Christmas Meme

I aboslutely love the holidays and this year we have all of our Christmas shopping done already so we can sit back and enjoy the holiday season!  I saw this Christmas meme on my SIL's blog and in the spirit of the season I wanted to play along too.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Usually hot chocolate but every now and again I get a craving for egg nog.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
They are wrapped and don't usually come out until Christmas morning. 

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
White lights on the tree.  I've never had lights outside, growing up or even now that we have our own house. I would absolutely LOVE to have them on the outside of the house one year. Slowly working on convinving my hubby to put some up someday.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? 

No I don't. I don't even know where I'd buy one to hang!

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Unless we are out of town, we put them up the day after Thanksgiving.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
So many but I would say posole or tamales from either one of my grandmas.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? 

Helping put decorations up, particularly my mom's nativity set.  She bought me my very own for my birthday this year!

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I don't remember, must've been around 1st or 2nd grade.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Definitely! If we are going to stay over at my parents we usually open up all our presents on Christmas Eve so we don't have to pack them also. This year, he combined my birthday and Christmas gift which I was totally peer-pressured into opening on my birthday! I can't complain, I love wearing my new pretty-shiny earrings!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?

This year we cut our own tree down at a local farm and while they shaked, baled and loaded it for us we went in their cabin and warmed up with cider and cocoa. So much fun and definitely a tradition we will be doing in the years to come! As far as decorating, we have 2 sets of decorations we switch year to year. One is blue, silver, and white; the other is red, brown, and bronze.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? 

It looks pretty but I sure don't like driving or walking in it.

12. Can you ice skate?

That would be a negative.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?

It was a scooby doo watch my parents got me when I was probably 4 or 5.

14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?

Remembering in the midst of the holiday crazy what Christmas means to me.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?

Peppermint bark. LOVE.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Putting up Christmas decorations and listening to Christmas music.

17. What tops your tree?
Depending on which ornaments we put up, but we have 2 stars, one is glittery silver the other is a bronze metal trim with a pearly surface and has lights inside.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Absolutely hands down love giving.

19. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? 
I like candy canes... broken up and made into peppermint bark!

20. Favorite Christmas show?
I don't really have one I'm more of a Christmas movie lover.

21. Saddest Christmas Song?
The Christmas Shoe song, usually makes me cry. 

22. What is your favorite Christmas song?

Way too many to list but I'd say O Holy Night.

SIL liked the idea of this meme having 25 questions, since Christmas is on the 25th, so she added three more questions:

23. Favorite Christmas movie?

Elf. "Why are you smiling like that?" "I just like to smile. Smiling's my favorite."

24. Do you cook Christmas dinner or do you go to visit family/friends?

We usually go visit my parents on Christmas so I help my mom cook. We are hoping to save up to fly back east to spend Christmas with my in-laws next year. It's been too long!

25. Favorite holiday picture book?

It's all Christmas movies for me!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I can't believe how fast the holidays went by! I spent my vacation doing A LOT of baking, reading (I'm about halfway through the Bible!!), crocheting and knitting, watching Hallmark Channel movies and taking care of my momma after her having surgery (she had an incredibly smooth recovery!).

I hope you too had a wonderful holiday season with loved ones!

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Secret Santa 2010

Last week, I received this package from my Secret Santa that I had signed up for on Simply Stacie.  I love the candle so much and was thrilled she sent Mary Kay goodies - it's the only makeup I use!  Thanks Michelle!

Other fun stuff we've been up to:

I got this super cute necklace from my SIL and her Mister for my birthday. I wear it all the time!

I helped my sister bake her first pie on Thanksgiving!

We drove over to the Apple Cup. It was about 10 degrees out and our team lost BUT it was so worth it to be there cheering for our Cougs!

I made this cowl to send as a gift to one of my other SILs for Christmas.

And we put up our Christmas tree. We bought new ornaments this year and have yet to find a tree topper to go with it that we like. Side note - I NEED to get rid of that old lamp I got in college!!

There has also been a lot of baking (recipes and pics to follow) and going back and forth watching Elf and The Holiday!