending Christmas with him and his family so I think that should be enough of a present

[sirrahbed]

My hubby collects and plays guitar and is a hunting fan - so I found this great Camoplage guitar and I think he will be so excited!!

[Grace]

Like a few others, we no longer exchange gifts. Instead we donate the $$$ to a charity dedicated to animal welfare.