Getting to know you X-mas style!!!!

[bichonlvr]

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know people....

'Tis the Season to be NICE!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, but this X-mas might be bags!

2. Real tree or artificial? Real!!!

3. When do you put up the tree? Wish it was up! My honey says it is too early....so next weekend!!!

4. When do you take the tree down? This year, right before we get hitched...oh heck maybe right after!!! It will be our first fight as a married couple!!!

5. Do you like eggnog? NOOOOOO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I got stuff for my Cabbage Patch kids....come on you 80's people!!!!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, but it is at my parents and it is OLD!!!

8. Hardest person to buy for? My brother!

9. Easiest person to buy for? Allen or my sister, I guess I know them soo well!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Oh my I got this ugly @ss black angle statue from a student.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail But this year it will be New Year's cards with the wedding announcement!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? ALL OF THEM!!!!!!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When I see something someone might like!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure...hasn't everyone????

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's appitizers

16. Colored or clear lights? Clear on the house and colored on the tree

17. Favorite Christmas song? Hey Santa :) or rockin around the Christmas tree...or Feliz Navidad!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel to wherever my family is...but this year, my new family will be home with me....

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Oh man I hope sooo.I for sure know the dwarfs!!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Santa baby...oh good X-mas song!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One Christmas Eve and the rest Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The mall being packed!!!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family and finding cool gifts people will love!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Kirby]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. My best friend and I have wrapping parties. Any other time of the year I use bags though.

2. Real tree or artificial? Real! I don't think I have ever had a fake tree.

3. When do you put up the tree? Sometime around the beginning of Dec.

4. When do you take the tree down? My dad always wanted to take it down a day or two after Christmas. FH and I will probably keep it up until New Years if it's not dying by then.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes! Yummm.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Stuff like bikes and rollerblades. (although it sucked not being able to use them for months due to snow)

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My best girl friend. We like the same stuff.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? None that stick out.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The old cartoon version of The Grinch, Bad Santa, Elf, Christmas Vacation

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? A few weeks or days before Christmas. I'm bad like that.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey. I hate when people decide to make a ham instead. Blech.

16. Colored or clear lights? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, All I Want for Christmas is You, Feliz Navidad

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? If I sing the Rudolph song!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star!

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both usually.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Driving in snow, and being cold.

23. What I love most about Christmas? The spirit and festivities.

[PNS777]

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know people....

'Tis the Season to be NICE!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I love to wrap :heart:

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial lol

3. When do you put up the tree? We already have it up :whoohoo:

4. When do you take the tree down? Probably around New Years

5. Do you like eggnog? I LOVE EGGNOG

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Probably all my barbies and Hot wheels lol

7. Do you have a nativity scene? My grandma does

8. Hardest person to buy for? My Sister!!

9. Easiest person to buy for? My Brother

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Candy lol j/k IDK

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail them

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? National Lampoons, Miracle On 34th Street, Santa Clause Etc... I love them all!!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When we have the money lol thats about 5 days before Christmas

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Probably

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's appitizers

16. Colored or clear lights? I love colored I think it makes it look very pretty

17. Favorite Christmas song? Little Drummer Boy, Santa Baby

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay @ Home. All my family is here

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? lol I'll try but don't laugh. Rudolph dasher omg I can't remember haha

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? All presents on Christmas Eve @ Grandmas house & If there are any on Christmas Day

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Debt lol

23. What I love most about Christmas? Being with my family I love everything about Christmas :heart:

Merry Christmas everyone!

[KMS]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I love to wrap and decorate with pretty bows and ribbon.

2. Real tree or artificial? real, all the way!!

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually at the end of November/beginning of December, but I'm sure when we get our own place it will be up right after Thanksgiving!

4. When do you take the tree down? beginning of January...maybe...i know that's horrible!

5. Do you like eggnog? Oh yes!!

6. Favorite gift received as a child? this barbie camper w/ a hot pink barbie car, it was awesome. I had that thing for years!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Not one of my own

8. Hardest person to buy for? Chad's dad

9. Easiest person to buy for? Chad

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? some nascar stuff. Hahaha ME? - Nascar...I so don't think so

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. I love getting old fashioned snail mail!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Prancer

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? a few weeks before even though I always say I'll start early

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I'm sure I have

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? IDK, neither one of our families cook very well, I look forward to making Pannetone french toast for the family on Christmas morning though

16. Colored or clear lights? white lights are perfect

17. Favorite Christmas song? Baby, It's Cold Outside...maybe? I always have a different favorite

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I prefer to stay at home, that's part of Christmas to me

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? no...I just tried. lol

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? always an angel...nothing else will do

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? either one gift on christmas eve or the stocking, the rest on christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? all of the commercialization, it's such a big money maker it's disgusting

23. What I love most about Christmas? I don't know! I just get a wonderful loving feeling during this time of year. All the lights are pretty too.

