Getting to know you...holiday version

[DD]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?

4. Do you hang mistletoe?

5. When do you put up your decorations?

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?

8. When do you open gifts?

9. How do you decorate your tree?

10. Snow..love it, hate it?

11. Can you ice skate?

12. Favorite gift ever?

13. Favorite Christmas song?

14. Candy canes?

15. Fruitcake?

16. Started your shopping?

17. Ever ride a sleigh?

18. Favorite holiday scent?

19. Real tree or fake?

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's?

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant.

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit?

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies?

24. Favorite holiday tradition?

25. Christmas sweater? (this one's for swgb)

 

[DuneLaker]

I'll just answer #3, DD.
Put up new lights -- blue. Daughter gave me a hard time. She said she thought the cops were at our house when she came around the corner. I still like them. :roll: The new blue and white on the back porch remind me of our beautiful water and sparkling white sand.

 

[Bob]

15 no way! but i love rum cake

 

[DD]

I'll just answer #3, DD.
Put up new lights -- blue. Daughter gave me a hard time. She said she thought the cops were at our house when she came around the corner. I still like them. :roll: The new blue and white on the back porch remind me of our beautiful water and sparkling white sand.

I went all red. Red lights on tree, red lights outside. Come to think of it, it kinda looks like a cathouse. :shock: Oh dear.

 

[Allifunn]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both when the mood strikes

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Used to sit in a special chair, then were wrapped, now there is no santa

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? no

5. When do you put up your decorations? not yet, soon I hope

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? goose, riced potatoes and goose gravy

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Waiting for santa Christmas eve gazing at the tree , then running down the stairs with my brothers and sister to tear into santa gifts Christmas morning

8. When do you open gifts? what gifts?

9. How do you decorate your tree? hodge podge of ornaments

10. Snow..love it, hate it? love it for one hour, then I am done

11. Can you ice skate? Hail NO!

12. Favorite gift ever? still waiting

13. Favorite Christmas song? anything by Johnny Mathis

14. Candy canes? YUM

15. Fruitcake? so so

16. Started your shopping? nope

17. Ever ride a sleigh? nope

18. Favorite holiday scent? Frasier fir tree, since I have a fake tree now, I get cuttings to place around the house

19. Real tree or fake? used to be real, now I have a fake :roll:

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? nope

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant. nope

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit? nope

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? yes

24. Favorite holiday tradition? decorating Christmas cookies

25. Christmas sweater? nope

 

[Poodleone]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg nog with some bourbon

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Sometimes

5. When do you put up your decorations? I like 2nd weekend in December but it depends on work schedules

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? White bread stuffing

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? The excitemenet of waiting for Santa

8. When do you open gifts? Usually Christmas morning

9. How do you decorate your tree? Lots of ornaments collected over the years with garland AND icicles

10. Snow..love it, hate it? Mixed feeleings- don't like driving on it

11. Can you ice skate? Yes

12. Favorite gift ever? 3 foot tall Sylvester the Cat

13. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Night

14. Candy canes? No, don't like anything pepppermint

15. Fruitcake? Yes, as long as it is Collin Street Bakery here in Corsicana

16. Started your shopping? Yes

17. Ever ride a sleigh? Not yet

18. Favorite holiday scent? Baked apple

19. Real tree or fake? Real, it's my big holiday splurge- order it mail order from New Hampshire

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? No, wish I did

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant. Yes, a million years ago

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit? No

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? Some years

24. Favorite holiday tradition? Putting up the nativity

25. Christmas sweater? Need to get one

 

[Jdarg]

Getting to know you...holiday version 1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? HC

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white

4. Do you hang mistletoe? used too when I lived in a place where mistletoe grew in tall the trees

5. When do you put up your decorations? T-giving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? dressing

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? seeing Santa when I was 4 (I was peeking through the bannister)

8. When do you open gifts? Christmas Eve and Day

9. How do you decorate your tree? ornaments collected from childhood forward

10. Snow..love it, hate it? love to look at it

11. Can you ice skate? of course

12. Favorite gift ever? my saddle, from Bdarg

13. Favorite Christmas song? anything from Handel's Messiah

14. Candy canes? meh

15. Fruitcake? gross

16. Started your shopping? no, just thought about it

17. Ever ride a sleigh? yes

18. Favorite holiday scent? pine

19. Real tree or fake? fake

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? no, but I need to get some

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant. many

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit? no

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? NO!

24. Favorite holiday tradition? Dirty Santa game

25. Christmas sweater? (this one's for swgb) I'll get one when I get a pair of jorts!

 

[Lynnie]

Why do I keep getting an error message that my message is too short?

