Holiday Survey!

Copy and reply with your answers, ladies!!


1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choc all the way!

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
strictly white. no likey colored lights, though DH does so its a battle each year.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
nope

5. When do you put your decorations up?
depends on when we have time, usually as soon as we can bc an empty tree just doesnt feel right

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
turkey and sweet potatoes

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
dad used to pick one of us (from my sisters and I) to lift up and put the reindeer on top our tree. when it was your turn, you felt so special! AND also, the 'turkey dance'....my dad did this funny dance with our turkey! lol

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
no clue what age but i believe my best friend spoiled it for me once she found out.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
depends, have in the past.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
we have our special ones from when we were young, ones for our first xmas and ones for us as a couple, and then your standard pretty balls, lights, and I love to have Christmas-y butterfly ornaments (I know you dont think of butterflys at Xmas typically, but I do and I found the prettiest ornaments at Pier 1 last year and fam has started to give me them as gifts)

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
beautiful while its falling, but a PAIN IN THE ARS to get around in!

12. Can you ice skate?
nope

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
easy bake and snoopy snow cone machine

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family and Jesus!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
pumpkin pie!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
we had a horrible angel last year, she was such whiskey tango (white trash), we need something new this year.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!!! picking out gifts is my favorite and seeing their expressions while opening!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
I love James Taylor and Elvis Xmas songs

20. Candy canes?
sure!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
how the grinch stole christmas (the cartoon), a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street, christmas story....TOO MANY!

22. What do you leave for Santa?
last year, we had DS leave us AKA Santa oatmeal chocchip cookies and milk...hehe. And carrots for reindeer of course.

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Family and remembering why we're celebrating, the good Lord!!!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Definitely Hot Cocoa!!!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Santa wraps all of our presents

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
We stick with the white lights

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
We did when I was younger, but we haven't the past few years DH and I have been living together but I would like to in the future.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
a week or so after Thanksgiving.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Turkey!!!!

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Going to grandma's house

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
One day I told my dad that I didn't think he was real, and my dad said you're right. I didn't really mean it I said it more to get a reaction out of my dad so I was like

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
DH and I started our own tradition of giving a Christmas Ornament to each other every year. We open that present on Christmas Eve. The rest of the presents wait for Christmas Day.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
with white lights, and Christmas ornaments.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
Hate it because I hate to shovel and the cold weather.

12. Can you ice skate?
NOT A CHANCE!!!!!!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
My first porcelain doll.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
spending time with my family.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Chocolate cream pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Being with my family- Immediate and extended.

17. What tops your tree?
We currently have a trashy star, but this year we are on the quest for a nice Santa or an angel.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
GIVING!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Oh Holy Night.

20. Candy canes?
Love them! Especially the ones that are fruity

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
Miracle on 34th Street.
DH loves the Christmas Toy.

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Cookies and Milk for Santa, and a Carrot for the reindeer.

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Family and good food!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choc -YUMMM!!!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
sets them under the tree---Santa doesn't wrap

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
no

5. When do you put your decorations up?
usually Thanksgiving weekend

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
going to my Grandma and Grandpa's house Christmas morning for christmas breakfast.
My Grandpa passed away 3 years ago.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
the truth about what???? lol

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
yes... because I have Christmas Eve for my DH family

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
We use colored lights and I have a bunch of ornaments from when I was little that my grandma gave me and then we have collected quite a few of our own since we have been together.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

12. Can you ice skate?
yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
A diamond tennis bracelet that my Grandma gave me

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Being with Family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Christmas Cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
going to cut down our christmas tree

17. What tops your tree?
a fiber optic angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
Giving!!!! Love to shop to find the perfect gift for everyone.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

20. Candy canes?
there OK

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
The Christmas Story

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Cookie, glass of milk, and a carrot for Rudolph

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Being with Family and spending my 1st Christmas as a WIFE!!!!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choc all the way!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
definitely wrapped with a tag that says 'Love Santa'

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
house is strictly white- so classy!! Our classy tree is with white lights only and all matchy ornaments, and then there's the family tree with colored lights and all of our personal ornaments

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
nope

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Usually 1st weekend in Dec

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
All of the italian antipasto

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
X-mas Eve counting down till midnight so the entire family can exchange gifts! We'd usually finish around 2 am- go to bed and then wake up early for Santas gifts!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
my family (aunts, uncles, cousins) exchange on X-mas Eve

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
lights and ornaments

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
LOVE IT!!

