Borrowed from blackbird....
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
wrapping paper, most assuredly. generally recycled from whatever we received last year. occasionally cloth bags.
2. Real tree or artificial?
real. so long as i can convince my parents and find one that's not sprayed (my mom is allergic)
3. When do you put up the tree?
well, now that i dont live at home, as soon as i get there and convince the fam that we still need one.
4. When do you take the tree down?
sometime around new years. i believe these questions are better applied to christmas lights, as my family does that with or without me. christmas lights go on on St. Nick's day (dec. 6) and go off bit by bit starting on new years.
5. Do you like eggnog?
i love eggnog. real, store bought, fat free, whatever. eggnog icecream.... mmmmmm
6. Favorite gift received as a child?
hmmm.... i believe that would be a tie between my addy doll (which i helped pay for and received at the same time as a faaabuuulous black and silver sparkly dress that i still wear for dress up parties) and my doll house with all its little tiny pieces of furniture.
7. Do you have a nativity scene?
we have a mexican tin one, tiny and wrapped in tissue paper, that i always put up because it's beautiful. christmas is not a religious holiday in my household.
8. Hardest person to buy for?
dad and brother, about equally. dad this year. i don't want to buy any more fishing lures or ties.
9. Easiest person to buy for?
krb. i always find a million things for her.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
some of the aunts have been known to send awful clothing.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards?
mail. not very many - mostly i send thank you notes that serve the same updating people on my life purpose.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
oh, i don't know.... the claymation christmas special, i believe.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
depends. whenever i starts seeing things that are perfect. i love buying presents, but they have to jump out at me as the perfect gift for a person, which means that i still end up doing much shopping in the days before christmas for those people who haven't yet been found.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
maybe as a white elephant....
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
cranberry orange relish. and satsumas. and the tamales i make with my mom.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
colored. many of them.
17. Favorite Christmas song?
the holly and the ivy, silent night, i like a lot of them....
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home?
the only time i've spent christmas away from home was when n was in the hopsital. it was the first night he got to spend outside of his hospital bed. we all stayed at the family house across the street and my dad made him laugh by blowing raspberries on his stomach.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?
yes. i might have to sing it though.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
we actually having a shepherdess. she's vaguely witchlike and has a sparkly purple skirt... i believe my mom traded from her back when she still did craft fairs.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
christmas eve is generally uncle tim's box, everything else christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
decorations/sales/songs before thanksgiving. crushing crowds. twelve days of christmas at the family/friends christmas eve party. and having to explain what i'm doing to every adult there.
23. What I love most about Christmas?
Finding the perfect present for someone. Decorating. Christmas carols. Going to krb's on christmas afternoon for quiddler and small children. family christmas walk at the beach. making tamales. too many things. i love the holidays.
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