Christmas Get to Know you!

[mariaandmanish]

I got this in an email, and thought it might be fun to learn more about our Christmas season choices....

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? egg nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps and sits
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, although I always wanted to

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the day after Thanksgiving, or as soon as humanly possible

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? umm... cookies
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: seeing all of the presents in the living room/under the tree on Christmas morning and opening them with my family.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't really remember. But I was still pretty young when I knew.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, only one

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, garland, and special ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it....yeah SNOW DAYS!!! Though I love it more when I don't have to go out in it!

12. Can you ice skate? Yes, and I love to!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nope, I don't think there was one gift that was my most favorite.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends.And the time off from work!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Chocolate mousse pie, yumm
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Spending Christmas eve with family and opening one gift each.
17. What tops your tree? A star usually, but have to get something new this year

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I love the look on people's faces as they open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Serious song - Silent Night-
Funny song - Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[BriansBride07]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored and twinkling

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the day after Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Turkey and ham.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: seeing all of the presents in the living room/under the tree on Christmas morning and opening them with my family. Seeing all the milk and cookies, carrots, sugar GONE!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I was told by some of my friends in school it was horrible.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes but at my inlaws house we do Christmas with FH side of the family.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, garland, and ornaments from my childhood, my kids homemade ornaments and some store boughten ones. With an angel topping it off.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it some days especially if the kids are being horrible that day.

12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but haven't done it in years.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? It would have to be the year I got my electric typewriter. LOL sounds so silly now but it was the best thing since my mom couldn't get me a pc.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family. Watching my childrens eyes light up on Christmas morning.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Pumpkin Pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Spending Christmas eve with family, making homemade cookies with my children.

17. What tops your tree? A angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I love the look on people's faces as they open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? LOL... Here come's Santa Claus.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[SerendipityCrafts]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Sits them under the tree
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ?
Coloured
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No, although I always wanted to
5. When do you put your decorations up?
After December 16
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Shortbread cookies & butter tarts
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
Playing with my new doll house with my much older brother at 5 am Christmas morning.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I don't really remember.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes, just one and someone else gives it to you - it's normally new sleepwear.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
Colored lights, a long garland of small gold balls and so many ornaments that it's hard to see the tree.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love it as long as I can stay inside.
12. Can you ice skate?
Yes - what Canadian kid doesn't know how?
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
A dollhouse
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being able to finally relax after the day is done.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
All the special Christmas cookies
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Wrapping the last gift, pouring a glass of bailey's, turning off all the lights but for the ones on the tree and listening to Christmas music.
17. What tops your tree?
An angel or a sphere type tree topper
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Giving - I love the challenge in getting just "the right gift"
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Oh Holy Night or What Child is this?
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Yum

[ladymelissa]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Of the two hot choc. but what I really love is a hot espresso or a mocha.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
does not wrap

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ?
White

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No

5. When do you put your decorations up?
The weekend before Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Prime rib

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
getting all those presents

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
For as long as I can remember I have had my doubts, mostly b/c Santa's handwriting looked just like my mom's. My dad would go to great lengths to try to make us believe though.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes, only one

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
White lights and a color coordinated motif of silver, white and pink.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love it

12. Can you ice skate?
Yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Not really, although my mom was the master of knowing exactly what we wanted, even if we mentioned it months ago, it ended up under the tree.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Letting others know you care and the feeling of magic.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Anything chocolate or cookies right out of the oven!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
The Christmas tree.

