Christmas Questions!

Hi there guys and good morning to all! How is everyone doing? I am still out of work. I know I post alot, I don't know if when I go back to work on Monday will I be too tired to post as much. Here is goes with some questions. 1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel? 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? 1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? Yes I have started and I am finished thank God. 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? I have just ordered a great red dress from the Newport catalog. Shopping for a smaller size is great.There are far more selections. 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel? Yes, I am spending Christmas eve with family as I normally do every year.This year at least I can eat. Last year I had mashed potatoes. 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? I am spending about the same as last yea 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? I am now dating someone and I hope he asks me out for the New year. 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? I will cook something for my family get together for Christmas eve.I don't know what yet. 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? I am into alot of veggies, I was never a recipe person. I am hoping you guys can pass along something good. 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? I used to drink beer. Now I find that too bloating. I usually have some Amaretto and milk. I feel kind of much faster from just 1 or 2 drinks. Have a great day guys. & Lorraine

Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses, we don't celebrate holidays so I've omitted those questions and answering the ones I can. 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? I got one for pork tenderloin and mangos if anyone is interested. 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? An occasional glass of wine, preferably red, like Barefoot Reserve or Eagles Landing Merlot. Or a good chardonnay. Nona

1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? yes and done 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? no and won't 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel?maybe travel as I just purchased a new used motorhome 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts?less 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? none 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? not if I can help it 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? deli meat wraped around string cheese 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? yes Grayhounds! (vodka and grapefruit juice) Darrol 450/272/?

1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? no 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet?..........no 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel?....it will be at my place 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? more 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? not yet 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? I will be doing most of the cooking 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us?....no sorry 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? ..yes a few beer MGD

1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? yes and no! tried to start the other week but directv requires you activate system in 30 days and Xmas is farther out than that now. so we have to wait. 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? nope...hubby made me promise to not go clothes shopping until the day after Thanksgiving sales!!! I got fussed at for spending XXX amt of dollars on clothing since I quit working and he requested I take a break! But it is getting cold now and I only own 3 sweaters and all of my sweatshirts are HUMONGOUS!!! I have been stealing hubby's stuff but is too big now too!!! yeah!!! I need a new Columbia winter jacket desperately!! Can't decide what color to get. Oh and my 16P jeans are getting quite LOOSE ;) I think they made need some replacing!!! I figure I will get lots of GC and Cash to spend for clothing this year...so I am not tooo worried! Plus after Xmas sales are always FUN! 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel? Everything is up in the air....I get out of classes Dec 13th. Don't go back til Jan 10th. I plan to head down south to NC, SC and GA to visit friends and relatives but a lot depends upon the football game and what everyone else has for plans around the holiday. Hubby will probably fly down to Georgia and meet up with me. 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? Probably about the same except one gift might be FF miles and that won't come out of the actual $$ pot. Planning to upgrade the In Laws directv system with a newer dish and tivo box. No clue what to get hubby...he won't divulge anything! May wait til I leave Pittsburgh and head down south to pick out things so that I can hide them from him!!! Plus we already picked up a few items on our vacation to NZ back in August for gifts. 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? YES! But it all depends upon which Bowl Game the University of Virginia Football team gets this year...chances are good it will be the Peach Bowl New Year's Eve in Atlanta...we will probably end up in Buck Head at some bar. I know hubby likes dancing with the "skinny" me!!!! 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? Probably not...won't be home for any of them and not sure where I will be for Xmas (never eaten holiday dinner with my dad's current wife/family). 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? I have started using FF half and half, FF cream cheese, 75% reduced fat block cheeses (Cabot is good), try these items in your normal recipes that call for the original. I have been using the H&H instead of skim milk because it is thicker having great success and texture! 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? Yes, I tend to stick mostly with RED WINE but Mike's Hard Lemonade Low Carb with some fruit flavored Light Minute Maid or Light Cranberry(low carb/low cal) mixed in is quite good (Raspberry Passion was very yummy!!!) but since the Surgeon's office said that the carbonation could lead to KIDNEY STONES I have really backed down on anything bubbly. I just got a SENSEO indiv coffee maker and maybe I can start adding some liquers to it instead of my SF Torani syrups (Hazelnut, French Vanilla). BUT then I would just be throwing in extra calories!!!

1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? Are you kidding?? No way. 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? Not one thing. 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel? No travel, that's for sure. As far as Family, just my immediate (as always). 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? Less. ~~No bees , no honey ~ No work, no money~~ 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? Nope. We burn our tree in the street at midnight for the past 19 years, quite a site and the neighbors love it 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? Yes, I love to cook. 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? Pumpkin cheesecake, if anyone is interested e-mail me and I'll give you the recipe. 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? I've been clean and sober for 15 years.

1) I've just started Christmas shopping but no where near complete. 2) I did buy a couple of holiday outfits that I am anxious to wear. 3) The children & grandchildren will come to Miami for Christmas. 4) My DH and I will leave the next day to visit his father in KY. (I dread the cold!) 5) I will probably spend more on Christmas gifts this year because I have two more grandchildren. (or will have, my first granddaughter will be born on Friday after Thanksgiving.) 6) I will cook our traditional Christmas brunch. 7) I don't cook as much as I used to. For holidays I refer to "grandmas" recipes most of which can be found in an old Southern Living holiday cookbook. 8) I really enjoy an occasional peach sangria at Olive Garden. That's about it. Happy Holidays LuvitsunnyV@goal

Hi Lorraine! I hope you are well. I had a very busy day and am just checking the boards now. 1)Have you guys started your Christmas Shopping yet? Yes, two of my nephews are done. Still need my parents, my other nephew, my 3 nieces and my daughter of course! 2)Have you bought yourself some new Holiday outfits yet? No. I am hoping to buy a matching outfit with my daughter from Hannah Andersson (I love that store!). 3)Do you know what you are doing as far as family gatherings or travel? For Thanksgiving, my daughter and I are traveling to Virginia to spend with my brother and my sister who is driving up from North Carolina. We'll then drive down to North Carolina for a few days. Not sure about Christmas. My daughter and I traditionally spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the City; not sure what we are doing thereafter. 4) Will you be spending more or less this year on gifts? More! 5) Do you have any plans to go out for the New Year? No, I never go out. I do remember last year - I was so miserable, in such pain! This year I will enjoy a nice glass of wine and a relaxing evening. 6) Do you plan to do any cooking for the holidays? Yes. Making a Pumpkin Cheesecake for Thanksgiving (with splenda!). Don't know yet for Christmas. 7) Have you come up with some good healthy recipes you can pass along to us? No! 8) Do any of you guys drink alcohol occasionally? What do you drink? Occasionally I have a 1/2 glass of wine when I go out to dinner. Pinot Grigio is my favorite. I can't have anything more than a 1/2 glass because I really can't handle it. I get really dizzy and light headed! What a cheap date.

I started my shopping mostly for my two kids. I am upset cause my stingy employer cancelled our Christmas party this year. I was so looking forward to putting on that little black dress. I will be spending my christmas with my family. I dont drink sorry I am hoping to get asked to a new years party