Hobbies: photography I love frames, traveling I wouldn't be excited to receive candles, perfumes, lotions. I'm Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah Purple is my favorite color.
Hobbies/Interests: Photography. History. Wine. Shopping. Decorating.
Things you love: Dogs, Florida Gators, being pampered, trashy Bravo TV shows, makeup/perfume, yoga pants, monograms
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Cooking/baking stuff, lotion/bath stuff, candles, ornaments, Disney merch, anything Georgia Bulldogs in nature, LLR leggings, nail polish
Favorite thing about Christmas? Cold weather, fluffy blankets, Christmas lights
Favorite color: Turquoise, emerald green
Anything else your SS needs to know: I despise warm fruit (pie, cobbler, etc.). I can appreciate quirk.
Hobbies/Interests: photography, watching too much tv (hgtv, greys, How to get away with murder, quantico, homeland), watching the mets win, white wine, good beer, getting mani/pedicures, baking, ordering takeout
Things you love: chocolate, coffee, scarves, gold toned jewelry, nyc bagels, fancy donuts, Christmas ornaments
Things you would not be so excited to receive: candles, peanut butter/nut products (not allergic, just dislike), Knick knacks (small nyc apt!)
Favorite thing about Christmas? Seeing my extended family, baking and eating cookies, my grandmother's Irish coffee
Post by nextbigthing on Oct 27, 2015 12:09:01 GMT -5
Hobbies/Interests: cooking, wine, exercise, shopping, work
Things you love: magnets, coasters, hard caramel or butterscotch candies, lip gloss/chapsticks (darker shades), comfy stuff, workout type headbands (like sweaty bands type), picture frames in neutral colors, Virginia Tech Hokies, animals (cats)
Things you would not be so excited to receive: I have enough candles to last a lifetime as well as bath/body/fancy makeup type stuff (although I do like a good hand cream or Vanilla Bean Noel BBW stuff)
Favorite thing about Christmas? Everything, I LOVE Christmas and I'm super excited for my DS first Christmas
Favorite color: Orange hot pink or bright green (really any bright colors, not into blues or purples)
Anything else your SS needs to know: I'm pretty no nonsense, don't wear a lot of makeup, I don't do manicures because of my job would destroy them fast, I do pedicures myself usually. I'm big on easy and comfortable. And thanks in advance, I'm so excited!
Post by oregonpachey on Oct 27, 2015 12:13:03 GMT -5
Hobbies/Interests: I am an avid knitter, especially socks and I love to cook and bake
Things you love: Coffee, chocolate, knitting/yarn, candles, infinity scarves
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Lotions/bath gels (with the exception of the ones on my Wish List)
Favorite thing about Christmas? I love everything. The baking, the decorating, Christmas movies, shopping for the perfect gift. My absolute favorite thing is to watch my kids get SO EXCITED about Christmas and all the activities.
Favorite color: Purple
Anything else your SS needs to know: I am a very easy person to buy for, I promise!
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, travel, watching an embarrassing amount of TV
Things you love: I'm a huge make-up fan, love trying fun lip gloss and other products. I like delicate or small earrings, love long necklaces, long scarves, most travel-themed things. We really enjoy table top games/board games that can be played as a couple or with a group of friends. I love my dogs - a Cairn and a Wheaten terrier.
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Alcohol or wine (we kind of have an abundance right now) Most things with fragrance (like candles, potpourri, strong scented lotions) - aside from vanilla, I'm kind of sensitive to a lot of perfumed stuff Nail polish - I have an insane amount, and rarely find time to use it
Favorite thing about Christmas? This is going to totally contradict my last answer, but the smells! The cinnamon and peppermint and fir trees and chocolate and baked goods and mulled wine and family dinners and crisp outdoor air. Also, I love snuggling up by the fire to watch a good Christmas movie. And let's be real...the food. So many goodies!
Favorite color: I'm really in to gray right now. And teal.
Anything else your SS needs to know: Just a big thanks! I love SS
Hobbies: running/fitness, drinking, food, travel. Pretty much all things I am at least partially sidelined from due to pregnancy, lol.
Things I love: being outside, good books (fiction or nonfiction), beer, wine, cheese, salty snack foods, artsy or design-y things (modern), kitchen gadgets
Would not be so excited to receive: lotion, candles, jewelry, knick knacks, hats and scarves
Favorite thing about Christmas: Xmas tree smell, food, booze, spending time with family
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, home decorating, baking
Things you love: Family activities (movie nights, board games, baking cookies), hot chocolate, chocolate+caramel anything
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Coffee and alcohol (I don't drink these), nail stuff (my "me time" is going out to get this done every few weeks), dolphin leggings (I already have some and they are deliciously soft and hilariously awesome, TYVM), perfume (I don't wear it but I like scented lotion) .
Favorite thing about Christmas? The smells (pine trees, cinnamon, spiced cider), baking/candy making, family activities and traditions.
Favorite color: I don't really have one.
Anything else your SS needs to know: I'm so excited about this SS thing. I promise to love anything you buy!