17. What tops your tree?
I have always had a star in the past, but this year it is a bow.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Anything from The Nutcracker and Carol of the Bells. Also, Auld Lang Syne played at midnight on New Years always brings tears to my eyes.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
YUCK!
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[jeni740]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the day after Thanksgiving, or as soon as humanly possible

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Ham

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:Sheri and I sneaking into our stocking at 5:am

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was 9

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, and lots of ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Some days love it some days hate it

12. Can you ice skate? No

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My sloth doll

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Getting to see Andy during the day

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? My trifle

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? opening gifts with my family
17. What tops your tree? a angel bear

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? a little bit of both

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Silent night


20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[hummingbird521]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Spiced Egg Nog, spiced with crown royal whiskey and spiced rum

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
wraps them up naturally

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ?
each tree is different, some white some colored lights

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No, but each year wish i had some to hang.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Right after thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
baked ham with pineapple rings and brown sugar

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
the time my uncle came by the house late on christmas eve and yelled "ho, ho, ho merry christmas" and I thought santa was for real then.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
Even though my parents went to many lengths to see that we believed for as long as possible my bedroom was next to the living room and I could hear them every year putting our gifts under the tree.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes, only one

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
Each one is different. White lights and different colors for each tree

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love it

12. Can you ice skate?
NO and never wanted to learn how.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
when I was 16 years old I got a black rabbit fur coat.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
spending time with my family and just enjoying the spirit of the holidays

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
homemade fudge and cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
making homemade fudge and candies, and listening to elvis presley's christmas album when we decorate the tree.

17. What tops your tree?
a big red bow, a star, a poinsetta, an angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Bells will be ringing by the Eagles

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
YUCK!

[ElizabethV.]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them!

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? I prefer white ones.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yep!

5. When do you put your decorations up? The first week of December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potatoes!

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Waking up bright and early Christmas morning to open up all my presents! My mom would cook this huge breakfast with traditional Portugese desserts and breads. So yummy!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was either 7 or 8 and my older siblings told me.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Just one!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? White lights, a garland, and lots of beautiful ornaments.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? We don't get snow here.

12. Can you ice skate? Despite living in southern California, I sure can.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My puppy Aspen that Steve got me last year!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending lots of time with my family and friends, and giving back to the people that really need it.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Bread pudding

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to my family's big Christmas Eve poker party.

17. What tops your tree? An angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving. There's nothing better than making someone else happy.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Silent Night and The Little Drummer Boy

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[Trin]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps and Sits
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope

5. When do you put your decorations up? When I feel like it

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?Turkey and Buns

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Not being able to sleep and my sisters and I all 'sleeping' in the same room waiting to be able to open presents
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?I dont remember
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? At FH's Grandmothers, yes

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, multicolored bulbs and other random ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it

12. Can you ice skate? Yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? All of them! I was spoiled at christmas

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Eggnog cheesecake

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to my great grandmothers christmas party

17. What tops your tree? A Santa hat

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Going to be honest here.. Both!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Rocking around the christmas tree

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Some yum.. Mint ones.. Yuck
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[WhiskeyGirl]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps them and puts them under the tree

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No but I'd like to, more kissing is good! lol

5. When do you put your decorations up? Early. November 15th-ish.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Cookies

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:don't really have one. I don't care to remember my holidays as a child.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? My brother snooped out our presents and then showed them to me,I knew something wasn't right when they were wrapped to Shawna from Santa when they were in my parent's closet before.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? sometimes. It's when German's open all their presents so if we go to the inlaws we do, otherwise we do one to each other.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? tree is prelight with colored lights, then ornamnets and an angel to top it.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it and love it at the same time.

12. Can you ice skate? I can. Have to teach my DH how though.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Matthew gave me a beautiful "Sarah's Angel" a couple years. I love them!!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with my honey!!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Don't have one...except maybe pumpkin pie with whip cream.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas morning.

17. What tops your tree? An angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Both.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Let it be Christmas- Alan Jackson

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? depends on the flavor.

[StaceyMc]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps and put them by the fireplace at Mom and Dad's (Mom's elaborate village is under the tree)

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving, except for this year - my tree went up this past Sunday.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Peanut Butter Balls that my mom makes - YUM-0!

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: The year that Santa Claus ran out of toys and had to go the Hills Department Store to buy more (Mom and Dad were sick with the flu and Mom stopped picking price tags off and just crossed them out with a black marker) We were just laughing about this over the weekend.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't really remember.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? When we were kids, we got to open new jammies to wear to bed.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, beads and special ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? On a work day, dread it. On a weekend day, love it.

