01. NIKON D70 SLR DIGITAL CAMERA
My husband and his mother bought me this camera last Christmas and it was the biggest surprise, because I had already had a really wonderful Christmas, so I was totally not expecting it.  I cried like a baby when I got it.

02. NIKON N80 SLR FILM CAMERA
I received this camera three X-Mas’s ago.  I had been drooling over a NIKON camera forever, and Todd and his mother bought me this one.  I love it and it takes beautiful pictures.

03. DIAMOND STUD EARRINGS
Todd surprised me last Christmas with diamond earrings.  I had not asked for any, so it was a complete shocker when I opened them.

04. ANTIQUE FLOOR MIRROR MADE FROM AN OLD PORCH DOOR
I had been eyeing this mirror forever at my favorite Primitive store.  Everytime I would go to buy it, I would say “I better not, Todd will kill me.”  When I finally decided to say “Screw It” and go buy it, it had a SOLD sticker on it when I got there…I cried when I got in the car and cursed myself the whole way home for not buying it sooner.  A couple weeks later, while at my mom’s for Christmas, when we were all done opening presents, my mom said “I think there is one more gift out in the garage” - it was the mirror.  She was the one that had bought it.  It completely floored me!

05. IPOD MINI
On top of the new Nikon Digital Camera and the diamond earrings last year, Todd got me my IPOD Mini - that man was totally a saint last year at Christmas time.  Of course, he uses the IPOD as much as I do.

06. MY FIRST CAR
When I turned 16, my parents bought me a little red Nissan Sentra.  This was the best gift, because it was the gift of FREEDOM!  It was a stick shift, so I had to learn how to drive a stick, but man, there were a lot of memories in that car!

07. KINGS DOWN PILLOW-TOP BED
Todd and I’s wedding gift from my parents was the most comfortable bed ever made.  It was a king-sized, Kings Down, pillow top bed set.  It has made many a morning very hard to wake up!!!

08. BABY FURNITURE
Todd’s mother paid for half of Kaiden’s bedroom set and paid for ALL of Ashton’s bedroom set, including the crib.  They were such nice gifts and my kids are damn lucky to have such nice furniture in their rooms!

09. MY ENGAGEMENT RING
My engagement ring is gorgeous and is an antique family heirloom.  It was my Great-Grandmother’s ring, which was left to my Grandmother, which was given to my Mother, who gave it to me.  I was in love with this ring the first time I ever laid eyes on it.  It is white gold, with a 1.25 ct, miner’s cut diamond with daisies etched into the gold on both sides of the diamond.  I had to get it cut off after Ashton was born due to swelling fingers, and will have it fixed when I lose weight.

10. MONEY
Who does not like getting money as a gift?  I have gotten money from my parents as gifts, from Todd’s mom as gifts, from old bosses as gifts - it was all appreciated and spent quickly!

What are the best gifts you have ever gotten?