Christmas Fun

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate with mini marshmallows

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Definitely wraps them with bows and all

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White lights

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No

5. When do you put your decorations up? Thanksgiving weekend, usually that Saturday.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Honeybaked ham

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Decorating the tree with my mom every year, and listening to Christmas music the whole time.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't really remember... I know that when I was in 5th grade, I found all of our presents in my mom's closet.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We have two trees up this year. One is all Disney (decked with all the ornmanets my grandma collected for me when I was in college) and it has a Winnie the Pooh tree topper and a personalized Mickey Mouse tree skirt. The other pencil tree is decorated with ice blue and white ribbon and snowman/snowflake ornaments.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it! The horrible traffic for work traveling!

12. Can you ice skate? I can, but not this year, since I'm pregnant.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I think it was probably the big art easel and art supplies I got in third grade. I remember spending hours and hours in my room with that stuff and hanging all of my creations on the walls.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with my family, and doing all of our quirky little traditions.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Jell-o cookies.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Our big family shopping day on the day after Thanksgiving.

17. What do you put on top of your tree? Winnie the Pooh, and the other tree has a fancy crystal star

18. Which do you prefer, giving or Receiving? Giving-- especially with Maddy now. I just can't wait to see her reaction to everything!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? My all-time favorite Christmas songs are all on The Osmond Family Christmas Album (go ahead and laugh), but my mom used to play that album every year all the time at the holidays, and every song brings back so many memories. I just ordered the CD last week, and I cannot believe how connected that album is to my childhood holiday memories!

20. Candy Canes, yum or yuck? I like all the fruity flavored ones, don't care for the peppermint too much.