Christmas Meme?

1. Egg nog or Hot Chocolate?
Both! Especially if they are homemade.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
strange question. Traditionally speaking I thought Santa was in the business of stuffing stockings. anyway, wouldn't he have elves to help him with the wrapping?

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
This year our tree has white lights and there are no lights outside (last year there were colored lights outside but Pete didn't want to fuss with them this year - I don't blame him.)

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving but this year it was a week later.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
Hmmm. tough one. I'm going to cheat and name two: lefse and swedish meatballs

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child.
Seeing our Christmas tree with it's large bulb lights.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I don't know. I had older siblings - they spilled the beans while I was young.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas eve?
Pete's family opens all of their gifts on Christmas eve. Pete and I open gifts with our kids on Christmas morn.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
In years past we have had two trees: one with all the misc. collected ornaments and multicolored lights, and one with a theme. This year we only have the themed tree which is so pretty. It has white lights and old fashioned glass ornaments in hot pink, green and aqua. It has a glass beaded garland, glittered pine cones, mica dusted nuts and sparkly birds.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it?
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...

12. Can you ice skate?
nope.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
One year mom made Holly Hobbie dolls for myself and each of my sisters. She also made doll cradles with mattresses and blankets.

14. What is the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Wonder and delight.

15. What is your favorite Holiday dessert?
Iced butter cookies. yummm!

16. What is your favorite Holiday tradition?
A simple meal of soup (oyster stew and a few others) and bread followed by gift opening on Christmas eve.

17. What tops your tree?
This year it's a sparkly peacock. ha!

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
it's a toss up.

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
I'm with Jan on this one: Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel. I loved singing that at night in the Crown College chapel.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Ho hum.

tonya, erin, pearl, jaime? up for a doing your Christmas meme? (what's a meme?)