12. Can you ice skate?
Kinda

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Barbie's Dream House

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family!!!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Fresh Cannoli's, homemade italian cookies, honey balls

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
An angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!!! picking out gifts is my favorite and seeing their expressions while opening!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
There's sooo many!!

20. Candy canes?
sure!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
SOOO MANY!! Prancer, A Christmas Carol, and so many more!

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Cookies and milk- and a thank you note!

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Family!!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Neither.

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

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
probably not this year

5. When do you put your decorations up?
we'll put up the tree after thanksgiving. We live in an apartment so there won't be much other decorating.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
turkey and stuffing

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Putting up our Christmas tree every year. My dad always made little snacks & we watched Miracle on 34th Street. I think I'm going to have to go home & help them this year.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I think my parents finally admitted it when I was 7.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We open gifts from family, but not from Santa.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I don't know yet since this is our first Christmas on our own. We have some ornaments from when we were younger that I suppose we'll use & our daughter has some too.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
I like when it snows on Christmas, but other than that I hate it

12. Can you ice skate?
yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
my dollhouse

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Being with family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
chocolate pudding pie. Mmmm.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
My parents tree always had an angel on top. We haven't bought a tree topper for our own tree yet

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
A little of both. I love shopping for my daughter the most. She is just sooo cute when she is given presents because she gets so excited.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
I have lots of favorites

20. Candy canes?
Yum. I like the flavored ones too

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
Miracle on 34th Street

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Cookies & milk

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Seeing my daughter open her presents from Santa & just seeing her enjoy the holiday. She's starting to understand Christmas & the concept of Santa & she's already excited. I can't wait to see the smiles on her face

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Tough one...but hot chocolate is easier to have more regularly. Egg nog is verrry heavy but verrryy yummy!

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

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
we used to a long time ago at my parent's house

5. When do you put your decorations up?
1st or 2nd week of December

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
The awesome surprise of my cabbage patch kid! We have an amazing pic of the look on my face- so funny!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I have no memory of that at all!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
sometimes

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Well, we have a pretty tiny tree cuz of our pretty tiny apartment. I use ornaments I've collected over the years (lots with a musical theme and Disney, etc) and those we've been given as presents.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
It's pretty but I HATE cleaning it up!

12. Can you ice skate?
barely

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Had to be my Cabbage Patch Kid, Audra M'lynn. I loved all my barbies too.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
being with the family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
rainbow cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
a bow

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Happy Xmas (War is Over)- John Lennon

20. Candy canes?
I LOVE them when I melt them in hot cocoa!!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, Elf

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Haven't left anything lately but we used to leave cookies and milk when I was a kid. No wonder Santa doesn't visit our apartment.

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Spending my first Christmas with my husband!!

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1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot chocolate all the way!

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
white on the house, color on the tree :)

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
yep!

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

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
STUFFING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
one christmas eve at my aunts, my uncle(of course i didn't know it was him at the time) dressed up like santa. He made sounds outside, and me & my cousins(we were all little at the time) we ran to the window SO excited...of course he came up the walkway & came in 'cause 'he couldn't find the chimney' and gave us presents :) i still remember it all!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
no clue what age...i don't really even remember how i found out - probably at school or i just eventually heard my mom & dad putting them under the tree??

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
depends...usually from aunts and uncles and stuff.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
well my mom always had the prettiest tree....all pink & gold with ribbons & beads & such. it was gorgous.but me & josh had way to much fun last year with all our crazy lights, and candy canes & fun ornaments ;) including the ones we gave as favors from our wedding!

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
beautiful while its falling and for the first day or two...i live in queens, so unfortunately after that it's pretty gross lol.

