5 posts from December 2007

Sent by my pal, BlueRhapsody:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both - it depends on the size and shape of the gift.

2. Tree--Real or Artificial? Artificial.  And Pre-lit.  And small enough for my Barbie House.  Think Charlie Brown Christmas!

3. When do you put Christmas tree up?  Sometime between the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve!

4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime after the New Year.

5. Like egg nog? Yes.  Make it low-fat and I feel less guilty about it!

6. Do you have a nativity scene? No.  If I did, it would soon include a ginormous cat...and that would probably be sacrilegious.

7. Favorite gift received as a child? Hmm, I can't really pinpoint a favorite...they were all good.

8. Hardest person to buy for? This year, it's the white elephant gift-exchange at work.  It's hard being the new kid!

9. Easiest person to buy for?  The Kid.  Whether I like it or not!

10. Worst Christmas gift? Potpourri in a heart-shaped, red velvet box given by a former co-worker at a former job formerly in downtown LA!

11. Mail or email a Christmas card? Way back when stamps were a penny, I used to mail Christmas cards.  It's not that I'm too cheap (what?!), it's just that I've grown too lazy!  I have Christmas cards I meant to send out back in 2005!  (So, if you're wondering why you never got a card from me...!)

12. Favorite Christmas movie?  I absolutely love A Christmas Carol (the Alistair Sim version, though the George C. Scott version is good too) and It's a Wonderful Life

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Sometimes I do it before Thanksgiving (like I did this year). Ok, rarely do I do it so early!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes. Can't even remember what it was!

15. Favorite food to eat on Christmas? Christmas cookies and other yummy desserts!  

16. Colored or clear lights? Colored lights, definitely

17. Favorite Christmas Song? I like Elvis' It's Christmas Time (baby)

18. Travel during Christmas or Stay home?  "Travel" means going to the parents 40 miles away.  Otherwise, it's staying home. 

19. Can you name Santa's reindeers? Only if I sing it in my head first: Now Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen/Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen/but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all....?

20. Angel or Star on Tree top? The tree's been up since Saturday and it's bare except for the instant lights.  sigh  Yea, I know the ornaments would look better on the tree than in boxes on the floor...

21. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning?  Traditionally, I allow my son to open 1 present on Christmas Eve.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Stupid, holiday-themed commercials!