12. Can you ice skate? Nope.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yep - Joe proposing last Christmas morning with my ring.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends and Christmas Eve service.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? We don't usually have dessert - we eat Christmas cookies all day.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Attending Christmas Eve service with my family, stopping for hot chocolate, then driving around to look at Christmas lights.

17. What tops your tree? An old fashioned tree topper (I can't explain it)

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Serious song - Silent Night, O Holy Night
Funny song - Dominic the Italian Christmas Donkey and The Happy Elf.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[brewsells]

11. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? egg nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, although I always wanted to

5. When do you put your decorations up? First of December

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?Prime Rib
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: seeing all of the presents in the living room/under the tree on Christmas morning and opening them with my family.
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't really remember.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, we have Christmas Eve at DH's Grandmothers house. It is a big hooplah

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, special ornaments, tinsel

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it.!!!!!!!!
12. Can you ice skate? No
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nope
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Homemade cookies
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Spending Christmas eve with family
17. What tops your tree? A bow

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I love the look on people's faces as they open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Silent night
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[countrygirl]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Choc.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrap them , uless they are big (bike, etc.)

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, hate it, too messy.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually a few wks before Christmas.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Honey Baked Ham

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Opening gifts one at a time, w my g'parents, fire going, pastries and juice on the coffee table. Our typical morning.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? There isn't a Santa?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, only one, usually jammies.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, garland, and special ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it....yeah SNOW DAYS!!! We dont' get those in Az.

12. Can you ice skate? Not well, but it's a blast.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nope, I don't think there was one gift that was my most favorite.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends. Having those w no fam over.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Never thought of it.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Spending it w family.

17. What tops your tree? Star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I love the look on people's faces as they open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Too many to choose from.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum
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[NicksBride]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
5. When do you put your decorations up? Two weeks before christmas
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Sweet Potatoes with Marshmellows
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Sleeping in the room with my brother and hearing santa bells coming from downstairs
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I was young and asked my mom where she got this present I had gotten from Santa and she said Sears, I started crying saying I had tricked her and now knew the truth, she started crying too. hahaha
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We used to, not anymore. :(
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? With LOTS of lights, and ornaments my mom has bought me over the years
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it
12. Can you ice skate? Not well
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Doll house my mom made to replicate our house
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Seeing family
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Cookies!!!!
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? On Christmas Eve watching "A Christmas story" with my mom, eating junk food adn then going to look at christmas lights around the other towns
17. What tops your tree? An Angel my dad bought me
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Can I say both?
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Do not have one
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Yum

[SaralovesMike]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? white

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, although I always wanted to

5. When do you put your decorations up? The week of Thanksgiving, although this year it was MUCH earlier.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? turkey

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:getting our parents up really early and opening gifts that were under the tree on Christmas Morning.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I think it was first grade- one of the girls in my Brownie troop was making fun of all the other girls who still believed in Santa!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? my hunny and I exchange our gifts to eachother on Christmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? white and blue lights, snowman theme

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it from now until Christmas as long as I don't have to drive in it.

12. Can you ice skate? Don't know how, but that will change this weekend!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? As a kid?? the year "santa" brought everything Barbie related for my sister and I. Everything from dolls to furniature to a house.
Now... the necklace I got last year from FH.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and friends.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Mint chocolate anything!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Day with the family

17. What tops your tree? A star, but looking for a snowman.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I love the look on people's faces as they open their gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Serious song - Oh Holy Night and Silent Night
Funny song - I Want A Hippopottamus for Christmas

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

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[MOB Karen]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? egg nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? he sits, elves wrap

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? whenever I can get into it, usually not until after Dec. 15

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed potatoes & turkey gravy

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: waking up the morning of Christmas, and knowing that Santa had been there last night

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? My Mother told us.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, only one

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colored lights, garland, colored balls, ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I would love to see it for Christmas only, then it has to go away.