Things you love: -quirky, fun, colors, patterns, and prints. I don't do neutrals; the louder the better. Jewelry.
Things you would not be so excited to receive: -any bath products or lotions. I hate candles. Lipgloss.
Favorite thing about Christmas? -Christmas ornaments and lights
Favorite color: -decorating: Maroon and green, accessories and just in general: pink
Anything else your SS needs to know: - I live in TX and it's warm here so I don't need any super cold weather things, but I do love lightweight scarves. I work part time from home so I don't need any stuff for a desk and work (calendars, frames, etc).
ETA: I have sensitivity for earring metals and can only wear sterling silver or 14k gold. Other jewelry (bracelets, necklaces) are fine in any metal.
Hobbies/Interests: working out (Crossfit), reading novels
Things you love: chocolate, books (especially mysteries - I recently started reading some Agatha Christie mysteries and I'm hooked), musicals, Doctor Who
Things you would not be so excited to receive: anything scented, makeup/lotion, alcohol, ETA: also coffee and nail polish.
Favorite thing about Christmas? Watching people open their presents, most Christmas music (which is forbidden outside of December)
Favorite color: Red? I don't really have one, but I prefer dark rich colors like forest green while generally avoiding pastels.
Anything else your SS needs to know: I'm allergic to almonds.
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking, wine, reading, watching tv, a minimal amount of exercise, travel, making spreadsheets. I like makeup and candles. Are these hobbies?
What I would not be excited to get: B&B lotions or shower gels in random scents, scarves, jewelry, nail polish.
Favorite color: Black, or green
Favorite part of Christmas: Everything!! I love Christmas! We are moving into our new house this week, so I can't wait for our first Christmas in a house.
ETA: I recently moved from Chicago to Alabama. I'm a Green Bay Packer fan. I loooove caramel anything, especially if it has sea salt and chocolate with it. Ok that's it.
Where did you move? I am also a northern transplant to AL.
Things you love: Wine, coffee, books, monogrammed things, yummy things from your hometown, small luxuries I wouldn't buy for myself, statement earrings, fun clutch purses
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Anything scented, lotions/makeup/perfume (I have eczema and these make it flare up), hair clips (my hair is super-fine and I can never get anything to stay), anything teeth related (when you are a dentist EVERYONE buys you that kind of stuff!), nail stuff (I never, ever do my fingernails)
Favorite thing about Christmas? Fairy lights in the house, Caramini and my H excited about their Advent calendars, selecting gifts and watching people unwrap them, the Angel trees we do
Favorite color: Green, but I wear mostly grey and black
Anything else your SS needs to know: I am a New England girl in the deep south. I love Duke Basketball. We have a new puppy. I am always cold.
Things you love: Black tea, books, good food, baths, being a Yankee in this southern town, silence, being warm.
Things you would not be so excited to receive: vanilla anything, strongly scented anything, sports related anything, knick nacks, lotion, lip gloss (except chap stick),
Favorite thing about Christmas? watching my kids open gifts, collecting ornaments, sweets
Favorite color: purple, black, green, blue. Basically anything other than yellow.
Anything else your SS needs to know: I am pretty unfashionable but I'm starting to make more of an effort. I've been trying to look for neat necklaces/accessories to tie things together. I'm a mmm sheep. Thank you in advance!
Things you love: Harry Potter, owls, dark chocolate, fuzzy socks, The Walking Dead,games, salted caramel...
Things you would not be so excited to receive: I have psoriasis so anything skin related is bad for me. I also get a headache from most candles.
Favorite thing about Christmas? Say what, now? I am a CHRISTMAS FANATIC. I love everything from the music to the decorating to the selecting of gifts. LOVE.IT.ALL.
Favorite color: Purple and/or blue
Anything else your SS needs to know: I made a wish list because I feel stressed out if the person I have doesn't have one. Please know I will love anything you choose to send me regardless of whether it on that list or mentioned here.
Post by oceanstbride on Oct 27, 2015 14:17:09 GMT -5
Hobbies/Interests: Shopping, baking, traveling, decorating our new home, craft projects
Things you love: Handmade things (jewelry, food, art), beer, wine, anything personalized/monogrammed, bracelets, notecards/stationery, LL Bean, all things coastal/New England
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Coffee, candles
Favorite thing about Christmas? I believe Christmas is MY holiday (it's also my birthday on Christmas Day). I really love everything about the holiday. I love decorating, baking, friends/family gatherings, finding the "perfect gift" for everyone, and wrapping. It's our first Christmas in our new home, so it will be fun finding the perfect spot for all of our decorations this year. DS will be 2.5 this Christmas, so I think it will be really fun to experience Christmas through him.
Favorite color: Navy, green
Anything else your SS needs to know: I'm not picky at all and will love whatever I open up . Thanks!
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, wine, movies, bad 90's/early 2000's music and movies, wine (again)
Things you love: wine, books, scarves and hats, movies, local products (jams, chocolate, etc from your town, etc), puzzles especially of real locations
Things you would not be so excited to receive: lotions and bath stuff
Favorite thing about Christmas? Being cozy, spending time with family, decorating, doing wintery stuff.