12. Can you ice skate?
yes! AND I LOVE IT!!! speaking of which, babe - when are you taking me??? :)

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
hmmm...probably this doll that i wanted SO bad...where u sent in all this paperwork & it came back with personalized clothes and stuff. i was obsessed. either that or my digital diary(forget the name of it) or my 'easy to do' sets...lol.can't forget easy bake oven either!

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family and Jesus!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
hmm...probably my moms(which i make now!weird!) peach/pear cake...it's sorta like a cobbler crossed with sweet upside down cake i guess. my fam. knows what i'm talkin' about!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with ALL of my family. love 'em..they're the best ;)

17. What tops your tree?
i dont think we had anything last year! but typical..either an angel or a star :)

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!!! picking out gifts is my favorite...yes..i actually ENJOY christmas shopping :)

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
hmm...WAY to many..i know i drowned all of you with my list last week so i'll save it. we'll just leave it at I LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!!!

20. Candy canes?
yum :)

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
how the grinch stole christmas (the cartoon), a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street, christmas story, charlie brown christmas, the originaly rudolf(claymation cartoon!), ELF!!!! the christmas toy....TOO MANY!

22. What do you leave for Santa?
i always left cookies :)

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
spending time with family...and being reminded of how awesome our Savior is!

. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot choc! The idea of egg nog makes me gag

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
strictly white.
We live in the city so we put white lights on the terrace and colored lights on the tree!

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
yes!

5. When do you put your decorations up?
A few weeks before christmas

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Candy! And my dad always makes a huge Italian dinner...so I'd have to say Chicken Parm

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Waking up and wondering if Santa came! We would look in the sink and see if their were two cups of coffee. If there were it meant that dad had coffee and cookies with santa!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
Around 2nd grade..a nasty kid in our class who didn't believe told us all..his name was nick the little *******! I still remember how pissed I was at him!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
nope

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?We have lots of crazy ornaments. No hanging balls just weird stuff...hard to explain ..maybe I'll post a pic come that time!
Colored lights
beads
it's pretty

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
LOVE IT! But then again I don't have to drive or clean off a car or driveway so i guess it's easy for me to like it!

12. Can you ice skate?
a litle

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
My name plate (I had a snoppy snow cone thing too!!)

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family and all the wonderful traditions!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Pastry!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
being with my family..this will be the first year in 29 years I won't be with them christmas dat

17. What tops your tree?
'we had a horrible angel last year, she was such whiskey tango (white trash), we need something new this year.'... That's so funny!!! We have a gold star.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!!!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

20. Candy canes?
Yummy!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
Love Actually

22. What do you leave for Santa?
:LOL:

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Getting home to my family the day after Christmas..

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
egg nog!

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

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
I'm going to this year =)

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

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Cranberry sauce

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
'Santa' built a wall out of all the presents around the christmas tree one christmas, so when we woke up there was just this giant wall of gifts. It was awesome.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
i cant even remember.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We open gifts from extended family on Christmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I love red and gold for christmas, so we put colored lights, old family ornaments, then red and gold ornaments, red and gold ribbon all around the tree, the tree skirt, and an angel at the top.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
DH loves it. I love to watch it from inside but I hate to be in it.

12. Can you ice skate?
nope

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
one of those little kitchens that you play in.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
being with my family.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
christmas cookies!!!!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
openning presents in the morning with the family drinking hot chocolate and eating christmas treasure buns.

17. What tops your tree?
an angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!! its my favorite part of christmas.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Silent Night.

20. Candy canes?
not for eating. i love to use them for decorating though.

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
A Wonderful Life, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and March of the Wooden Soldiers.

22. What do you leave for Santa?
chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk.

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
going home!!!!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Like them both

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
I Love Colored Lights.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Yes...I Love my Kissess

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Usually the first weekend in December or earlier

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Turkey & Stuffin

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Decorating the Tree. Every year I had soo much fun.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
Not exactly sure...but I remeber being real young...& making sure my little brother believed in Santa.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
When we were younger we were allowed to open up 1 gift on Xmas Eve. Now we Open All our Gifts on Xmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
All sorts of ways.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
I Love the Light Pretty Snow Fall. That doen't Add Up.

