25 Christmas Questions!!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping paper. You are always left wanting more when you open up stuff from gift bags.

2. Real tree or artificial?
Artificial. Even though they are such a pain to put up and fluff they make life so much easier. You don't have to water it or endure the pine smell for months, even though it does smell good.

3. When do you put up the tree?
We usually put it up right after Thanksgiving. I think Mom put it up before Thanksgiving this year so she could get it out of the way.

4. When do you take the tree down?
Usually after the first of the New Year. I think we slacked a lot last year and didn't take it down until like March. I wanted to hang Easter Eggs from it. HA!

5. Do you like eggnog?
It's alright. I had some Thanksgiving, it reminded me of Banana Pudding.

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
I have no idea!! I don't really remember stuff I got for Christmas. One year I got a bike, and that's all I really remember.

7. Do you have a nativity scene?
I own a little glass one somewhere at home in a box. My Grandma has a wooden one out that she got in Germany.

8. Hardest person to buy for?
My Grandma

9. Easiest person to buy for?
My Mom

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Well, I think I've gotten several gifts over the years I haven't quite liked. I think the worst gift was this headband set that came with ribbons that you put in it. I found no use for it so I put it in the Yard Sale.

12. Favorite Christmas Movies?
White Christmas is always a tradition, Garfield's Christmas, Christmas Vacation

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Well I look periodically at all times throughout the year. If there's a good sale you never know what you can use the gifts for.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
uhh yes.. haha

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Ham, Dressing, Jello Pretzel Salad, Pie, Potatoes... Everything!!

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
Clear on the tree and colored outside. I guess I'm more of a classic or classy kind of Christmas decorator?? I don't know. I think White looks more elegant. I have had colored lights when I was a kid.

17.Favorite Christmas song?
Silver Bells and the First Noel by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Home for Christmas. It's been a long seven months out at school and I'm ready to head back to Alabama.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.. but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all.. Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
We don't have anything on top of our tree, we put something in the middle of it, we used to have an angel, but now we just leave it with the little spike at the top.

21. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
The rush of trying to find stuff to buy people, you don't know what to buy them you don't know what they like or where to find something.

22. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Umm.. I kind of like red. When I get my own house I want to have more than one tree.. Haha I think Red and oranges would look good, or browns and greens? who knows.. haha

23. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
Everything. Both of My Grandma's houses are different. So at home with my Mom's mom is the classic southern food, and my Dad's mom has the traditional ham and what not and potatoes, she has deviled eggs, stuffing..

24. What do you want for Christmas this year?
I just want to go home.

25. A favorite Christmas Tradition?
Watching White Christmas as we decorate the tree, going to downtown Decatur and looking at the Lights.