Best/favorite gift you ever received

[Johnny Thunder]

Thinking of Ralphie say that getting his Red Rider BB gun was the best gift he had ever, or would ever get, inspired this thread.

What is the most special or favorite gift you have ever received and why?

[Clarice]

Way back when... I got my first real stereo. The Empire Strikes Back had come out that year. My dad set up the stereo in the living room downstairs and plugged it into a timer with the soundtrack from the movie on the turntable. About 5:00 a.m. the stereo comes on, full blast, with the sound of the empirial walkers rattling the windows! :eek: That is my most memorible gift. My dad was really great at surprise gifts. One year, sometime during the night, he attached a wrought iron chandelier, that my mom had wanted, to the fire place. When we got up Christmas morning we all went to get our stockings and there was the chandelier. My mom was shocked :eek:, we have that one on film.

[Sickie Ickie]

My favorite gift from my wife was my baby boy. :)

My favorite Christmas gift, now I'll have to give that one some thought.

[Mummy deer-est]

Okay, this isn't a big gift, but I can't ever get it out of my head b/c of my curious nature. ;)
One christmas when I was a kid, I ran down the steps, and was looking at all of the gifts until mom and dad got there. (orders not to open til they arrived) Well, I saw near the door this little mouse. It was almost like a cat toy -- wasn't stuffed, but seemed like it had a cardboard-like body that was empty inside with realistic fur outside. It had a little dress on, too. Was only three or four inches. I asked if it was a present, and M & D said they didn't know where it came from. No note from Santa. It was a mystery present, and I never found out where it came from. Til this day, no one claims responsibility. I loved/love that. It wasn't anything special, but it was so mysterious and interesting that I will never forget it. :)

[childofthenight]

my Mom made christmas special for me. she always had a last suprise gift."go in my room and get my glasses" or such. 2 no 3 gifts come to mind, my first train (golden eagle), my first real bike (money was tight) and star wars death star playset. man the memories we create at christmas time. theres a pic on this site of my train. http://tycotrain.tripod.com/tycotrains/id61.html

[bethene]

One year my kid brother asked for a TV for his room. After all the gifts were opened, my dad left the room came back with tv box, my brother says "all right!", but dad kept walking, and handed it to me. Then he went back and got my brothers. I'll never forget the look on my brothers face, or for that matter, the surprise for me, ( I didn't ask for or expected one). That was great. But honestly the one of the biggest surprises I remember the most wasn't for me. For my brother yet again, he wanted a train set. After all the presents were opened , no train. After stuffing the wrappings in a box, mom told him to bring the box to the basement. All of a suden, he yelled. My dad had set up a whole train village on a ping pong sized table, with houses, trees, mountain, and the track all laid out. The funny thing is, as I laid awake, unable to sleep, (Christmas eve and all you know), I heard my dad and uncle setting it up in the basement, I just couldn't figure out what all was going on, I just knew something was. That memory is as clear as a bell for me, and is was some 40 odd years ago. My parents did great things like that for us. Those were some big shoes to fill when I had my own kids.!

[Sickie Ickie]

"One year my kid brother asked for a TV for his room. After all the gifts were opened, my dad left the room came back with tv box, my brother says "all right!", but dad kept walking, and handed it to me. Then he went back and got my brothers. I'll never forget the look on my brothers face, or for that matter, the surprise for me, "


awwwwwwwwww poor kid . He must have felt terrible!

[BlackRose]

I'm going to cheat a little since this wasn't something I gave but something I received. It was one of our first Christmases in the States after moving here from Canada. My brother wanted this leather jacket. I mean, he REALLY wanted it. It was the one thing he asked my parents for that year. I had gone shopping at some outlet malls with some friends and right there in front of me was the very same jacket he was asking my parents for. So I bought it - it was on clearance at the outlet mall and I think I got it for about $60.00. More than my brother and I spend on each other but I just couldn't help it. It was $150.00 at the mall where he had seen it. On Christmas morning he tore into any box from my parents that looked like it could hold a jacket and I could tell at the end that he was disappointed. So I pulled my wrapped box out from behind the tree and gave it to him. The look on his face when he opened it is something I will never forget. He was so shocked that it came from me. He still talks about that Christmas to this day.