12. Can you ice skate?
No.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Cabbage Kid Doll

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family & that special feeling I get inside

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Momma DeGe's Xmas cookies

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
We PLAN Making our Own Holiday Traditions this year...

17. What tops your tree?
An Angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
I Love to Give Give Give. I get so excited when people open up their gifts that I got them

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Have yourself a Merry Little Xmas; Silent Night; The First Noel:

20. Candy canes?
Love them. Esp in Hot Coca

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
National Lampoons Xmas Vaca; Scoorged;Grinch: Xmas Story: Christmas Carol...I can go on & on & on

22. What do you leave for Santa?
I uses to leave Santa Cookies & Milk. Now I leave him a shot SoCo & a Cigar

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Our First Xmas as a Married Couple.

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choco

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
no way he wraps....the elves do that!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
i like white myself, but dj likes colored....so we comprimise colored outside and white on the tree

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
yep

5. When do you put your decorations up?
usually a few wks after thanksgiving, definately not too early

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
baked warm apple pie

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
driving home on xmas eve looking into the sky for santa on his sleigh, i was such a dork

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
can't remember, maybe 9 or so

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
yep

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
with all kinds of stuff.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
it's pretty, but hate getting around in it

12. Can you ice skate?
yes. i love it!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
probably the barbie mansion

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
spending time with loved ones

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
see above

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
singing carols. haha

17. What tops your tree?
an angle

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
definately giving. it's so fun!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
All I want for xmas is you, mariah carey

20. Candy canes?
i like the fruity ones

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
the christmas story

22. What do you leave for Santa?
cookies

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
being with family, giving, spending it with my hubby, celebrating lords bday!

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Home-made hot chocolate-made with unsweetened cocoa, chocolate shavings, milk, and cream

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Wrapped.... or there would be a revolt!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
White. we're fairly color-less people. our home is all black, grey and white... the only color is fire engine red accents scattered about.... so our tree is red white and silver, and lights are white.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
nope

5. When do you put your decorations up?
early-mid december

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
gluhwein!!! (german mulled wine)

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
My dad rolling his eyes when I told him he can't light a fire becuase santa will burn his butt

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I figured it out when I was about 9

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
always! We're a german and polish household.....

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
white (not blinking) lights, silver, red, and white ornaments

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
hate it.... I get soooo coooold

12. Can you ice skate?
heh, wouldn't be prudent to put me in skates

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
EVER? nope...

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
to be with family and friends... and share good food.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
hands down... spekulatius

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Dinner, followed by gluhwein and cookies by the tree.

17. What tops your tree?
a silver star

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
little drummer boy by bing crosby and david bowie

20. Candy canes?
only to decorate

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
NONE

22. What do you leave for Santa?
nothing... that makes me bad, doesn't it

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Spending christmas eve with the in-laws and mom, and eating the traditional christmas Christmas Borscht with mushroom pierogis bobbing up and down in the bowl

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choc! i hate egg nog!

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
white. i hate the colored lights. maybe a little red, but that's it.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
no, but we should!

5. When do you put your decorations up?
i try to sometime between thanksgiving and my birthday (dec. 7th)

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
candied yams

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
i was always a stickler for hunting down my presents. one year my dad got smart and hid them at my aunt's house. Well, turns out i'm smarter than him because I found all of the receipts. And to get back at him, i told my little sister and cousin everything they were getting too. lol. i was such a brat. well, i still am!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
i was in 3rd grade i think, maybe 2nd, and someone started a survey and passed it around, asking fi you believed in santa. when i saw all of these no's, i realized my daddy was the only fat guy leaving presents under the tree.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
it depends. we used to when we'd go to my aunts. now that we do it at my dad's, i don't think we have.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
red, gold and white. last year was our first christmas on our own so we're just beginning these traditions.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
i hate it just because it makes things so difficult. but it's pretty to watch fall.

12. Can you ice skate?
no

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
god no. every year brings a new favorite.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
my aunt always made a delish banana cream pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
opening presents with the kids

17. What tops your tree?
angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
all i want for christmas is you by mariah or grandma got run over by a reindeer because we would sing it every year on the way home from my aunts.