12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but I don't do it.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Barbie house

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with loved ones.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Pecan Pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Opening a present on Christmas Eve

17. What tops your tree? An angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving definitely, especially to my grandbaby!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Mary's Boy Child

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck

[lea m]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Choc.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrap!! then puts them under the tree!!
3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? White

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Not usually!

5. When do you put your decorations up? Sometime in december!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Turkey dinner!
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Getting up, opening the presents, getting dressed in our party clothes and going to my nanas for dinner with all the family!! I really miss that! :(

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I cant remember!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes but only Pjs or nighties!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? White or red lights, baubles, pretty things and beads, ribbons and sometimes tinsel!
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it but only over christmas!

12. Can you ice skate? Never been.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? In recent times its some make up brushes etc that Joe got me, he had really thought about my gift, for the first time! lol

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with the family!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Yule log!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Dinner. YUM!

17. What tops your tree? Star and angel!

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?Giving!!! definitely!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Winter wonderland

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck! but i like the look of them!

[ikkin510]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa wraps the presents

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? White

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Not yet this year

5. When do you put your decorations up? End of November, begining of December

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Hmm, probably the big turkey dinner my mom makes

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Leaving the Christmas eve service at church and watching the sky, hoping to catch a glimps of Santa

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't really remember.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Not usually, although this year I will since that is the day we are spending with my parents.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? White lights, colorful balls, ice cube and snowman ornaments and a few homemade things.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Normally I hate snow, mostly because of the cold part. But I wouldn't mind waking up to a white christmas.

12. Can you ice skate? Only ever been a few times, but I didn't do too bad.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I think my favorite gift is just being with my family and friends on the holidays.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with the people I love.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? christmas COOKIES!!!!!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Singing Silent night to candle light during the christmas eve service.

17. What tops your tree? A snowman

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? They are Ok. I can't eat too many though.

[Jenn060306]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps 'em up.

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored all the way!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Arround the 10th of December. That's when our families go to cut their tree's and we have a big family get together!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Mashed Potatoes with Turkey gravy. Or.... Chocolate Peanutbutter balls.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: The year we all went to my aunts for Christmas. We stayed the night at her house and got up and openned presents together. It was my family and all my cousins and aunts and uncles. I loved it!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I can't remember. My mom still tries to tell me he's real now.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We did growing up. Either at home with my parents or we got together with my Aunt & Uncle and my cousins and did an exchange then.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Lots of coloured lights, silver garland, and tons of different ornaments. Each one has a special meaning to us.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Me and Snow have a love hate relationship! I love how pretty it looks and when it's snowing the big puffy flakes and it's very cold. But i hate when i have to dig out the car or shovel the walk and it's a million degree's below freezing.


12. Can you ice skate? Yup. It's not the same at the ice rink though. We went skating on the lake growing up.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I think it has to be my trip to London England or when i got my Cat Dusty. Those were fantastic!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with my friends and family! I can't wait to share it with my DH this year!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Rice Pudding with Strawberry sauce. A family tradition!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Eating all the rice pudding in the bowl to find out who got the whole almond and had to hide it until everything was gone. lol! The winner gets a prize.

17. What tops your tree? A star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving. I really get a kick out of seeing everyones reaction to their gifts!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Slient night and Jingle Bells.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum as long as they are mint. I really don't care much for the fruit flavoured kind!

[ladymelissa]

Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yuck! but i like the look of them!

I like the way they look, too. Sometimes I'll decorate presents with them, but I really don't like eating them. LOL

[Jopet]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps and sits

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Coloured (yep that's how us aussie's spell it lol)

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the 1st of December

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Cheesy Cauliflower

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: The Smell of the tree when they brought it home and all the pressie's most of which were for me lol.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Don't remember.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Nope

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Every year is different.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I'll let you know when I have experienced it lol. But I do love the sound of a White Christmas.