[WBandMe]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, definitely

2. Real tree or artificial? fake. I've never had real so I guess I can't judge, but I like fake.

3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving week because its the only time im home from school

4. When do you take the tree down? after new years day

5. Do you like eggnog? ick, not at all

6. Favorite gift received as a child? my "baby born" that i'd wanted for sooo long...even came with a wicker bassinet (er, i dont know how to spell that)

7. Do you have a nativity scene? nope

8. Hardest person to buy for? my dad, sooo hard

9. Easiest person to buy for? my mom

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? my mom a couple of years ago bought me all this jewelry that i'd NEVER wear, and i think she planned it that way...because she ended up keeping it and i didnt even get replacement gifts ;-)

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail, but I'm thinking about not sending them this year. No one sends them back!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? beginning of nov.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? not that i remember

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? nothing in particular..just food lol

16. Colored or clear lights? white

17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? yep, but i had to sit and count on my hands while i sang them lol

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? we have an angel now, but FH decided we want a star once we have our own tree

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? the scrooges! I don't know why people can't just relax and let the rest of us enjoy it

23. What I love most about Christmas? Oh, all of it. It's magical to me. Man, that sounds cheesy. I'm serious though!

[SouthernQueenBride]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper with really pretty bows!!

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? We have been planning on putting it up this week ... but it looks like it might go up next week.

4. When do you take the tree down? A day or two after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? NOOOOOO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I remember flipping out when I got a "New Kids of the Block" themed Christmas gifts: all the dolls, a watch, those HUGE buttons, and a sleeping bag! I was soooo in love with NKTOB!!!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes ... I got it for my first Christmas in college!

8. Hardest person to buy for? No one ... we don't do gifts in my family, we do the charity thing for Christmas.

9. Easiest person to buy for? The kids that we pick off the angel tree! It is sooo much fun to buy for children, especially the little girls! They have the cutest "princess" stuff!!!

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? One time a guy that I had been dating for over 2 years gave me a board game for Christmas! I gave him an expensive watch and a heartfelt card ... I got the game of Cranium and it wasn't even wrapped!!!! AS IF!

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? I have never done Christmas cards ... but the plan is for NEXT Christmas to do the ones with our picture on them and MAIL them.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story - I love me some Ralphie

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually after we get our "angel".

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure...hasn't everyone????

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My grandmama's homemade dressing!

16. Colored or clear lights? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? "Christmas in Dixie" by Alabama... my daddy used to sing that song every year, it was his favorite!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home ... luckily all of my family is close by --- but we will probably travel to south GA on Christmas Eve to see Brandon's Family.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Oh man I hope sooo.I for sure know the dwarfs!! (Hehehe - I am going with Megans' answer here!)

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The mall being packed!!!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Having TIME OFF OF WORK, the Christmas Program/Music at Church, spending time with family and seeing all the decorations around town

:candycane:Merry Christmas everyone!:candycane:

[ikkin510]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, I hate gift bags!

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial. My asthma does not allow for us to have a real tree unfortunatly. So I just go to my ILs every now and then and enjoy theirs

3. When do you put up the tree? DH says either Friday or Saturday it will get put up! We try to do it right around December 1st.

4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever Steve makes me. If it was up to me I'd keep it up all year round and decorate it for each holiday.

5. Do you like eggnog? No

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't know if I have one gift that really stands out.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, but it's old and falling apart. I should invest in a new one

8. Hardest person to buy for? my BILs

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Not sure again. I'm horrible at remembering gifts! LOL

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Just cause I enjoy getting something fun in the snail mail other then bills every now and then!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Muppet family Christmas

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Begining of November.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yep

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? COOKIES

16. Colored or clear lights? White lights. I like a simple look

17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Carol of Bell. That sone in concert is AWESOME!

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I like to stay home on christmas day

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yep

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a snoman dressed as a firefighter for our tree topper

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Doing any type of shopping. You can never just have a QUICK trip to the store.

23. What I love most about Christmas? The feel of Christmas and Spending it with my favorite people. Oh and the cookies!!!

