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Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Egg Nog! I have a great deal of difficulty this time of year keeping my consumption of Egg Nog lattes at a reasonable level. I like an occasional hot chocolate and my other holiday favorite is Peppermint Tea.
Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
Santa is a class act and he always wraps the gifts. When I was a child, along with the gifts he always left a handwritten note. I knew that the handwriting in the cards didn't belong to either of my parents and I was sure the notes were from Santa.
Colored lights on tree/house or white?
When I was a kid, we had the giant multi-colored bulbs on the tree (and only 4 - 6 strands of them). For the last 10 years we have used the clear twinkle lights and I am a firm believer in the policy that the more lights you have on the tree the better it is. This year the tree has 21 strands.
Do you hang mistletoe?
We always hung a gigantic ball of plastic mistletoe when I was a kid. When I moved to Oregon in the early 90's I learned that mistletoe grows in the trees there and saw real mistletoe for the first time and decided that plastic mistletoe is totally unacceptable. Then while working with the campus programming council I started a tradition of handing out small sprigs of mistletoe in the quad on campus to students passing by. I love mistletoe and like to have it as part of my decorating but only if it's real. I have thought about it this year but haven't purchased or hung any yet.
Customarily Thanksgiving weekend because I am so excited that I can't wait.
There are a few side dishes that Mom always made for Christmas dinner when we were kids that I love including Baked Corn and Spinach casserole, I still love them but as an adult it's not so much the specific dishes that I look forward to as I do the experience of creating, preparing, serving and enjoying a meal with my loved ones.
Oh, where do I begin?
What do you mean the truth about Santa? ;-) I was eleven years old and was beginning to doubt but really wanted to keep believing. My mom told me the truth and then included me in the plans to ensure that my little brothers had a great Christmas.
We begged every year but just could not convince our parents that opening a gift on Christmas Eve was a good idea. A few times in the last few years my mother has instructed that a package is to be opened on Christmas Eve and it's usually Christmas pj's or a Christmas sweater.
With lots of lights! And plaid bows, ornaments and sparkly twirly things. I love my collection of ornaments which consist of ornaments that I have received to honor milestones or special events in my life and many that I have collected over the years. I always worry that I don't have enough but then have trouble finding places on the tree for all of them.
Absolutely LOVE IT! The world looks so crisp and clean with a blanket of snow covering it. I love everything about playing in the snow. I love snow balls, snow angels, snow men, hats, mittens, coats and boots. With all that said, I am not so nuts about snow in Seattle. It was amazing to see the city covered in snow last month, but the "freak-out" attitude of my fellow Seattleite’s was more than annoying.
I think I have put skates on my feet three times in my life. When I was younger (and shorter) falling on my butt on the ice wasn't so bad. I was 28 years old last time I went ice skating and it ended very, very badly. So although I enjoy the beauty of an ice rink covered in skaters, for me ice skating is truly a spectator sport.
As a kid my favorite gifts were always the things that I had wanted very badly like the Cabbage Patch doll and a yellow terrycloth robe. The past few years my favorite gifts have been little things like my favorite coffee beans, framed photographs and jewelry. I also love the gifts that I deem extravagant (a.k.a. things that I would never buy for myself) like a set of new knives, an espresso maker and fancy sheets.
Making the season special for others; I try and donate some time or goods to a worthy cause and I also try to create experiences and share gifts with my family and friends that enrich their lives. I also make an effort to create time for myself to sit back and really take in everything around me. I treasure relaxing time, curled up on the couch with Christmas music on and only the Christmas tree lighting the room.
Christmas is all about the pie. I love pumpkin pie (homemade, of course) but I also love the homemade Egg Nog Pie that my Mom made for Christmas every year. In recent years it has been renamed *Custard Pie with lotsa rum* but regardless it's all good.
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A beautiful lighted angel.
Hands down winner, giving gifts; I love watching someone open a gift that I have given them. Especially when it is something that I know they will love. I don't have a good poker face and get extremely nervous when opening gifts in front of others. I feel pressured that if my reaction to the gift isn't perfect that the giver will assume that I don't like it.
As the self professed Queen of Christmas music that is a question that I have already given a great deal of thought to. I love "Sleigh Ride" especially versions by symphony orchestras. My all time favorite version would be by the Boston Pops with Arthur Fielder conducting.
I use them as part of my holiday decoration but haven't actually eaten one in years. I do like to melt them in a cup of tea to make peppermint tea.
Favorite Christmas movie?
It’s a Wonderful Life would be the overall winner for the lesson it teaches and it's sentimental, warm and fuzzy nature. But when I need a movie to crack me up and help me cope with the stress of the holiday season there is nothing like Christmas Vacation.
Cookies and milk.
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