I'm notoriously hard to buy for since I usually go out and get what I need/want regardless of season. It irritates my Christmas-obsessed mother-in-law, but it's one of her few complaints about me.
What do I want? I want to be downstairs with the video camera when the boys come down to see all the toys around the tree. I want them to love to watch the train go around the based but know enough not to touch it. I want the fire going in the fireplace. I want my wife to be surprised with whatever I manage to find for her this year. And I want to sit comfortably on the couch with a cup of coffee while little boys play happily with new toys on the rug.
I want Christmas lunch/dinner at my in-laws to be fairly stress-free (which is difficult with 14 people - 6 of them kids - in a 1600 sqft house). I want my mother-in-law's strada for breakfast.
And I want my brother to have the best Christmas possible - which is a high hurdle indeed.
I don't need stuff. I want experiences. That's the best part of Christmas for me.
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