You know those emails filled with questions that you are supposed to answer and then forward to everybody plus the person that sent it to you? Yeah, that's was this is, only Christmasfied. My mother and sister, Amelia, sent it to me, but I decided to post my answers here rather than do the email route.
Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping paper unless it's a weird shape or I'm really running late and I need the gift wrapped quickly
Real tree or artificial?
Artificial
When do you put up the tree?
The week of Thanksgiving. I used to put it up after Thanksgiving, but now I do all my decorating before because I have the week off.
When do you take the tree down?
Usually after New Years. Unless we are starting back to school sooner.
Do you like eggnog?
NO!!!!!!!!
Favorite gift as a child?
How can I remember? I guess the Barbie Dream House I got one year. Two stories with not very many rooms, but you moved the cardboard wall to change what room it was. Need a bathroom? Move the wall and one appears. Plus it had a rooftop patio. Thought it was cool.
Hardest person to buy for?
Jason's dad and brothers
Easiest person to buy for?
My sisters. We make lists. Very easy. And, even though Kinlea doesn't make a list, she's still incredibly easy to buy for; it just depends on what phase she is in.
Do you have a Nativity scene?
Yes, one of my students got me one. I think it came from Dollar General, but who cares. I still put it up because it's the only one I have.
Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail.
Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
I must have blocked it from my mind because I honestly can't think of one.
Favorite Christmas movie?
Too many to choose! The Christmas Toy, Elf, A Christmas Story, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Christmas Classics.
When do you start shopping for Christmas?
November. I usually do the bulk of my shopping right around Thanksgiving. I like to be done before December starts.
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Mom's hashbrown casserole.
Lights on the tree? White lights or a solid color?
TONS of white lights on the main tree. White lights on the tabletop trees except for the one in the office. That tree is white, so I have white strands with red lights. Very cool.
Favorite Christmas song?
"Child in the Manger;" the Bing Crosby Hawaiian Christmas song (can't even begin to spell that); "Sleigh Ride;" "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
I'll take that one a step further and say that my two favorite Christmas albums are Michael W. Smith's Christmastime and Mercy Me's Christmas Sessions.
Travel at Christmas or stay at home?
I would LOVE for the answer to be stay at home but unfortunately we travel. We alternate between traveling to Mobile and traveling a not-too-far-but-still-getting-away-from-the-home distance to my uncle's home (Mom's brother). Maybe, just maybe, one day I'll get my wish of staying home ALL DAY on Christmas. Hint. Hint.
Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?
Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen.
Angel on the tree top or star?
Neither. Welcome to 2008.
Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Christmas morning. But, Jason and I started a tradition of getting each other pajamas for Christmas. Those we open on Christmas Eve so that the next morning we are wearing our pjs in all our pictures.
Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
People forget the true meaning of Christmas and get really cranky, too busy worrying about getting the best price, or getting to the store the fastest. Blugh. I do not like how Christmas has become in the USA.
Favorite ornament theme or color?
If you've been to my house you understand that I cannot possibly answer this question. I like too many themes.
What do you have for Christmas dinner?
Depends on where we are at. So, for now, I'll post the only dinner I've ever known, since this will be my first Christmas with Jason's family. Ham, fried turkey, hashbrown casserole, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, rolls, gravy, sometimes stuffing, chicken and dumplings, pecan pie, chocolate pie, and tons of chocolate candy.
What do you want for Christmas this year?
Movies, a potato ricer from Williams-Sonoma, books.
Who is most likely to respond to this?
My mother and Amelia would have been the only ones and they've already done it, so I say nobody. But if you do, you can post it in your blog and send me the link in the comments section or you can copy and paste this into your email and email me.
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