Random Christmas facts

I feel so far behind on my blog stuff. So sorry I haven't posted anything recently.

Here is some random info about me and Christmas. I guess "I've been tagged" is the saying....

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Egg nog....because you can't get it any other time of the year. Plus it is really yummy. I like drinking it with a little Cinnamon on top. Or I make a wonderful egg nog cookie.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Well when I grew up Santa wrapped presents and set them under the tree. My mother had some presents that wrote very nicely were from "Mom and Dad". And most of them she wrote from "Santa". With Penelope I think I'm not going to write any presents are from Santa. I'm going to try to walk to fine line, if that is do able. I want to tell her about Santa, because I like the idea of fairy tales. Just like as a little girl I'll probably tell her that stories about Cinderella can really come true just like they do in Disney. But I don't want Santa to be the reason for the Season. So I will mention it but I want Jesus to be emphasized profoundly. Wish me good luck in figuring that out.

3. Colored lights or white? White and then add colored lights. He he he

4. Do you hang a mistletoe? I actually have a fake mistletoe ornament. I meant to hang it up but I think it accidentally got put back away when I was done decorating this year. Don't tell Russell, he would be disappointed.

5. When do you get out your decorations? In the perfect world I would put them up the day after Thanksgiving. But now being a working mother that's not do able. Oh well...as long as they go up for a while before Christmas is over.

6. Favorite holiday dish, excluding dessert? I would have to say potatoes. I love potatoes any way that you make them.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? One Christmas I got up in my parents house before everyone else. And it was a pretty sad Christmas that year financially. And I decided to go to the grocery store and buy some egg nog for everyone. I was so happy running to the store before everyone else woke up and surprising everyone with egg nog.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember how and I really don't remember when either. I remember a time when I was in 4th grade and a couple of my classmates were talking about it. And there was a person there who really believed there was still a Santa. And there were some kids that thought there was and there were some kids that thought there wasn't. And I knew there wasn't, but I acted like three was, because it was just nicer to live in fantasy.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Sometimes....depending on what activities are happening.

10. How do you decorate your trees? This year I decorated with white and blue ornaments...kinda like a Christmas frost :)

11. Snow, love it or hate it? I love it...but I only get it if I travel far and try to chase it. I live in So Cal. The closest man made snow is still about 1 hour ?? away with no traffic.

12. Can you ice skate? Yep but I don't go anymore. Russell really hurt himself on skates. And so it probably wont happen until I take Penelope. Who can blame him, he has 6 screws in his ankle because of that accident.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? One year we talked my mom into setting out some Christmas gifts under the tree early (before Christmas morning) and open a gift on Christmas eve. So she set out 3 boxes and told us that they were all the same thing. The first box was really small and light as a feather. The second box was 10'' x 16'' and you could barely lift it off the table it was so heavy. And the third box, which was mine, was a big box but pretty thin and it would rattle if you moved it. They sat there for a week under the tree and my mom said if anyone could guess what was in each box, and they were all the same thing we could open them early. So we guessed and my poor mother, I was a really sensitive child, and I came to her crying one night explaining how frustrated I was and told her that I couldn't handle it if it was a trick. We ended up opening them on Christmas eve. The small light box, which was my brothers, it was an empty small box with a one hundred dollar bill tapped on it. On the heavy box, which was my sisters, was a cinder block with a one hundred dollar bill tapped on it. And mine was a box with a bunch of stones in it, with a one hundred dollar bill tapped on it. I think I like that present more because of the memory it has in my mind. But if anyone is wondering I went out and bought a keyboard at Circuit City.

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

15. Favorite Holiday dessert? It's a toss between egg nog cookies and peppermint bark

16. Favorite Christmas Tradition? I love filling up the Christmas stockings. It's something that I do every year. It's as much a necessity as any other holiday. We have to have stocking on Christmas morning filled with little inexpensive gifts.

17. What tops your tree? This year I have a glowing star at the top of my tree. And each year it is either some kind of glowing star or a angel. I like the idea of the star better this year.

18. What's better giving or receiving? Giving, I go Christmas shopping nuts during the holidays. But I do have to admit I did a lot of Christmas shopping online. It is so much easier with a toddler who desperately needs her naps in her own crib.

19. Favorite Christmas song? The song that's my favorite is actually titled "Christmas song". And it goes something like this...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being song by a choir
and folks dress up like Eskimos
Every body needs some turkey and some mistletoe
Helps to make the seasons bright
tiny tots with their eyes all a glow
will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
and every mother's child is going to spy
to see if reindeer really know how to fly

And so I'm offering this simple phrase
from kids from one to ninety-two
although it's been said many times, many ways
merry Christmas to you.

I love it! Especially the ninety-two party! Is it sad that I did it all from memory?

20. Candy canes, yummy or yucky? Yummy! Especially in peppermint bark

21. What do you want for Christmas? There are little things that I would like for Christmas. But not to sound corny, but I would really like just a memorable Christmas time with friends and family. Really get to understand the season not the mayhem.

22. Do you attend an annual Christmas party? I actually use to throw an annual Christmas party. And each year there are still a couple of people who ask me if I'm going to have it again this year. And I said no at least for this year. Maybe next year. But this year we were invited to 5 Christmas parties! So we were pretty booked.

23. Do you dress up for Christmas eve? No...maybe Christmas day, depending on where we are going. But this year I'm going out to Grandma's so I think it is going to be pretty laid back.

24. Do you own a Santa Hat? Yep and it hangs on my wall next to the stockings. I've had that hat since I was 16 years old at least. I use to go Christmas shopping, wearing that hat, driving around town in my car, blaring Christmas music and sings along with it on the top of my lungs. LOL

25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with? Russell and I are making a tradition of going to my grandmother's for Christmas. She use to do these huge Christmas' when she lived in California. But since she moved to Nevada she is kinda left alone, which is really sad. So Russell and I promised we would be there and at least she wouldn't be alone.

Has anyone not gotten tagged yet? I don't really know....so if you see this and you want to give it a try...then I tag you.