Getting to know your blogger friends:Christmas edition!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper..I use bags also, but I love to wrap the kids' presents just to see their faces when they open them up. It's priceless. I know I enjoyed the wrapped ones as a kid..oh wow that was just a few years ago. Hey who am I kidding, I still enjoy tearing paper off a present :)

2. Real tree or Artificial? hmm, at this moment we have one of both. Growing up we always had an artificial that was a pain in the booty to get up, but the past few years my daddy's friend has given us a real tree.

3. When do you put up the tree? around thanksgiving, either before or the weekend after.

4. When do you take the tree down? usually before new years.

5. Do you like eggnog? never had it..yes I'm missing out :(

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I always loved my dollhouses.

7. Hardest person to buy for? my brother. He only wears American Eagle and we all know they only have so much stuff at one time and if he goes out and buys it all, then what do we buy for him..hmm.
also my father because all he does is work and he has every tool known to man. Im so tired of buying shoes for him.

8. Easiest person to buy for? my mom or my sister. They both like what I like :)

9. Do you have a nativity scene? yes :)

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail, I hope to next year start sending christmas cards. I wanted to start this year, but it's been so hectic with my moms surgery.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hmmm, idk. I usually like all my gifts. I'm not picky.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? thats a toughy. I dont believe I can pick just one.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? i shop throughout the year!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yup :)

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? mama's dressing and a honey baked ham from heavenly ham that my moms old boss always gives us :)

16. Lights on the tree? colored

17. Favorite Christmas song? all i want for christmas or this christmas

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? we travel one hour on christmas eve to my grandparents and come back the same night to get ready for christmas on christmas at our house

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? sadly not without singing a song :)

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

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?we open presents at my grandparents on christmas eve and at our house on christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? rude people and crowded places. I dont do well with crowds.


23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color? I love cartoon ornaments or hand painted balls :)

24. Favorite for Christmas Dinner? mama's dressing


25. What do you want to do for Christmas this year? spend time with family and friends.

26. Favorite Christmas tradition growing up? my grannys on the day before christmas eve, my grandparents on christmas eve, and my house on christmas day.

27. Favorite tradition now? we dont go to my grannys anymore since she has passed because that side of the family stopped having christmas, but we still go to my granparents and still have christmas at my house

28. Favorite Christmas Memory? prank gifts at my grannys