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both, like one seriously spiked, however.

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I am non-discriminating and use both - the funkier, the better

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Absolutely!

5. When do you put up your decorations? This year - tomorrow! Someone said only three weekends left.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Anything chocolate.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? This requires another thread~~~~

8. When do you open gifts? When they're handed to me. J/K - Christmas Eve and Morning.

9. How do you decorate your tree? With wine and music

10. Snow..love it, hate it? Love it for two to three days only.

11. Can you ice skate?

12. Favorite gift ever? Jewels.

13. Favorite Christmas song? As a child, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." I like a lot of 'em now.

14. Candy canes? Nah.

15. Fruitcake? No way!

16. Started your shopping? Huh?

17. Ever ride a sleigh? Yep.

18. Favorite holiday scent? Frazier Fir and Balsam.

19. Real tree or fake? Real

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? I wonder where those went?

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant.

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit?

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? Sometimes.

24. Favorite holiday tradition? Midnight Eucharist on Christmas Eve.

25. Christmas sweater? (this one's for swgb)

 

[scooterbug44]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Eggnogg from scratch w/ fresh nutmeg and no liquor. Nasty from the store or w/ rum IMO.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa wraps presents and or/puts them in our stockings. Gift bags are huge due to a severe lack of wrapping skill in our gene pool.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Small multicolored lights on tree, whatever we are in the mood for on everything else.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No. It's a nuclear family holiday.

5. When do you put up your decorations? Sometime after Thanksgiving. Lights may go up earlier but do not get turned on until December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Roast beast w/ twice baked potatoes.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Dunno.

8. When do you open gifts? Christmas morning or Christmas day ........ with Mama Scooterbug always trying to do some earlier.

9. How do you decorate your tree? Multicolored lights w/ a wide variety of ornaments that range from decades old traditional straw, metal, wood, cloth, and ceramic ornaments to modern additions of glass, wood, or cloth animals & birds and geode slices or chunks of semiprecious stones like amythyst.

10. Snow..love it, hate it? Love to visit it and need it for Xmas. Happy to not have to deal with it when I am not recreating or celebrating a holiday.

11. Can you ice skate? Hells yeah - finally honed my skills in college gym class because I never could figure out going backwards, now just can't do jumps and have issues with stopping on rough ice.

12. Favorite gift ever? Hmmm.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Depends on my mood. Love all the classics.

14. Candy canes? Yes - raspberry swirl from a traditional candy maker.

15. Fruitcake? I actually like the stuff, but we rarely have it.

16. Started your shopping? Only by accident - Mama Scooterbug forgot her driver's license so at the stores where they wouldn't take her check I just paid and confiscated the items until Xmas!

17. Ever ride a sleigh? Yes. Very chilly Austrian night, thank goodness for the gluwein.

18. Favorite holiday scent? Christmas tree and dinner cooking.

19. Real tree or fake? Always real - usually selected and harvested by us from a nearby farm or forest.

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? No.

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant. No.

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit? No.

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? We did when I was little.

24. Favorite holiday tradition? Family get together with a traditional meal and a silent/absent TV.

25. Christmas sweater? (this one's for swgb) No, we dress up nicely, but no theme sweaters - maybe red or dark green.

 

[Mango]

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Both, but make an eggnog passed through family called Coquito.

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white

4. Do you hang mistletoe? no

5. When do you put up your decorations? right after Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? The Feast of the Seven Fishes


7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Going to the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

8. When do you open gifts? Christmas morning. Sometimes on Christmas Eve with family we won't see on the Day.

9. How do you decorate your tree? Two trees. One is in my living room with gold and crystal, the other is in the Den with funn things and handmade ornaments etc.

10. Snow..love it, hate it? at Christmas- love it- as long as I can travel.

11. Can you ice skate? yes, but not well.

12. Favorite gift ever? tough one.

13. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells

14. Candy canes? could take or leave them. Mostly leave them.

15. Fruitcake?

16. Started your shopping? almost finished

17. Ever ride a sleigh? yes, in Central Park

18. Favorite holiday scent? pine

19. Real tree or fake? real.

20. Do you own/wear Christmas underwear/pj's? Several pairs

21. Ever been in a Christmas pageant. What is this?

22. Have you ever worn a Santa suit? MYOB

23. Do you bake Christmas cookies? yes

24. Favorite holiday tradition? looking for the perfect tree that will fulfill it's Christmas destiny

25. Christmas sweater? I have two. One is about 15 years old and I wear it on Black Friday. I get lots of compliments on it since it is hand knit with some angora.