[lizardbnorton]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping, I love wrapping presents

2. Real tree or artificial? I want a real but my mom is allergic

3. When do you put up the tree? whenever the time feels right

4. When do you take the tree down? whenever it feels right

5. Do you like eggnog? yes

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't remember

7. Do you have a nativity scene? no

8. Hardest person to buy for? Robert

9. Easiest person to buy for? Danielle, my cousin

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? an empty box from my little brother

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail, but I never send them out

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch movie

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When I see something someone might like!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? no

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? nothing in particular

16. Colored or clear lights? colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Noel

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? travel

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? If I sing the rudolph song I think

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I don't really care

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? shopping

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family

[ChibiAiChan]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper,it will be bags however cuz thats what I have!

2. Real tree or artificial? fake i'm lazy and have cats... plus mine will be hanging on the wall, lol

3. When do you put up the tree? When I get it from my mom... perhaps today!

4. When do you take the tree down? Day after Christmas
5. Do you like eggnog? Nope, disgusting =)

6. Favorite gift received as a child? DUDE Sega Gensis and Cabbage Patch Dolls!!! *born in 1983*

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yeah, it's falling apart though and I won't plug it in for fear it will catch on fire... I want a precious moments one!!!

8. Hardest person to buy for? my Uncle Howard

9. Easiest person to buy for? Stacy =P

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? blankets and pillows when i was little for the car for go up north... which i hated. thanks dad.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Garfield and Peanuts! And the Little Drummer Boy!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Black Friday on...

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? ...nope

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? grandma's cookies!

16. Colored or clear lights? colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Go to my aunts... which is like 12 mins away lol

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? maybe?

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? family eve home morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Stores being busy

23. What I love most about Christmas? family gatherings

[SerendipityCrafts]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Real!!!
3. When do you put up the tree? Sometime around the 15th of December
4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime during the first week of January
5. Do you like eggnog? NOOOOOO
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A dollhouse
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Several of them - I seem to be starting another collection!!!
8. Hardest person to buy for? My husband :)
9. Easiest person to buy for? Me :)
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hahahahah No joke, my ex sister inlaw gave us a toilet brush in a holder that looked like a grunting pig!!!
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? hahahaha mail .... but with that said, we have bought them but never got around to writing them or sending them out.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Yes Virgina there is a Santa Claus - is that the title or just a line from the movie?
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Shopping all the time but never get it all finished until the last week before.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I think so .... I can't remember :)
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies baby!!!!
16. Colored or clear lights? coloured but they must be in an orderly fashion on a house ..... no droopy wires or burned out bulbs.
17. Favorite Christmas song? What Child is This?
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I prefer to stay home but so do most of our family so we will probably end up travelling.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher and Dancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen but the most famous of all - Rudolf - I am missing two aren't I?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Either it's an angel that I made or an antique topper that my grandmother owned - looks kind of like a sphere.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Ohhhhhhhhh gotta be in the morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? All the rushing around!!!
23. What I love most about Christmas? The reason for the season .... I love the story of Christmas and having some quiet time to reflect on it.

[Brad's Bride in 08]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? the first of December

4. When do you take the tree down? normally the last day of December

5. Do you like eggnog? nope

6. Favorite gift received as a child? probably my hot pink barbie car

7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes and it sits on the mantle over the fireplace

8. Hardest person to buy for? ummm...no one really

9. Easiest person to buy for? my sister and FH

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I got a cheap set of make up from my uncle and it made me break out really bad

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I can't pick just one I love them all

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? i'm sure I have

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My grandmama's homemade macaroni and homemade fudge

16. Colored or clear lights? Clear

17. Favorite Christmas song?"All I want for Christmas Is You"

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I wish I could stay home but unfortunately ever since I was little we have traveled...not to far though just to the next city
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? dasher,dancer,prancer,vixen,comet,cupid,donner and blitzen and rudolph!! I think thats it (hehe I sang the song while I was typing those;)

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning but we each get to open a gift on christmas eve

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? traffic

23. What I love most about Christmas?seeing all of my family, seeing the christmas lights at the beach and giving gifts

[StarCoveter]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I do a good mixture of both, actually. Except this year, I'm not buying wrapping paper, just using up what I had from last year, and doing the rest in bags.

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial. I don't believe in the mass cutting down of trees just for Christmas.

3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as I can after Thanksgiving... even put up the lights on the porch last night...

4. When do you take the tree down? A couple days after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? Nopers.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't really remember...

