Calling all Christmas Elves!!

pixiedust84

So here's the scoop... Fi and I are going to Fi's family's house for Thanksgiving. We're doing Christmas with my family then heading off to vacation with his family the day after Christmas. So because they don't want to carry Christmas presents on the plane and because Fi's brother and sis-in-law can't get together again before Christmas they all decided that we should do Christmas at Thanksgiving.

Fi and I are heading to Tucson next Friday to visit my cousins and getting back the day before Thanksgiving. This means that we have to have all gifts for his family bought, wrapped and ready to go in a week!!!! Help!

I need gift suggestions... what do you guys get for your in laws? We usually do a date night for Fi's brother/sis-in-law but feel like that gets less cool when you do it year after year. What are good gifts that you've done??

Thanks :-)

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I always get Ben's parents candy.  A nice, 1 or 2 lb box of See's chocolates usually is a hit.  That is, if they like chocolate Which Ben's parents do.

His mom is really crafty and loves to decorate - so for her, gifts like seasonal decorations or Christmas ornaments are great.  His dad is really into sports, so anything he can hang up in his man-cave-bar works well.

SCBojangles1138

Hmmm...I'm either a crafty person, or a give them something specific kind of person so I may not be much help. Although I will say I always do pick and "angel tree kid" and go all out - my FFIL and FMIL love it when I do one in their honor. Or maybe a date night in a box - I mean like a date night at home for the two of them? Wine, gift certificate to some place they can order "to go", candles, and a movie?

Yeah I'm really that unoriginal...

slubkin

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[QUOTE]I always get Ben's parents candy.  A nice, 1 or 2 lb box of See's chocolates usually is a hit.  That is, if they like chocolate :) Which Ben's parents do.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
MMM See's.  There's a store a block from my office.  There's also a Godiva store.  I hate working in the Financial district sometimes.  When I take my daily lunchtime brisk walk, I walk past both of them.

zippityb

I ask them what they want and then buy that for them.

pixiedust84

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[QUOTE]I ask them what they want and then buy that for them.
Posted by zippityb[/QUOTE]

haha - that's nice and simple! Fi's parents never tell us and say "Ohh we don't need anything." But then we totally want to get them something and his brother does so we can't not. Oy vey.

Thanks for the suggestions girls. I think a date night for his parents is a great idea - then I can do something else for his Brother.

kd.joseph

Maybe start an Elfster account for your family.

pixiedust84

Is a framed engagement picture too lame and narcissistic?

pixiedust84

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[QUOTE]Maybe start an Elfster account for your family.
Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

That's a good idea - I've never used Elfster before!

zippityb

No. We did that last year.

pixiedust84

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[QUOTE]No. We did that last year.
Posted by zippityb[/QUOTE]

Excellent. Check!

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]Is a framed engagement picture too lame and narcissistic?
Posted by pixiedust84[/QUOTE]

I know that my parents and Ben's parents would both really enjoy a framed engagement picture.

shaydenise

Well, we're gifting our parents a wedding album, so if an engagement photo is narcissistic I don't what to know what people think of us lol.

pixiedust84

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[QUOTE]Well, we're gifting our parents a wedding album, so if an engagement photo is narcissistic I don't what to know what people think of us lol.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]

Haha - well a wedding album totally makes sense. It's a big event :-) Engagement pics are just sort of for fun!

zippityb

Sadly, our engagement pics were some of few pics of H and I that weren't taken in a bar/brewery/with a drink in our hands.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]Well, we're gifting our parents a wedding album, so if an engagement photo is narcissistic I don't what to know what people think of us lol.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]

Yeah we are doing the same for our Mom's, and I got a free one from shutterfly for taking a survey, so its cheap too.

And this post just totally went to another world, and I was quoting someone by the name of Sea something. Weird.

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Calling all Christmas Elves!! : I know that my parents and Ben's parents would both really enjoy a framed engagement picture.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>That's what we got ALL the parents last year. </div>

NIKIKRUISE

For your FI's  b/sil what about a cooking class they can take together? I think these are really cute--if they are into that. you could get them a giftcard to the place and they could schedule it when they want....that's a nice night out thats pretty unique!

pixiedust84

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[QUOTE]For your FI's  b/sil what about a cooking class they can take together? I think these are really cute--if they are into that. you could get them a giftcard to the place and they could schedule it when they want....that's a nice night out thats pretty unique!
Posted by NIKIKRUISE[/QUOTE]

That's a really cute idea. That would totally be a good fit for them too. Thanks!