20. Candy canes?
don't eat them, but they must be on the tree!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
miracle on 34th street

22. What do you leave for Santa?
we don't have kids so nothing. but as a kid, i always left chocolate chip cookies and milk.

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
having ym grandma home with us. last year she was in and out between the hospital and the nursing home/rehabilitation center. she's getting sick again, so lots of prayers she's able to stay home with us.

Copy and reply with your answers, ladies!!


1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate

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

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Nope

5. When do you put your decorations up?
This is our first Christmas living together, so we'll do it some time in December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Turkey I guess

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Christmases at my Grandmother's house when the whole family still got along and we would alllllll get together

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I don't think I ever REALLY believed there was a Santa - I just figured it's what they called mom and dad and my aunts etc at Christmas time, lol.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
We open ALL the gifts on Christmas Eve night - it's a tradition.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Don't know! We're putting up our first tree as a couple this year!

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
Love how it looks when it's fresh, hate it when it's all dirty and slushy and causing problems

12. Can you ice skate?
Wow, haven't been in years, but I used to do it a bit

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Cabbage Patch doll - I still have it!!

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family time

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Pumpkin pie!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
:( don't have anything yet

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
Both!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Jingle Bell Rock, White Christmas, etc etc.

20. Candy canes?
Yumm

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
Hmmm, too many

22. What do you leave for Santa?
Do you know I've NEVER left anything for Santa!

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Our first married Christmas, hosting Christmas Eve at our new place, and hopefully starting our own traditions

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot Chocolate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

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

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
Yep

5. When do you put your decorations up?
The day after thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Greenbean casserole

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
I was about 8 and my parents decided to get a real tree instead of a fake one. Since my birthday is 3 days before Christmas, I got to pick out the tree and we decorated the tree on my birthday. I remember getting to put the first ornament on the treet and it was an ornament that I had made in school.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I heard my sister talking to one of her friends about Santa not being real.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Usually no, but last year I went to SIL's house and we played steel a santa and that was the only gift that I opened. This year it will be the same.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
We have a fake tree. We use white lights and ornaments that we have gotten over the years. The base of the tree has a tree skirt that my mom made.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
Like looking at it, but I hate how gross it gets.

12. Can you ice skate?
No, I have two left feet and no sense of balance.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
A drawing that my friends son made for me.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Spending time with family and friends.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Apple crumb pie and sugar cookies.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Watching christmas movies and listening to christmas music as we decorate the Christmas tree.

17. What tops your tree?
An angel.

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
I love giving gifts.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
'O'Holy Night', Santa Claus is Coming To Town and Rudolph the REd Nosed Reindeer.

20. Candy canes?
Yes, I like the chocolate ones.

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
My al time favorite movie is Miracle on 34th Street and Elf

22. What do you leave for Santa?
I used to leave cookies and milk for Santa

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Enjoying my first Christmas with DH as husband & wife. Decorating our tree and having friends & family over during the holidays.

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot Chocolate

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

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?White all the way!!!
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
nope

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving!
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Mash potatoes, sweet potatoes..Ummm all the carbs basically

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
My Grandparents coming over with a trunk filled with toys and a car filled with all types of goodies

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
My friend ruined it for me in 5th grade

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
My family No..DH family Yes

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
Simple..White lights, red bows, Beads and some ornaments..OH and Angel tree topper
11. Snow, love it or hate it? Yes..Beautiful to watch...hate driving in it
12. Can you ice skate?
Yes

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Real Baby

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Cheese cake

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
All the seafood on Christmas Eve

17. What tops your tree?
Angel

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? Giving especially to my nieces and nephews
19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
That Bon Jovi song with Cindi Crawford in the video

20. Candy canes?
sure!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
A Christmas Story and Lampoons Christmas Vacation
22. What do you leave for Santa?
Cookies and Milk

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Family and celebrating my first x-mas as a wife

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Wrap. When I was little santa would video tape himself making the presents 'pop' into view.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
On the tree, colored. On the house white. On the bushes I think we bought red. I don't remember

