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| December 18, 2014 |
Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I am terrible at wrapping gifts. That said, I appreciate and prefer wrapping paper!
Real tree or artificial?
We haven't done a tree at all since 2010. If I was going to have one, it would be real.
When do you put up the tree?
We normally got the tree the first week in December and then let it rest in the garage for most of a week.
Hardest person to buy for?
The person that I don't have any ideas for. There isn't one person in particular that this is always true of. I tend to be pretty good at coming up with gift ideas, but occasionally, I will be STUMPED.
Easiest person to buy for?
My Mom. I also always have one million ideas for my sister.
Favorite Christmas film?
Oh, this is HARD. I'll choose Holiday Affair.
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
I love it when we do a cold cut buffet for Christmas. In the past I've made broccoli salad and Trish's Bean Dip to go with it. This goes soooo well with the endless board games and movie nights and lazing around that Christmas vacation brings.
Snow: love it or hate it?
As long as there's no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Colorful or clear lights on the tree?
Clear.
Favorite Christmas song?
This year? Christmas Night in Harlem. Usually? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen or Oh Holy Night.
Do you celebrate Advent?
YES!!! It's my favorite thing about Christmas.
Travel at Christmas or stay at home?
Stay home.
Favorite Christmas cookie?
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies. I used to be sooooooo afraid of them, but then I made them and now I love them.
Favorite Christmas tradition?
Advent and Epiphany. On Epiphany we have atiyfs for breakfast, open the presents from our parents, and have a Middle Eastern feast.
Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Christmas morning.
Most annoying thing about this time of year?
The cold? Other than that, I wouldn't change a single thing.
What is the “silliest” family tradition you do, or miss doing?
I don't think we have any silly traditions. Do we?
What do you want for Christmas this year?
I need some new sneakers. There are a few books, movies, and cds that I'd like. Reach Records always has a Christmas sale which makes me nostalgic over t-shirts. I'm getting old because there's a face lotion that I love but that's a little $$$, so I'd be quite happy to unwrap a new bottle of it.
What holiday traditions are you looking forward to most this year?
All of them! I'm excited that my sister is home this year. I wish my brother could be here and that Ron and Julie and Jay would come over like old times. Our decorations are still in storage, so I only have the "extra" garlands and lights to hang. I look forward to Christmas as we know it sometime SOON.
I'd love to hear your answers! Feel free to make a post of your own this week. :)
We don't have a tree this year either, and I'm not sure my family will after everything that has been going on this month. I say that's fine! We really all just need to be together, and that's the most important thing.
ReplyDeleteI love Skylar! This is such a fun survey! And I'm with you on so many of these--presents on Christmas morning, O Holy Night being a fave....and how cool you celebrate Epiphany!
ReplyDeleteMy mom and sisters are so easy to shop for too! My mother-in-law is easy to shop for as well. But men can be so difficult to shop for! My dad literally asks for trash bags and bug killer for Christmas. His list is comical every year because he's just so practical in what he asks for.
ReplyDeleteSo why haven't you guys had a tree for the past 6 years?