Christmas Meme 1

(Found at Kwizgiver's)

1. Real tree or Artificial? Fake tree, real wreath.

2. Do you like decorating the tree? I don't mind once we've gotten going, but it's a big time commitment.

3. When do you put up the tree? We try to get it upright by the 10th or so. This year, it is up, and lit, but that's as far as we've gotten.

4. When do you take the tree down? I want it down the first weekend of the year, or the first DAY of the year, but I've learned not to sweat it if it's still up in mid-January.

5. Do you like eggnog? I do, but it's heavy and fattening so I don't drink much of it.

6. Ever broken a present right after opening it? I believe this may have happened a few times in the past. I'm pretty careful nowadays. And honestly, I don't get a lot of breakable stuff.

7 . Hardest person to buy for? Beast. I've got him WAY covered this year, though.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Sparky.

9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yup. I painted all the figures.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Email seems kind of ... wrong ... somehow.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Our first Christmas after we got married, Beast got me no books. I had nothing to read that day--we had to hit the nearest 24-hour Walgreens so I could buy a paperback. So it's really the worst gift I didn't receive.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I'm kinda grinchy about the whole movie thing. I don't really have a favorite Christmas one.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? About 10 years ago I was shopping year round. I've fallen apart on that, but I'm not buying for as many people either.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Indeed, in both senses of that word.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sourpatch kids. Santa always leaves a bag in my stocking.

16. Have you ever actually eaten fruit cake? Yup. Mom made me try some when I was little. So I can cross that off my theoretical bucket list, right?

17. Favorite Christmas song? Today it's Do They Know It's Christmas.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I prefer to stay home. I don't really care, though, as long as Christmas day itself is nice and quiet.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes, I can. Do I have to prove it? I think it's more impressive that I still know almost all of The Night Before Christmas by heart.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We do one on the Eve and the rest in the morning. Beast grew up doing them at night and my family is all in the morning, so we compromised.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowds. Not a fan.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I throw EVERYthing on the tree EVERY year. This theme stuff is not for me.

24. Favorite Christmas dinner? Grilled cheese sandwiches, leftover Chinese, whatever's in the fridge.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I've asked, very specifically, for a Nook. We'll see how that turns out.