Christmas Questionnaire

A friend sent me this Christmas questionnaire so I posted my answers here:


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags??
Paper! It's much more fun!


2. Real tree or artificial?
Real trees smell and look good, but I like the artificial because they're not as messy and a lot less expensive.

3. When you put your tree up??
as soon as i can after thanksgiving.


4. When do you take the tree down??
Usually New Year's Day.


5. Do you like eggnog??
Not really. I usually have only a small taste on Christmas Day.


6. Favorite gift received as a child??
One year I got the My Little Pony barn, and then for my birthday I got the castle!


7. Hardest person to buy for??
My Dad.


8. Easiest person to buy for??
My Mom. You can't go wrong with a Cafe Rio gift card, towels, or Fiesta Ware dishes.


9. Do you have a nativity scene??
I now have 2 thanks to Tony :)

10. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards??
I'm a fan of Christmas cards.


11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received??
I wouldn't say it was the worst, but I was pretty embarrassed when I had a package of underwear in my stocking when I was a kid.


12. Favorite Christmas Movie??
Oh wow there's a few: "Holiday Inn", "Charlie Brown Christmas", the first "Home Alone" movie, "The Grinch" (cartoon)


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas??
Very soon after Thanksgiving.


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present??
Ummm...I plead the 5th on that one.


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas??
Oh gosh. I love homemade sugar cookies; my mom makes these yummy snacks - a black olive, a little smokey and a cube of cheddar cheese together on a toothpick.

16. Lights on the tree??
Yes - I prefer clear (white) lights on a Christmas tree.


17. Favorite Christmas song??
It's a hymn - "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home??
I've never traveled for Christmas so I don't know; but I imagine I'd rather be at home. I tend to avoid stressful situations and I think traveling at Christmas would be very stressful.


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's??
(sings the song in my head) Yup.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star??
A star.


21. Open the presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas mornings??
My mom always let us open one on Christmas Eve which was usually jammies.


22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year??
No money.


23. What theme or color do you decorate in??
I'd say it's pretty "classic" Christmas.

24. Favorite thing to have for Christmas dinner??
Honey Baked Ham!!! and Christmas potatoes (or funeral potatoes; you know, the ones with the corn flakes on top)


25. What do you want for Christmas this year??
A gift certificate for a couple of massages (hint to my hubby....)



Merry Christmas everyone!