Christmas Meme

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Egg Nog is only good at christmas, Hot chocolate is good all winter!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Well, DUH! Wrapped of course. Not wrapping Santa gifts is just plain WRONG!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
Most times I prefer white lights

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope...and if I did, it would just die. I don't have a "green thumb". I'm trying real hard not to kill my pink poinsettia.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Usually, the day after Thanksgiving and always by the first Sunday in Advent, however this year, I put it up before T'giving because I knew I would be out of town the weekend after and the thought of coming home and not having a tree up, well I just couldn't deal with that!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
Turkey and Dressing....my own of course!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?
Waking up in the middle of the night to the sounds of my Daddy putting together my "Barbie" condominium, going to the living room and walking in on him in his underwear, then being forced back into bed.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?The night I caught my Daddy in his underwear putting together my "Barbie" Condo.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?Of course because we go to my inlaws and have Christmas, but I can never wait til Christmas with my wonderful hubby. We usually end up opening our gifts to each other on Christmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
We have a small tree so I change my decorations each year. This year, it's a white tree with white lights and tons of pink ornaments. Last year, it was blue ornaments and snowflakes, the year before it was all candy ornaments and one year we made our own ornaments and had popcorn and cranberries, a real old fashioned tree. Next year, it's going to be a white tree with silver ornaments.

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

12. Can you ice skate?
I tried one time with my best good friend, but found out my arches are too high or are they too low? Anyhoo, I don't do skating.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
My Barbie condo, and a Gucci watch that I was totally not expecting. More recently, my jewelry armoire that my wonderful hubby gave me. And when we first were together, a luggage set. I know, that's corny, but I had never had my own luggage. Still have it and we use it all the time.

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

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Red Velvet Cake...homemade, which I am going to attempt myself this year.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?Aside from our family traditions, our Carols, Candles, and Cheer almost midnight service at church.

17. What tops your tree?
A Glamorous pink star..

18.Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Giving...without a doubt!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Gosh...I have soo many. Country..."Christmas in Dixie"...Pop...Blue Christmas, White Christmas, Do They Know it's Christmas, Last Christmas. Hymms..All Earth is Waiting, One Small Babe, In the Bleak Midwinter... it's too hard for me to pick I love them all!

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Yum...but they're not my very favorite.

EDIT: The Blogger police informed me that I screwed up by not mentioning who tagged me and for not "tagging" someone else. Luckily they let me off with a warning, this time. Anyhoo, I tag all those that read this blog. There!