12 Days Before Christmas!

Oh how I love the holidays! Oh I how I love Christmas. My Christmas shopping was actually done a few weeks ago, but every time I go into a store I manage finding a few more things my friends and family would absolutely love! And I would love buying them just as much! I need to reign myself in, but seriously, it is so much fun to give. I can't believe it's only 12 days until Christmas. This makes me sad because in just two short weeks it will all be over. And I love to savor. (Especially after last year where the moment passed before we all knew we were even in it.) Anyways, the next 12 days will be spent in nothing less than 110% Christmas cheer! Yay.
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1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Oh wrapping paper definitely. This year I'm doing solid green, white with red moose, and red with snowflakes. Very very pretty.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. Except I live in an apartment and so the joy of chopping down my own tree has turned into joy taking my tree out of a box and assembling it each year.

3. When do you put up the tree? The first day I have at home after Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? Sometime after New Year's but before my birthday.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes. I remember liking it more than I actually do, but it's not quite Christmas without it.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Oh, there are too many! Teddy Ruxpin probably tops the list.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes. Since my mom got rid of the one we had growing up I have the next best thing--the same olive wood set from my grandma. I'm glad for the switch because our baby Jesus looked like a 90-year old man. This one is actually a baby.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My brother. I'm never too sure what he wants/needs.

9. Easiest person to buy for? My sissy.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Except this year I'm pissed at Target because my cards are smaller than the envelopes and it just looks tacky...like I couldn't find envelopes so these are a quick solution. I'm tempted to just buy new.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I've never really gotten anything too bad. Oh, the Peewee Herman sweatshirts as a kid were pretty awful.

12. Favorite Christmas movie? Charlie Brown's Christmas; Home Alone; Prancer; Love Actually; Rudolph; Christmas Vacation.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Sometime in November...it's never too early!

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas gift? Most definitely. Usually from a friend to a friend.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cookies!

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Usually clear. Last year when the brother and I decorated mom and dad's we played homage to years past with a retro tree, colored lights and all.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Oh Holy Nigh; Christmas Eve in Sarajevo; Rockin Around the Christmas Tree; Grown-Up Christmas List

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? I like to stay home, but traveling is okay too. This year we're off to my sisters, which feels like my home anyways so it's all good.

19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Of course

20. Angel or star on top of your tree? Angel

21. Open presents Christmas Eve or morning? Depends. This year we're doing presents on Christmas Eve and stocking on Christmas so we can travel to the aunt and uncle's for the big family Christmas. I like opening on Christmas morning best.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? How fast time goes

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like the classic red, silver and gold. Maybe we'll do a theme next year...kind of a fashionista theme...glamourous...all high heels and skyscrapers, lipsticks, and nail polish, pinks and black!

24. Favorite Christmas dinner? I didn't realize it at the time...the dinner of 2004. The last time the Fab 5 was all together.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace on earth.....Okay, as happy as that would make me, I do love opening up pretty things. This year: nothing I need, just something that I want! :)