Welcome to the 2006 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends! You know the drill. Highlight, copy, and paste (not forward) and change my answers to your answers. Enjoy! Everyone has time for a few moments of fun! Don't be a scrooge!
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate, only cause I've never had egg nog
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Sets them under the tree-- the elves wrap them
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
Colored
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
not at my house
5. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
mhm ;)
6. When do you put your decorations up?
The weekend after Dec. 3rd (bro's bday)
7. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
8. Turkey or Ham?
Honeyed ham
9. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:
Our HUGE family parties of like 100 people, everyone singing carols.
10. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
Wow, I dunno. I remember catching my parents putting gifts under the tree once, but I dunno how old I was.
11. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Yeah; we do a white elephant grab bag, and it's always really dramatic because everyone angles for the same gift.
12. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Lights & ornaments-- we have everything from barbie to disney to baseball to heirlooms.
13. Do you get a Fake or Real cut it yourself christmas tree?
real
14. Snow: Love it or Dread it?
Loves it! before it turns into Chicago snow, that is.
15. Snowball fights or sledding?
Ooh, I dunno. I love them both! But not snowball fights with PG; he uses ice.
16. Can you ice skate?
I can do some basic tricks.
17. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Well, I can't really remember a
favorite... this year's is pretty good: it's a trip to Disney World.
18. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Family, because I spend the entire season with them.
19. What is your favorite holiday smell?
cinnamon & peppermint
20. Do you like hanging around the fireplace because it's warm?
Somewhat, but a) I don't have one, and b) they get pretty hot really fast
21. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Oooh...
22. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Family party! Or going downtown & eating breakfast under the tree at
Marshall Field's Macy's.
23. What tops your tree?
A kind of decrepit angel
24. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving?
giving; it's more creative
25. Do you enjoy going downtown shopping?
oh yeah, it's awesome. My sister & I have trained my brother & male cousins how to shop for Burberry, Coach, & Louis Vuitton bwahaha.
26. What is your favorite Christmas/Holiday Song?
Well, right now holiday is "What are you doing New Year's Eve?" ... Christmas is probably "Angels we have heard on high"
27. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
I like them, although I haven't seen most of the classics.
28. Carolers: do you or do you not listen to them?
Psh, I am one!
29. Go to someone else's house or they come to you?
We go to my aunt & uncle's for Christmas Eve, & then to my Grandparents &/or other aunt & uncle's on the day.
30. Do you read the Christmas Story the night before Christmas?
No, we usually read a skit. My great aunt finds a Christmasy skit (she's a teacher) and gives everyone a part & a script, usually with some kind of hat for costuming. And we all sit around the living room & read through it, then sing carols. It's amazing, it really is.
31.Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum?
Addicting!