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
I would like to

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Ha, I have had some up in my house for a week already

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
we have italian in my house for christmas, so the chicken cutlet parm

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
christmas eve was spent with just me, my siblings and my parents. My siblings and I would exchange presents with each other and my parents would give us new pajamas to wear christmas morning.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
I think I was 9 and my friends at school told me

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
I exchange w/my siblings

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
We have a ton of ornaments. Each person gets to put the ornaments with their names on them on the tree. Each of us has at least 5 ornaments with our name. Then we fill in with all of the fun ornaments. Plain balls come last if there is room

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
Its pretty, but I hate digging my car out

12. Can you ice skate?
Last time I went ice skating some kid bowled me down and I tore ligaments in my wrist. That was like 7 years ago...I don't ice skate anymore :)

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
I love earrings, I have 18 piercings in just my ear. one year my sister made me like 25 pairs of earrings. It took her forever but she really worked hard on it and they were beautiful.

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
cheesecake!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
I loved our christmas eve tradition, but thats ending this year and I have to make my own w/DH

17. What tops your tree?
Honestly I don't remember what used to, but this year DH bought some star he likes

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
Giving def. I love picking out gifts for people.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

20. Candy canes?
I LOVE Candy canes!

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

22. What do you leave for Santa?
cookies and milk of course

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
DH and I making our own Christmas traditions. We are also having Christmas dinner at our house, so that should be fun

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
hot choc all the way! LOVE the white hot chocolate from Dunkin Donuts.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Depends how Santa was feeling that year..lmao. My mom never wrapped 'santa's' gifts for us till a few years ago. Our Santa this year will wrap-I already bought paper and ribbon!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
Strictly white to showcase my awesome Hallmark ornaments--I have a collection of Pooh ones! . Thankfully DH likes them too.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No because we have cats.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
depends on when we have time, usually as soon as we can bc an empty tree just doesnt feel right but no tree yet-afraid because of afore mentioned kitties! Cute but annoying little fawkers!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Sweet potatoe souffle and this cold crab salad my mom makes with imitation crab meat...hey we were poor for years! lmao. I tried making it last year with real crab...eh...we like poor man's food lol.


7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
Dancing with my family-for new years we would have 'parties' among the fam-just us dancing and carrying on. My dad used to spin me all over the place when I was little till I got a stomachache from laughing so hard.

My fam and i have sooo many issues but the holidays...we have good memories. Like when my grandma gave the turkey a 'bath' lmao becase we forgot to deforst day before. I can still see her kneeling and singing as she bathed it in warm water in the tub lol...so weird.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Shhh....?
13! And I was sooo mad!!! LMAO my mom screwed up-she used to do the E Bunny and I noticed that year that the E Bunny used the same wrapping for our baskets as he did the one she makes every year for my cousins from us..lmao so I called her out on Ebunny, SHHH and Tooth fairy and then cried for a week lol. I wa a sensitive kid.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
depends, have in the past.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
This will ne our first year doing it together but I want white lights and have tons of pooh ornaments and several hallmark ones that ahve sepcial meaning-buy one every year. This year I bought a cooking related one cause DH and I enjoy cooking for one another.

11. Snow, love it or hate it?
beautiful while its falling, but a PAIN IN THE ARS to get around in! It snowed TODAYY!!!!!!!!! Fawkin NJ!!! LOL I live in bumblefawwk....

12. Can you ice skate?
I can ice fall! BUST my butt!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
easy bake oven

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Family and Jesus!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
Crumb top apple pie

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Just being with all of my family

17. What tops your tree?
No clue this year-I need to get one! In the past on fam tree we had a star that made this ANNOYIING chirping bird sound-sounded like the sucker was on crack--appropriate for a bronx tree I guess

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
giving!!!!! picking out gifts is my favorite and seeing their expressions while opening!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
The 12 Pains of Christmas and the Care Bears album

20. Candy canes?
Cherry ones

21. Favorite Christmas movie?
I love em all actually.

22. What do you leave for Santa?
lmao...um....

23. What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?
Family and remembering why we're celebrating, the good Lord!!!