I feel like the trends of what I receive from year to year tends to reflect a lot of significant things about my life and relationships with others as time goes on (and, in my opinion, is quite depressing)...

• parents
  • $750 in American Express gift certificates
  • dark grey wool MUJI convertible gloves
  • MUJI notebooks of various shapes and sizes
  • MUJI pens
  • family pack of Orbit wintermint gum
  • a large mesh bag
  • Coleman air mattress pump that you can plug into your car
  • Coleman propane grill stove
  • long lighters
  • stainless steel grill utensils
  • weird compact spice holder thing
  • LED lantern
  • a plethora of SmartWool socks
  • Xbox 360 (for the basement TV)
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops for Xbox 360 (yes, a second one...)
  • Nike running sneakers
  • week long snowboarding vacation in New Hampshire
• grandparents (Drewes side)
  • $150
• grandparents (Macaluso side)
  • $50
• aunt Lisa & uncle Kenny
  • $150
• aunt Angie & uncle Gary
  • $20 Dunkin Donuts gift card
• uncle John
  • $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card
• Donna & Laura
  • $40
  • $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card
  • my first annotated copy of George Orwell's 1984 that Ms. Ryan has secretly been keeping possession of for the past several years