[Sickie Ickie]

That was soo freakin' cool! I'm a sap. I know- but I actually got a little misty eyed over that story!

[BlackRose]

LOL - don't start! Then I'll cry 'cause of all these damn hormones and it'll never stop!

[Sickie Ickie]

get out the tissues! :)

[bethene]

Sicki Icki, I forgot to say he got a tv also , my dad walked right back out of the room and got his, we both had gotten them, so it actually turned out great, My only excuse for not puttin that in is I was up with insomnia, and the brain wasn't quite awake yet!

[Sickie Ickie]

I'm glad to hear that. LOL Not that it's any of my business, but I'm so soft hearted (and headed heh ) that it struck a chord with me somehow. :)

[bethene]

Nothing wrong about being soft hearted,(or headed, for that matter) more people should be that way, the world would be a better place!

[Sickie Ickie]

Thanks bethane. :)

[Rod Rego]

One of my favorite presents I've gotten is from my aunt. It's a huge, black, leather photo album! I'm really into photography, and it might not seem like much, but it really means a lot to me.
:)

[bethene]

Rd Rego -that is a great gift,from some one really cares, - and got you a gift would really mean something to you! Those are the best kind, no matter how big or small!

[Ms. Parker]

For me it was Christmas five years ago.

I absolutely adore crystal. Since before we were married, I had been eyeing up a Lalique perfume bottle. Anytime we were in a department store that carried Lalique, I'd wander over and admire it. At $375, it was never something that we could really justify.

Then my dad passed away November of 2002. I was so depressed became this came less than two years after my grandfather (who raised me) passed away. We were living in England at the time and it was hard being so far away.

That Christmas, Tony surprised me with the Lalique perfume bottle. I love that piece of crystal. It sits in on my vanity table in the bedroom and makes me smile every day when I think of my dad and how wonderful and caring my husband is.

[Sickie Ickie]

Caring indeed. He knows how to treat a wonderful wife like you. :)

[Nancj]

Keep passing the tissue box around sickie, I'm a sucker for heart warming stories.

[Sickie Ickie]

We may need another box before long! Doyou like puffs? :p

[Nancj]

OOOOooooooooo!!!! I love Chanel#5.

[beautycastvixen]

It has stayed one of my favorite perfumes, and I know my parents struggled to make ends meet so this was a big purchase for them...

[Aaron636r]

I had to have immediate knee surgery due to a street bike accident last year and on December 21st I had a 4 hr knee surgery. Due to the surgery I was pretty much going to be bed ridden for at least 3 weeks I knew I would miss Christmas this year (gathering of friends, parties, shopping...etc) and I got really depressed as its my favorite Holiday. So, with out my knowledge my girlfriend set it up to where all my family and close friends came over x-mas eve night to surprise me with a great Christmas.

How the surprise played out....

She helped me out of bed and put me in my wheel chair and as she opened the front door to the house (to take me outside) I noticed she didn't turn on the x-mas lights and I was all pissed off at her. Well, as she gets me into the middle of the yard all of a sudden its starts snowing. I'm in Southern Cali, never has snowed her and all of a sudden BOOM...all the lights come on and there standing is my family and friends.

By FAR the BEST x-mas ever!! Sorry, didn't mean to type so much but its still gets to me.

[spookineer]

My first electric train set, when I was 6. I'll always remember the fun I had setting it up and playing with it for hours at a time. I still play with trains, 54 years later.

[Mummy deer-est]

Type away Aaron -- as you can see, we all love a good story!

[Sickie Ickie]

Bring the tissues, newbies, we often get teary eyed on someof these story threads. :)

[Nancj]

( sniff, sniff) Great story Aaron!!