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Um, no.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad. He never wants anything.

9. Easiest person to buy for? Me? Haha. Probably FH.

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? All the freakin' candy students bring in.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Homemade.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (and the Island of Misfits)!!! :smile:

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The end of November.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I dont' think so... if I don't like it, I usually goodwill it.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I don't really eat anything different on Christmas. Same old, same old.

16. Colored or clear lights? CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR! :frogg:

17. Favorite Christmas song? I don't really like Christmas songs. They're all the same, and people/stores begin playing them WAY too early. But if I had to choose, it'd be that one that goes "Oh, I want a hippopatomus for Christmas" or "Santa, baby"

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel to see family. Stress out because I have so many people to see!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Nope.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? The Abominable Snowman from the Island of Misfits hangs off the top of our tree like King Kong.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Hah! FH and I are lucky if we can wait that long! :hi:

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The music.

23. What I love most about Christmas? Family and presents (giving and receiving!)

Merry Christmas everyone!

[WebLady]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I use both

2. Real tree or artificial? We have a pre-lit artificial tree

3. When do you put up the tree? Thanksgiving weekend

4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime after Christmas and before New Years

5. Do you like eggnog? Nope, DH does though :p

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't remember any specific favs

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? Hubby, he buys stuff for himself all the time so he has just about everything he'd want

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Ugly sweater from ex husband's grandparents one year. Or this old lady looking door hanging thing from DH's aunt a couple years ago.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail them

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? No favorite

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? After Thanksgiving

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yep

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies and cakes

16. Colored or clear lights? I prefer the clear

17. Favorite Christmas song? Don't really have one

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I would love to stay at home, but we usually go to families houses. But they are all fairly close.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? I am sure I could if I tried, but I just don't care :p

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a cool crystal looking star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both; we exchange gifts with my family on Christmas Eve and with DH's family Christmas Day then we do our stuff that evening.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The crowds!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with family and friends, baking and finding cool gifts for the people :)

Happy Holidays Everyone; however you celebrate :frogg:

[Nik54545]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? I've always had an artificial tree

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving...no time for the tree this year because of our millions of jobs.

4. When do you take the tree down? The weekend after New Years Day

5. Do you like eggnog? Not at all

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My carebears and model horses

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No

8. Hardest person to buy for? My husband

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Socks that didn't fit but the thought was there so it was fine with me.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail but not sure if we can afford em this year.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Prancer

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When my paychecks allow it, haha. Every year I say I'm going to start early...I still haven't yet

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No but I have donated some things that didn't fit

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey

16. Colored or clear lights? Both

17. Favorite Christmas song? I can't stand Christmas songs...but there is a punk rock Christmas album that isn't bad.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I want to stay home but end up having to visit 3 or 4 houses...I love divorce...

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Dasher, Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid and Donder and Blitzen...and Rudolph? Am I right?

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve at his mom's house everyone else, Christmas Day

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Target

23. What I love most about Christmas? This year...its the end of working two jobs for over a year. Every year its spending family time

[NicksBride]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Real!!!

3. When do you put up the tree? Ours will be up next weekend!! With three dogs and a parrot it will be interesting!!!!!
4. When do you take the tree down? the weekend after christmas
5. Do you like eggnog? ewww no

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Cabbage Patch Kids!!!!!! I still have it
7. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope
8. Hardest person to buy for? My Mom

9. Easiest person to buy for? My Sister in Law We are pretty much the same person
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? This horrible sweater from my grandmother
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail!! I love sending them out
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Umm, two weeks before christmas
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yuppers

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies!!!!!

16. Colored or clear lights? Clear on the house and colored on the tree

17. Favorite Christmas song? ALL of them.. But "Dreaming of a what christmas"
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? STaying home this christmas! So excited about it too
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yup I can
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel!
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Not having enough money!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family and finding cool gifts people will love!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[StarCoveter]

OK, I have to edit one of my responses to one of the questions:

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The bell-ringers that stand at the entrance of stores staring you down.

[RevMatty]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Bags, I can't wrap if you held a gun to my head.

2. Real tree or artificial? Fake

3. When do you put up the tree? Started Nov. 1 I like to get a jump on it.

4. When do you take the tree down? First weekend in Jan

5. Do you like eggnog? Home Made only. Hic hicup

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A telescope I still have.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope

8. Hardest person to buy for? The wfe

9. Easiest person to buy for? My boss, we just but money into a pot and ut a gift from that

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Nothing

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Charlie Brown Christmas

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Dec 26 of last year.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Pumpkin Pie

16. Colored or clear lights? Colored, have to have colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? Jingle Bell Rock

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay at home, to cold to travel.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? ou know Dasher and Donner and Commit.....

