Getting to know YOU - Christmas style!

Loved your favorite Christmas Memory Jackie Oh gawd, your poor UNCLE - I bet he was in trouble [with the wifey] for awhile, huh? Shattered glass will ruin even the best of Holiday foods - send that man over to my house, we may be on to a new DIET of sorts? Happy Holidays Lei

And we were so poor I can still remember my mom trying to pick all the glass out so we could eat it- somehow none of us wanted to try and eat it after that! lol! Jackie

Getting to know you - Christmas style! 1. Do you prefer Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Both 3. Colored or White lights on your tree/house? Colored, although I prefer white. I was overruled. 4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes, in several places. 5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the first weekend in December. 6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Breakfast casserole, we have it Christmas morning for breakfast. 7. What was your favorite Holiday memory as a child? Blowing out all the candles my mother lit all over the house on Christmas eve. I got to do that as soon as the guests left. 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? An older friend told me, she liked to be mean. 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes. 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Carefully? We have a conglomeration of mismatched but precious ornaments. 11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? LOVE IT! 12. Can you ice skate? Badly. 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? As a child, my Barbie dream house. 14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Remembering Jesus and spending time with my family. 15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Red Velvet cake and my aunts apple cake. 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Riding around near Christmas, looking for Christmas lights, and decorating the tree. 17. What tops your tree? A star. 18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving. 19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Oh Holy Night. 20. Candy Canes -yuck or yummy? Yum. 21. Favorite Christmas movie? Scrooged and The Santa Clause. Nothing beats the Charlie Brown Christmas Special for me though. Merry Christmas! ~Ellen

G'morning Ellen, I LOVE looking at Christmas Lights (too!!!) ....I was meeting some friends last night for a Christmas dinner/Gift exchange and was amazed at how many of my neighbors decorated (and I mean LOT's of lights) this year ...um, and almost felt bad that I didn't have nary a light, well, except for my porch light on. I wish my husband was home this year, I'd drag his cute butt up to DC and go see all the Christmas Lights that Natalie posted last week. Those were stunning!! Mele-Kalikimaka, sweet lady!

Love the Pic ! You have that Naughty but nice look about you! So, here's my answers.. 1. Do you prefer Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate with peppermint schnapps and a candy cane. It's the Milk intolerance thing, egg nog is deadly for me. 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Most definitely wrapped. This year it's Spongebob paper! 3. Colored or White lights on your tree/house? White Lights, more elegant though I do like a few colored twinkle lights mixed in. 4. Do you hang mistletoe? Why? I'll just end up kissing the cat! 5. When do you put your decorations up? After Thanksgiving or at least 3 weeks before Christmas 6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Sweet Potato Souffle from the the Virginia Hospitality Cookbook. Nummy! 7. What was your favorite Holiday memory as a child? The year I got my Barbie Townhouse and my Big Wheel, I think I was 5. Mom worked at JC Penney's that year in the accounting office and got deep discounts. We were poor but that year we had an awesome Christmas! 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Kinda figured it out on my own. I knew where mom hid the presents! 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We always got Pajamas on Christmas Eve. Since I've been an adult we usually give each other a book or CD or DVD to watch/read or listen too that night. 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Traditional stuff. Green, Red, white. Lo's of Hallmark ornaments. I've been collecting them for about 6 years 11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Like it at Christmas only. Doesn't hardly happen. I hate the cold now, so I cna live without it. 12. Can you ice skate? Very Badly. My azz takes a beating! 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Yes, last year Joe bought me an electric throw. I kno that sound sounds weird to be a favorite gift, but since I'm cold all the time, it was most appreciated and I lived with that blanket around me all winter. 14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being wiht family 15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Cheesecake with raspberries 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Drive around and look at Christmas lights 17. What tops your tree? ' An Angel 18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving, definitely. I can't wait to see mom's face this year. 19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O' Holy night makes me cry everytime. For an upbeat one, I like Rockin around the Christmas Tree. 20. Candy Canes -yuck or yummy? Yummy, especailly in coffee! 21. Favorite Christmas movie? Easy, A Christmas Story (you'll shoot your eye out kid!)

Aaaw, thanks girlfriend - you're the FIRST who's screen musta "refreshed" and noticed the new pic. Figured I only have a few more days of Christmas left, might as well use it while I can. It's one (of a few) I did especially for my sweety. I just hope he actually surfaces before Christmas and sees it in his package. Ive already got verbal warning out to friends and family - NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO CALL ME AT THE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS! LOL, well, unless they're hurtin' or something important like that. I havent talked to my husband in over two months and he's due to surface - gotta make sure I get his call, ya know? So are you all packed? Ready for your trip? WOW - I bet New York at Christmas is a site to behold. Take lots and lots of pictures, I want to experience it through your eyes. Have a safe trip - love you!! Lei

My typing skills suck this morning. We really need Spellcheck on here!!!

Heck, I'd even settle for the EDIT feature in the local forums. At least on the main board I can go back (over and over and over again) and edit out the typos and errors. LOL - of course, I could always proof it BEFORE I hit send? Nah!

Thanks for the survey, Leilani! I love filling them out. 1. Do you prefer Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I love them both, but I drink Hot Chocolate more often. 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He's a wrapper. 3. Colored or White lights on your tree/house? I prefer white lights. I'm not a multi-color kind of girl. 4. Do you hang mistletoe? Not any more. 5. When do you put your decorations up? I start to get crazy on November 1st trying to wait until the day after Thanksgiving to put them up. My husband thinks I'm a lunatic! 6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I love Ham. 7. What was your favorite Holiday memory as a child? I just loved when my entire family would get together at my Aunt's house. It didn't happen that often. 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember. 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes. 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? I have a fake white tree with white lights and I put different shads of purple bulbs and snowflakes on it. Every year I buy 2 new oraments for my husband and myself and I add those to the tree as well. 11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it! 12. Can you ice skate? No. 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? The year I got my first Cabbage Patch Kid. 14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Being with family and friends. 15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? My grandmother's apple pie. 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Taking pictures of people when they open my gifts. 17. What tops your tree? I have a purple & white snow man. My beautiful angel is too heavy for my tree. 18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? GIVING! 19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Jingle Bell Rock. 20. Candy Canes -yuck or yummy? Not a big fan anymore. 21. Favorite Christmas movie? It has to be A Christmas Story. God Bless TBS.

G'morning Amber - I enjoy doing them too, but I especially love reading every one's responses. It's kinda cool to see what we have in common, differencies, learn about the traditions, etc and just an overall snapshot into "your" Holiday life! Hey? I normally don't drink hot cocoa - not even sure why? Too lazy to NUKE the cup of water, I suppose. LOL, boy does that tell you a lot about me, or what? Anyway, I went to a Christmas Festival about a month ago and they had "gourmet hot cocoa" including a lot of SUGAR FREE flavors. I tried their PeanutButterCocoa and their ToffeeCandyCocoa? Oh my goodness, absolutely AWESOME!!!!!!! It's my new late night treat and takes the edge off of the sweet tooth, thankfully. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family - Lei