Friday, December 08, 2006

Holiday Edition of Getting to Know your Friends... ho ho ho

What are your holiday traditions? Here are mine, let us know yours!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Sits them under the tree, except for one special gift. That one is wrapped in red with a white bow.

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

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put decorations up? I start the week after Thanksgiving. But it is a process still in work :-)

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding desserts)? Candied Sweet Potatoes and Fried Turkey!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Getting a sewing machine for Christmas when I was 13.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? What do you mean the truth about Santa?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? No.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? umm... you mean trees :-)
  • Living Room Tree - The "Fu Fu tree, All Gold and Silver
  • Family Room Tree - Chocolate Santas and Keepsake Ornaments
  • Dining Room - The Shoe Tree (It is a white feather tree with shoe ornaments
  • Office - The Star Trek Tree (Aluminum tree with Star Trek ornaments)
  • Kam's Room - The Wizard of Oz Themed Tree

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love to look at it, hate to drive or live in it.

12. Can you ice skate? Nope

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My son Kam who was born in December.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Remembering the reason for the season and gathering with family and friends.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Cookies and my late Aunt Met's pound cake.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Cooking with my mom on Christmas eve.

17. What tops your tree? Angels

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

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? "Oh Holy Night" and "This Christmas by Donnie Hathaway"

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? I can take them or leave them.

21. What is on your wish list for Christmas? To have all of my family and close friends together once again for a happy occasion.