Christmas Time is Here!
I’m stealing this idea from Erin. I got the email from Kristin first, but Erin put a few of these on her blog. Enjoy!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate. I like Christmas coffee too.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Actually, he leaves them on the fireplace. Not wrapped.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Yes! Colby likes Lots of lights… Kevin prefers white lights on both. On our Christmas tree we have white lights, then red & silver ball ornaments amongst our other ornaments.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Where do you buy it? Do I go to Wal-Mart and ask them for mistletoe? I wonder if it’s a seasonal item?
5. When do you put your decorations up? Um, whenever we have time.. Usually after the Christmas musical at church. Hopefully it will be done this weekend! (hint, hint.)
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Dressing. At Thanksgiving AND Christmas. I also like Kevin’s crab dip, but it doesn’t sound too appetizing right now… (pregnancy)
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: That would be when we spent Christmas Day in Colorado with my relatives up there. It was fun to see what Santa brought to them, and my grandmother called to say that Santa had visited our house and didn’t forget to bring us presents too. I think there were like 25 people in Shan’s house that week!
8. When did you stop believing in Santa? I was 8. I figured it out.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes - it’s Feliz Navidad with my parents and sisters. We eat Mexican food and listen to Christmas carols while we open presents.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Lots of lights and lots of ornaments (see #3).
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? If I’m in Texas, it should not be snowing. If I’m in Colorado, especially over Christmas, I LOVE it. But, I should also have a pair of skis strapped to my feet if I’m watching it snow.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but not while pregnant.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I can remember lots of them… a fun one was getting my cat when I was 7. I had asked Santa for a white cat so I could name her Snowball, the same as a character in a book series I was reading. Then I found out I was allergic to her and she had to stay outside.
14. What’s the most exciting thing about the Holidays for you? Kevin gets a few days off work! I get to see my extended family (and his), and now we get to share the real meaning of Christmas with Colby. (Sorry, couldn’t narrow it down.)
15. What’s your favorite holiday dessert? Mmm… Monster cookies. Making them with Alicia and my grandfather every year, then we freeze them. It’s a secret family recipe. 
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Reading the Christmas story out of Luke and Matthew.
17. What tops your tree? Heh… I can’t remember, and I can’t see the top anyway! I think we have a star? I remember buying something a few years back.
18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? I like Erin’s answer, so I’ll condense: C’mon, let’s be real here; I like the receiving, of course! I also like giving to people that really have needs… I remember our Sunday School class adopting a family when I was a senior in h.s. and we went shopping for them at midnight at Wal-Mart. We had the best time!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? (Of course, this question would come up.. .I like them all.) “What Child is This?”, “O Holy Night”, “One Small Child”…
20. Do you like Candy Canes? I like the ones flavored with cinnamon or the non-peppermint kind. It’s been a long while since I’ve had one on purpose.
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