1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift Bags are what it usually ends up with, but there's nothing I enjoy more than having a spread of beautiful wrapping paper, bows, and supplies and sitting down in front of a Christmas Movie and wrapping presents. I was the "Designated Wrapper" growing up cuz I loved it so much!
2. Real tree or artificial? I need to buy a new one, but I go with artificial. I like to have it up all of December and the real ones get all dead and ratty by then. Plus, my cats would eat the needles off a real one.
3. When do you put up your tree? I can't say I have a "traditional time". Growing up it was always the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but since being on my own it tends to vary.
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually after New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? Mmmm yes, but it is so horribly bad for you. Try it with a little Sprite/7-UP. It's not as heavy or filling, but still really yummy!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My bicycle when I was 7
7. Hardest person to buy for? My brothers...there are 6 of them and it would break the bank to buy them individual gifts, but it's hard to decide on something everyone would like.
8. Easiest person to buy for? I think I'm pretty easy to shop for. I'm not secretive about what I want the most, but also appreciative of anything I get.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? My family gave me one for Christmas last year. The one I had before that is missing the Baby Jesus because one of my cats stole off with it.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Umm I've never really done either. I'll email people around Christmas, but it's not like a set Christmas Card concept.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My first Christmas when I was married, my husband went to Victoria's Secret on his way home from work on Christmas Eve and bought me 3 bottles of bubble bath and 3 bottles of lotion. So what...like $100 on a 5 year supply of bath/lotion supplies?
12. Favorite Christmas movie? I L-O-V-E Christmas Movies...Unnaturally so. But I'd have to say that It's a Wonderful Life is my favorite. Second favorite would be the Claymation Rudolf movie.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually 3 weeks before Christmas. This year I think I'm doing gift card/cards so who knows.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Totally. People love getting Santa Clause candy dishes for their birthdays, you'd be surprised.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I love my family traditions, especially the Breakfast Casserole we'd have. Besides that I love all the baked goods. YUM!
16. Lights on the tree? Pre-lit trees are a Godsend. My last tree had multi-colored but I want to get one with white lites this time around.
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night...too many to name!
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? It used to be the split between my family and my ex's family. Now that family is all in Utah, it was stay at home last year. This year I'm going to visit family (well friends that I CONSIDER family) in Dallas. Ugh for holiday traffic I'm sure! :o(
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? There's Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen...Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blizten...But do you recall? The most famous reindeer of all (buduhbuhbuh) Rundolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer :o)
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning? I have a penchant for early present opening. I can't help it. If it's in front of me before Christmas Morning I'm opening it!
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crazy Shoppers
23. Favorite Ornament theme or color? I don't like overly busy decorating. Something simple and classic.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham and Funeral Potatoes
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I want a Digital Piano, but Santa/aka Myself can't afford it. So yah. Maybe some books and dvds and stuff.