12. Can you ice skate? Nope have tried once but my ankles hurt sooo bad!!!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Nope, have had lots of good stuff!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?Spending time with family and friends.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Mum's trifle mmmm oh and rum balls.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Sitting around with my sister's making rum balls :).

17. What tops your tree? A star.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? lol Both!!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? War is over (so this is christmas)

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum

[WebLady]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? I don't practice the belief in 'Santa' but I wrap presents under the tree

3. Colored or white lights on a tree? I prefer white

4. Do you hang mistletoe?No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually on or around Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? hummm, tie between mashed potatoes and mac 'n' cheese

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?: I don't know, as a kid I guess it would be the pressents

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't quite remember the details, but I was about 8 or 9 I think and I found some hidden gifts.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, we exchange gifts with my family on Christmas Eve and with DH's family on Christmas Day. Then we do our Christmas at home on Christmas Day as well.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?White lights, silver garland, and ornaments in some of my fav colors ... silver, pink, purple and blue.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it, but we don't get much snow here.

12. Can you ice skate? No and I don't care to.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Can't say I really have a favorite gift.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? For me Christmas is first and foremost about remembering the birth of Christ, and spending time with my family and friends. I also like to give to charities.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? nothing really special, I like all the cookies and cakes and pies (expept pumpkin and peacan)

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Decorating my tree

17. What tops your tree? A Star

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, I kike to see ppl smile. But of course I like to get things too ;)

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I don't think I really have a favorite

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? They are ok

[Kacie_bride]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wrap presents

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? white

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Day after Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving night

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? cranberry sauce

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: visiting my aunt at the hospital one Christmas Eve

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't know

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? it varies from year to year

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? This year I have white lights, red, silver, and gold ornaments


11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love it, but we don't get it!

12. Can you ice skate? No

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? NO

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Celebrating the birth of Jesus

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Pumpkin pie with lots of whipped cream

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? family time

17. What tops your tree? an angel

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? both

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Oh Holy Night, What Child is This, Do you Hear what I hear, It came upon a Midnight clear,

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? okay

[Valmai]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate (tho we intend trying egg nog this yr from Karens recipe)

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Wraps every little thing

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ?
White on a green tree but i like coloured on a white

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Yep, always

5. When do you put your decorations up?
December 1st

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
A plate full of different meats, pickles and chutneys, cheeses and whatever else is about.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
Spending Christmas day afternoon infront of a real fire playing with whatever games we'd had together as a family.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
You trying to see he doesnt? lol i cant remember but i was prob quite old.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yes, the one we recieve off an aunty who lives away

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
Red lights, red and black tinsel and then red and black decorations on it

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Love it tho we rarely see it

12. Can you ice skate?
Some shape yeah - am looking fwd to trying it on an actual outdoor lake in Austria

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
A tape recorder (when they werent long invented lol)

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Spending time with those i love - when i can

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Christmas pudding and brandy butter

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Decorating with christmas music blasting, pork cooking, and then when we finish sitting down to eat huge pork and stuffing baguettes with just the tree lights on!

17. What tops your tree?
Star

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Giving - i love surprising those i love with just the right presents

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
OOO i got loads, little donkey, Silent night, Whams Last Christmas

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Not tried but they look nice!

[katieandalex]

A Holiday Get To Know Ya!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? both...but egg nog more

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wraps

3. Colored or white lights on a tree ? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Right before we go home for Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Emma's pitiza

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: always waking up at like 2am on Christmas Day and ripping open all of my presents before everyone got up and then going back to bed.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I think I was probably like 7 or so.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, we open majority of our gifts on Christmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? red and green lights with white lights up the center and a ton of ornaments

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? love how it looks, but hate it otherwise

12. Can you ice skate? kind of

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? my guinea pig, Goldie

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Christmas Eve....just everything about it is so much fun.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Christmas cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas morning breakfast with my family

17. What tops your tree? a red and gold star

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving...I hate opening gifts in front of people because I'm not the type of person to get excited about gifts....so I feel awkward.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Little Town of Bethlehem

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum