Well, baby steps I say.  Here's a start, huh?

A Christmas meme stolen from Cobb:

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot Chocolate.  Egg Nog is nasteeee.  NASTY.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? WRAP!!  Where's the fun otherwise?

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White is too boring to bother with.  Colors on tree and house.  The more the merrier.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?  Occasionally.  Usually the plastic variety. 

5. When do you put your decorations up?  Usually the weekend after thanksgiving.  Tree stays up until at least Epiphany (Jan 6).

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? My stuffing or latkes and bacon, our traditional Christmas eve fare

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: Hmm, that's a tough one.  Let's put it this way, I can tell a Barbie wrapped up under the tree from a mile away....

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? You mean that Santa isn't just one dude with a sleigh and Rudolph?  I STILL believe in Santa.  Come on now.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? My Dad's side comes to our house on Christmas Eve, so we open those presents then.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? well, we have a bunch of ornaments, most of which have some meaning for us from characters to tradiational ornaments, as well as colored globes and glass icecicles.  Big Gold Star for the top.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? I love love love snow!  I hate the idiots who don't know how to drive in it.

12. Can you ice skate? Nope.  My ankles are too weak.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My favorite gift I ever got was DH getting holiday leave from Basic Training.  The best gift I ever gave was the microwave we got Mom last year.  She was shocked!

14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you? The time to relax and enjoy, to sing songs and smell pine trees.  To act like a 4 year old.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Peppermint ice cream.  My favorite all year round, but much easier to find at the holidays.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Christmas Eve at my parents' house.

17. What tops your tree? This year, a big gold star.  Previously a Winnie the Pooh Angel (which makes a better table decoration since it is usually to big for the HUGE ASS TREE we always get).

18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? I love giving.  I'm very good at it, and I love to watch people's faces light up at the surprise.  I'm terrible to buy for because I want to be surprised and blown away like they are, but no one has managed it yet.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?  All of them.  The songs are the best part!

20. Candy canes: One is generally enough.  Really.  Give me the ice cream!

21. Favorite Christmas movie? 1. White Christmas 2. A Christmas Story 3. Love, Actually

22. What do you leave for Santa? Whatever Santa asks for.  Usually popcorn and fudge and a glass of milk.

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1 Favorite Christmas movie... The Desk Set. *grin* Guess I'll have to get hold of Love Actually since I've never seen it.

Posted by: Teresa at December 06, 2006 06:20 AM (5UR9t)

2 1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Egg nog, no contest 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? depends on how my family was feeling when I was a kid... of course, I never believed, but I played along for the presents... 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? neither 4. Do you hang mistletoe? If I thought someone would be dumb enough to actually kiss me, I'd nail bushels of the stuff all over my ceilings... then invite them over to my place... 5. When do you put your decorations up? I don't decorate 6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? hmmmmm.... cranberry sauce 7. Favorite holiday memory as a child: when "Santa" tripped over and crushed the Hot Wheels city my brother and I received... and he was asking what happened... I knew my grandmother had gotten up in the middle of the night and forgotten about it being in the floor... 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I've always known Santa was someone in the house; mom asked me when I was six if I believed, and I told her no; she told me not to tell my brother... too many illogical things happening where the Santa myth was concerned, and I wasn't a child who took anything at face value 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? I don't do Christmas, although I buy for my kids while secretly awaiting their realization that Christmas is BS 10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? blah 11. Snow! Love it or dread it? snow? no such thing anymore... global warming killed it all out... unless you live in or near the Arctic Circle or near the South Pole... anyway, I like snow 12. Can you ice skate? no 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? no 14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you? When they're over 15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? pumpkin pie 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? hiding in a closet until everyone's gone 17. What tops your tree? what tree? 18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving? are we still talking about holidays? 19. What is your favorite Christmas song? Christmas Time is Near ~ Chipmunks (I think that's the title) 20. Candy canes: ack! no 21. Favorite Christmas movie? 1. Die Hard 2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Boris Karloff rocks) 3. nada 22. What do you leave for Santa? a loaded bear trap...

Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 06, 2006 04:00 PM (qeZ2A)

3 White Christmas is my all time favorite movie. LOVE IT.

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at December 07, 2006 08:21 AM (MwQOF)

4 Thomas, my husband also swears Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And it's one we watch on Christmas Eve.

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at December 07, 2006 08:22 AM (MwQOF)

5 Well, Die Hard 'is' a Christmas movie... sort of. It takes place at the appropriate time.

Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 07, 2006 09:30 AM (NvS/T)

6 I'm not arguing with you. I was backing you up, in case people in your life give you the hard time my husband gets.

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at December 07, 2006 07:34 PM (0Pi1o)

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