Christmas Meme
I saw this one over at Mark’s, and figured it’s been a long time since I did a meme, so WyTF not?
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Egg nog avec rum. But only on one day (or night) interspersed with beer, of course.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
What are these “presents” of which you speak?
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
Coloured on the tree when I put the big tree up (not the mini tree like this year and last), and the outside lights used to be white, but now with the new “energy saving LED lights”, they’re blue.
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No. Why would I? I’ll kiss whoever the hell I damned well feel like kissing.
5. When do you put your decorations up?
Usually on a weekend in December when my daughter’s here. I think kids like to get into the whole Christmas-y spirit.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
Stuffing.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child:
I got that “Baby Pat-a-Burp” which was a good time. One year I also got the budgie I had been asking for but my cousin came in and told me about it and ruined the surprise (even though the surprise had been well hidden in my aunt’s closet).
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I was in grade 3 (yes, I was a little naive) and one of the kids at school told me he wasn’t real. I went crying to my mother (who taught at the same school at that time) and she told me they were lying. I don’t think I really believed any more, though.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Sometimes we do, but I think that started with my daughter being so anxious to open presents that we’d allow one to be opened. When I grew up, it was only on Christmas Day, and I’d be up at 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning having to wait for the entire family to get up before we could start opening presents. That’s not to say I didn’t go scope out the presents and see if they felt like what I had asked for.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
With whatever decorations I’ve had for the past umpteenth years. After so many years I decide I need a change and then those new decorations last for umpteen years.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
I hate all weather – snow or heat. Give me spring or fall where it’s just kinda nice out.
12. Can you ice skate?
I took figure skating as a child and was pretty damned good at it – you know, all those twirling, circly thingies, leg up in the air, whatever. I can still skate (or I could when I took my kids skating), however, it killed my ankles and somehow I couldn’t really remember how to stop.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
I suppose the budgie was my favourite gift, that is unless somebody gets me that 10.1 megapixel, 12x zoom Lumix digital camera that I’m lusting after *hint, hint* (I’m so subtle).
14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Having a holiday is the most important thing about the holidays. Since I don’t usually get many presents any more, I have to count on the fact that I’ll at least have a little vacation.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
I like pumpkin pie. I dunno if it’s my favourite, but I’m not thinking of anything else at the moment.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
I don’t have a favourite tradition, it’s really just a big pain in the ass with all the decorating and cleaning and spending money and cooking.
17. What tops your tree?
There’s some kind of wiseman I think it is. I had a star, I had an angel. I don’t have any idea where those things went.
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
Receiving. Come on. I could say giving but we all know that that’s just way too pretentious.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
Do You Hear What I Hear – Vince Gill version even though I hate country music.
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
Ooook.
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is the new 30. I want the world to close their mouths when they’re eating or chewing gum. If they don’t, I want to elbow them in the face.
Well, that was fun. Good luck with the camera – that’s an impressive instrument.