Favorite color: yellow, orange, purple, pink, blue. Ive been obsessed with navy lately.
Anything else your SS needs to know: First winter in a mountain town, so if you're from someplace cold too, any tips/faves would be awesome!
Hobbies/Interests: Philadelpia Eagles Fan/Rutgers, currently trying to work out more by running on treadmill and doing yoga/pilates on demand three to four days a week
Things you love: My three girls Chocolate, books, stationary, coffee (DD), peanut m&m's, shoes,
Things you would not be so excited to receive: lotions and anything smelly
Favorite thing about Christmas? Christmas morning with my kids, followed by all the cookies that I bake!
Hobbies/Interests: I don't really have a hobby. I'm VERY slowly learning how to sew (very simple things). I love live music more than anything in the whole world, so concerts are pretty much my happy place.
Things you love: Good music, sea salted caramel, the color blue, scarves, lilacs and tulips, dainty jewelry (silver toned), bonfires, baking, organizing and containerizing things, curling up on the couch and binge watching tv.
Things you would not be so excited to receive: Coffee - I don't drink it (or tea, really). Smelly lotion.
Favorite thing about Christmas?: Twinkle lights. I would leave my tree up with twinkle lights year round if my husband had no say in the matter. But also, pretty much everything (minus the actual winter weather). The music, the movies, the sparkle of fresh fallen snow, the smell of fir trees and cinnamon, cookies!
Favorite color: All shades of blue, teal/tuquoise
Anything else your SS needs to know: I'm pretty easy to please and rarely buy stuff for myself, so anything you get me would be a treat! Anything on my wishlist is totally just a guide, not anything I must have!
Where did you move? I am also a northern transplant to AL.
Huntsville! Where are you??
The 'Ham. Welcome to AL.
It's better than you think.
(LOL. That is like the worst state slogan ever. Seriously, though, we have found our little niche here with a little blue group of friends in a big red state!)
Things you love: rum, tequila/margaritas, wine, baked goods, anything mid century modern, nail polish, organization devices, lists, coffee, chocolate (especially with peanut butter!), hockey (capitals), football/VT Hokies
Things you would not be so excited to receive: lotions (I never remember to put them on..)
Favorite thing about Christmas? Decorating, the excitement and shopping for other people!
Favorite color: red and gray
Anything else your SS needs to know: no allergies, I'm sure I'll love whatever you come up with!!
Post by bugandbibs on Oct 27, 2015 17:18:19 GMT -5
Hobbies/Interests: sewing, watching tv, diy
Things you love: diet coke, monograms, totes/bags, lip gloss, beauty products, scarves, peanut butter, collectable spoons, organization and being comfortable.
Things you would not be so excited to receive: coffee, candles, jewelry, things I have to dust.
Favorite thing about Christmas? Ornaments!
Favorite color: PURPLE! Grey, teal
Anything else your SS needs to know: I love surprises and local stuff. I have tan skin, black hair and carmel colored eyes. I hate the color orange. I'm not good at putting myself first and have a hard time spending money on myself.
share.memebox.com/x/uKhKaZmemebox referal code for 20% off! DD1 "J" born 3/2003 DD2 "G" born 4/2011 DS is here! "H" born 2/2014 m/c#3 1-13-13 @ 9 weeks m/c#2 11-11-12 @ 5w2d I am an extended breastfeeding, cloth diapering, baby wearing, pro marriage equality, birth control lovin', Catholic mama.
Hobbies/Interests: Running (although not currently doing any of that), card-making/paper crafting (not scrapbooking), reading and listening to audiobooks, drinking wine (also not currently doing any of that), Titanic history, laying around and being comfortable, trivia, inappropriate jokes, getting my nails done as a treat
Things you love: lazy brunch, beautiful stationary and blank cards, fall and winter, maps, pajamas, being organized, soft serve ice cream, unique home décor items
Things you would not be so excited to receive: bath products or lotions
Favorite thing about Christmas? Giving gifts, the music, seasonal foods and yummy smells, Christmas lights
Favorite color: Blue
Anything else your SS needs to know: I’m not very fashionable and spend approximately 10 seconds/day on my hair and make –up, although I like spending more time when I can. I’m due Feb 7 with baby #2, DD is 17 months. I’m a SAHM, but I’m also a nurse and I work a couple of times/month.
Hobbies/Interests: cooking, wine, flowers, reality (smutty) tv
Things you love: wine, infinity scarf, gloves or mittens, hard candy, hand lotion, jewelry, stationary, monogramed or personalized things, champagne or prosecco, preppy/nautical items, cute notepads, vodka drinks - bloodymarys, dirty martinis or moscow mules. Citrus flavored or scented items, Tervis tumblers, blue cheese stuffed olives, Christmas ornaments
Things you would not be so excited to receive:anything vanilla or perfumey, tea, chocolate, nail polish
Favorite thing about Christmas? Christmas trees, Christmas music, family time