Welcome to the 2005 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know Your Friends!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

Hot chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?

He wraps them, unless they are too big...then they just get a bow.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?

White on both.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?

No

5. When do you put your decorations up?

Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving, but I got a late start this year and didn't do it until the first weekend in December.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?

I'm all about the side dishes.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?

I remember being at my aunt and uncle's apartment on Christmas Eve and insisting I saw and heard Santa's sleigh and reindeer outside.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?

I'm not quite sure, but I do remember finding 2 big black trash bags of gifts in my parents' closet one year. I think I was 9 years old. So around that time.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?

Yes.

10. What kind of cookies does Santa get set out for him?

Usually chaocolate chip...that is Santa's favorite. And some carrots for the reindeer.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?

I love it!

12. Can you ice skate?

I tried last July at Ryan's birthday party, but failed miserably.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?

When I was 5, I think, I got a baby doll with a velveteen face. She cried she you turned her on her belly. My Grandma told me she found her in the store saying "Mama" and knew she was the perfect "baby" for me.

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

Family.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?

Cookies.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Baking with the kids and wrapping gifts.

17. What tops your tree?

I have a gold ribbon.

18. Which do you prefer Giving or Receiving?

I love to give...but I won't lie and say I don't like receiving,t oo!

19. What is your favorite Christmas Carol?

I don't have a favorite, but I prefer the traditional carols. I can't stand the songs like "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer".

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?

I love the taste but never eat them. I love Peppermint Bark, so I eat them that way.