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Depends on the mood

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Why wait, now I say

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The crazies at the mall

23. What I love most about Christmas? Giving

[Jacklynn]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Well I have always had real and would take real over fake any day, but Matt and I have a tiny apartment, so this is my first year since I was a baby with a fake tree... :(

3. When do you put up the tree? Well it used to be the day after thanksgiving, but now we shop that day hehe so now its the weekend after thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? Well typically it is the day before new years eve, but this year it may be as late as January 6th this year because we won't be at our apartment over Christmas and new years

5. Do you like eggnog? In small amounts

6. Favorite gift received as a child? hmm maybe my Barbie powerwheel!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Nope, we are poor, and being its our first Christmas we have plenty more years to get one

8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad

9. Easiest person to buy for? Matt

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? haha well last year Matt got me 6 bottles of lotion from bath and body works... all the same scent... he didn't realize they were all pretty much the same lotion, just different bottles haha

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!!!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Well this year the day after thanksgiving, but whenever I see something that someone would like... even if it is way early haha

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's Cheeseburger soup! It is sooo yummy!

16. Colored or clear lights? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? hmm all of them

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We'll we are traveling this year, but when we have children and live further from my parents, they just might have to come to us haha

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? I think so umm yep I just did

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? It is a cheap star right now, because we forgot to buy one and we didn't have the money for a good angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One from each other Christmas eve, and the ones from Santa Christmas morning hehe

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? It's getting too cold!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Seeing everyone! Also I love going to my church Christmas eve service

[frenchie]

'Tis the Season to be NICE!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? None here, but my parents have an artificial tree

3. When do you put up the tree? I won't get to.... my family will do it without me for the first time this year...

4. When do you take the tree down? I won't be able to either - which doesn't bother me at all

5. Do you like eggnog? LOVE the stuff !

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I remember the squeals of delight when we got a super nintendo :)

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes - it's a traditional santons from the south of France nativity scene - belongs to my parents and I LOVE it.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My dad and my brother.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sister Jessica

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I got a really ugly purse one year.

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? I don't tend to send christmas cards too much.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? ALL OF THEM!!!!!!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When I see something someone might like!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure...hasn't everyone????

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Coquilles Saint-Jacques

16. Colored or clear lights? colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? White Christmas or Winter Wonderland or Let It Snow

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel to see my family

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Nope :(

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas Eve and stockings in the morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Having to go to class instead of enjoying every minute of it!

23. What I love most about Christmas? Spending time with my family and finding cool gifts people will love!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[soontobemrs]

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? This weekend coming up

4. When do you take the tree down? The day after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? No

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Definietly my Cabbage Patch kids and a typewriter

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes

8. Hardest person to buy for? My father

9. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? An oreo cookie sweatshirt

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? All of them

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Early - just about done now

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure did

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My dad's ham

16. Colored or clear lights? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? All I want for Christmas is You

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? After we finish at our house we go to my parents

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Ignorance and greed

23. What I love most about Christmas? The priceless expression on my daughter's face.

[cole_b27]

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know people....

'Tis the Season to be NICE!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, but my FH does most of it! lol

2. Real tree or artificial? Real!!! I had to have fake for so ong but the allergys went away

3. When do you put up the tree? First week of December

4. When do you take the tree down? Right after New YEars

5. Do you like eggnog? NO

6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Big barbie Dream house!

7. Do you have a nativity scene? not yet, but we want the willow tree ones

8. Hardest person to buy for? My Grandfather

9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom, the newest Elmo it has been sooo easy the last few years

10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? i cant think of anything but prob. underwear!

11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail but we always forget (hehe)

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Grinch

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? We started the week before thanksgiving, and we are DONE!!!!!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? YEppers, dont lie you have too!

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Chocolate puudding pie!

16. Colored or clear lights? Colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? well lets see...I work at the Chidrens place so anything Cheetah Girls, Hannah Montana lol, they repeat every 4 hours lol


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Go to Ohio on Christmas eve then PA for the day

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixin, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzin, Rudolph

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? A Bix Bow last year

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We do the ones from ourselfs onEve and everyone elses the Day of

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Working in the CRAZY mall!

23. What I love most about Christmas? The decorations

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