Kanyon71

We shop at Best Buy, Wal Mart, Target, BB&B and then places like Walgreens/CVS for small stuff.

Fried, we did it for the first time last year and it was the best turkey I've ever had. I'm not a huge fan of turkey but once it was injected with a butter garlic sauce and deep fried it was so juicy and had so much flavor.

All XBox 360 HDs are added on the outside. They attach to the side of the unit and are easily changed.

Dynex is Best Buys in-house brand, I have the 37" Version of it bought it last year on BF. All in all I would pay the extra $100 and get the Samsung but that's just my opinion. I think the Samsung line of products is better in general they normally have a brighter and somewhat sharper picture. My major complaint about the Dynex is the sound, it's not very loud and lacks bass outside of that though it's been a pretty good TV.

Usually shorts, t-shirt and a fleece pull over for the night, it gets chilly here in FL sometimes LOL

No problem at all, glad I could be of some assistance.

They make these large vinyl scenes that you can apply to walls for Christmas I've seen a few different ones. Like one is Santa, a fireplace a tree you know the typical room setup. You could apply one of those (they are big and long meant to be a full sized wall size) and then spruce it u more with garland and lights to set it off even better.

The only difference in the Pro and Elite will be the black case and a larger hard drive. I don't see anything in the package to make it worth the added as there is no other hardware difference in the two. I'm going to be in the market to replace my current Xbox 360 (month after they came out and starting to have dvd issues) and will most likely go with the Elite BUT ONLY because the black color fits the rest of my electronics better. If they had the Pro in black I would buy that one instead. As for the cables that come with it you caqn pick up a good HDMI cable from like Amazon for $5 or $6 (I've bought 4 of them) so that's of little value to you. I would suggest that you do use HDMI simply for the fact that it's a single cable solution for you then. Hope this was of some help

Looks to be only the Guitar bundle.

The last time we where out of town for BF it was visiting my family back in Michigan so we just did BF shopping there, left the presents for there and bought a couple extra big suitcases to put he other stuff in.

Bring on the recipe, I'm a big mashed potato person. I make loaded mashed often, everyone I make them for ends up hooked on them. :)

To be honest I think it's which you prefer, I have all three current consoles. The 360 has had reliability issues but I've also had mine for some time with few issues, I think the 360 has a better online community for the moment, the PS3 has the built in Blu-Ray player which to me is a great thing, the graphics capability of it are just now coming into bloom so games for it will start looking even better. I would take a look at the games and even used game prices and availability in your area and all being equal just pick the one you like more. I honestly like how the PS3 looks in entertainment center far more than I do my 360.

I got an email earlier from Compusa Stores (if there any left in your area) that they have them for $40 or free with the coupon. It says it's an in-store only sale for it.

We have Rock Band 2 and had Rock Band 1, we play it quite often. From what I've seen so far GH:WT is a little better for Guitar but not as good as RB2 for Drums, both are about he same for Vocal. RB2 has FAR more downloadable content available for it which means more songs. You can also pick up a used RB1 and import all the songs from it into RB2. Both games can use the instruments from the other so if you decide to get one full set you can always pick up the other game disc only.

Just in case anyone wants them here is the actual Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. You can grab it right from their website for free. NEIMAN-MARCUS Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients # 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened # 1 cup light brown sugar # 3 tablespoons granulated sugar # 1 large egg # 2 teaspoons vanilla extract # 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour # 1/2 teaspoon baking powder # 1/2 teaspoon baking soda # 1/2 teaspoon salt # 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder # 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds) 2. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds. 3. In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips. 4. Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie. Yield: 2 dozen cookies I have other recipes but I have to dig through some boxes to find them. Maybe I will do so this weekend. :) Everyone else keep them coming I've grabbed a few that sound really good.

We will have our ad's, energy drinks and snacks. Usually end up running out for some Starbucks at some point for a good pick me up. :)

I thought their card counted towards Rewards Zone? I don't have their CC so I could very well be wrong. :)

We will either be going to my in-laws or my mothers depending on if we move shortly. Either way I will most likely do much of the cooking, last year I did a fried turkey for the first time and it was the BEST turkey I've ever had. Most likely do that again for our turkey portion of the meal.

You could do a roasted duck, roasted salt/parm quartered potatoes, steamed fresh veggies and so forth. We normally just make a simple dinner for Christmas eve things like Lasagna, Roast Beef and such. I like todo a nice Christmas Day Brunch though, usually end up making a Gran Marinier French Toast, Chesse Baked Hashbrown Casserole, Eggs, Biscuits, Gravy, Sausage, Bacon, Canadian Bacon, Warm Maple Syrup and other condiments to go with it. This year I'm thinking about stuff the French Toast with an orange/cream cheese stuffing.

I was in BestBuy a couple weeks back and they had some Blu-Ray players for $229 can't remember the brand but I was tempted to pick it up for our bedroom.

We get it off as part of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Even if we didn't I would just use a vacation day. I usually try to save a week or more of vacation for Christmas so I can be home and not have to worry about anything. :)

None here. We're trying to figure out if we're going to be moving out of state soon. Once that's figured out I'm sure we'll start picking up things as we see them.

My wife and I, though last year we had my mother in-law and my brother in-law and they seem to be hooked now.

Wow it's hard to say, bought our Plasma 2 years ago and our LCD last year (though wouldn't mind a better one, we got the 37" dynex from BB) bought DW her Laptop last year, though I would like a MAC now but they never go on sale. I guess some Blu Ray movies and whatever other cool stuff we decide to buy for our families. Actually come to think of it we have been wanting a new stereo receiver and cd changer so maybe we will do that this year.

Either Land O' Lakes FL or Sterling Heights Mi, depending on where we end up this year. Best Buy seems to be our starting point every year. Hey I'm a guy and I like big boys toys what can I say. :)