22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Over decorate yards, especially ones with inflatable decoration.

Hey!

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Vacation (the Griswolds)

How could I have forgotten that one?! A classic!

I love Advent too. We have a wreath that we dig out of the garage every year and a cassette that has a segment for each Sunday in Advent with a coloring page for the younger ones.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial. We used to get real, a long time ago, but gave that up after one year when the tree kept falling down and we had to use ropes to hold it up.
3. When do you put up the tree? It varies, usually the weekend before Christmas.
4. When do you take the tree down? Again, it varies. Sometimes we leave it up till Epiphany, sometimes not.
5. Do you like eggnog? Of course!
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? Um, I think my favorite was a doll dressed like a ballerina. She's still around somewhere......
7. Hardest person to buy for? My brothers. All five of them.
8. Easiest person to buy for?My youngest sister.
9. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Nothing comes to mind..
10. When do you start Christmas shopping?It varies, but not until after Black Friday.
11. Do you have a nativity? We have five(my sister corrected me on the number).
12. Favorite Christmas movie? Holiday Inn, It's a Wonderful Life
13. Favorite Christmas book?I've read too many to say.
14. Favorite Christmas dessert? Candy Cane cookies!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Oh, everything.
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white?colored
17. Favorite Christmas songs? One Small Child, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Silent Night
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph, I forget the rest
20. Angel or star?Angel, my grandmother made it.
21. Open presents Christmas Eve or morning?Neither. We open them in the afternoon, between dinner and dessert
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The traffic. And my siblings countdown. They've been counting down since Boxing Day(which is the day after Christmas if you don't know).
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like the angels.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner?Everything.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year?A Tangled Web by L.M.Montgomery. One of her best, but very few places have it.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial. I've never had a real tree, so I don't know what it's like.
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the first week of December, or the last week of November.
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends on when we get around to it. Usually the first half of January.
5. Do you like eggnog? Definitely! Hmm, eggnog...I better buy some! This year I'll actually get to drink as much as I want (my parents would ration it out because we all love it and it's expensive)!
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? Probably my porcelain dolls...and my lump of coal (yes, I did get coal, but only because Santa was proving to me he really does give out coal. )
7. Hardest person to buy for? I don't know. Now that I buy presents instead of making them, it's not that tough. Probably my 4 1/2 year-old sister.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My 12 yr-old sister.
9. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Can't think of anything...
10. When do you start Christmas shopping? Depends. Whenever I start thinking about it (sometimes as early as Halloween, sometimes as late as the week before Christmas).
11. Do you have a nativity? Yup.
12. Favorite Christmas movie? Probably The Year Without a Santa Claus
13. Favorite Christmas book? Can't think of it right now... I know! Luke 2! Can't go wrong with that!!
14. Favorite Christmas dessert? Hmmm...cookies, Peanut m&m's, stocking candy, rainbow jello...and so on.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? You're asking me for a favorite? Probably eggnog. Ooh, and Christmas oranges (we all get one in our stockings).
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? Yes, colored.
17. Favorite Christmas songs? I really like the oldies. Stuff sung by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, etc.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen...and Rudolph! (We sing Rudolph with the intro, and I always loved The Night Before Christmas as a kid).
20. Angel or star? Depends on the year. We switch off.
21. Open presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning, but only when my parents give the OK. We're not allowed to come upstairs until then. As a child, Santa actually left "traps" made of string and bells to try and deter us from getting to the goods too early (didn't do much good)!
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? "Modernized" Christmas songs! Seriously, can't they just leave them as they are? And the fact that commercializing starts right after Halloween.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Anything that holds memories. Ours is a mishmash of different things. They are gifts, kindergarten projects, First Christmas ornaments, hand-made, etc.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Cheesy potatoes and ham. Also clam chowder and breadsticks for our extended family party.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A rolling pin (I need one), Hayao Miyazaki DVDs (I hope I spelled his name right), and several books and movies that are too numerous to name.

I don't celebrate Advent, unfortunately. I didn't even know what that was! That would be kind of nice to celebrate, though, to prepare for Christmas in a religious sense. Where I live, the religion has almost been taken out of Christmas (not in my church, though, thank goodness!). Also, sadly enough, where I live, few people even know what Epiphany is!! I only know about it because we would celebrate it in my Jr. High French class. I wish we celebrated it, though...it's such a fun holiday!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I never use gift bags. It's so much more fun to wrap boxes and pick out which curling ribbon you will use and how you'll tie it and all that.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial.

3. When do you put up the tree? Anytime after Thanksgiving. Normally in the week following Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? Late January.

5. Do you like eggnog? No way. *shudders at the thought*

6. Favorite gifts received as a child? I don't know. Probably doll clothes.

7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad and little brother and also my grandparents.

8. Easiest person to buy for? My sisters and Mom.

9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmm, I can't remember any but there probably were some.

10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I see something I'm planning on getting for someone. I bought a book for my dad in October.

11. Do you have a nativity? Yes. We have a white porcelain one.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I don't really watch too many Christmas movies. Probably Elf.

13. Favorite Christmas book? I don't read Christmas books either.

14. Favorite Christmasy dessert? Fudge

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? yummy goodies my Mom makes.

16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? White. I like colored better but my parents want white.

17. Favorite Christmas songs? "Hallelujah (Light Has Come)" by Barlowgirl, "Saving Up Christmas" by Loni Rose, "Carol of the Bells/Sing We Now of Christmas" by BarlowGirl, and "Sleigh Ride" by Jump5.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? I doubt it.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? A star.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning after breakfast.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? All those signs saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I don't know. I guess handmade. All the ornaments on our tree are beaded ones my sibs and i made.

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? The works: mashed potatoes, ham, stuffing, and all that.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A hockey goalie helmet, a sleeve for my laptop, random accessories for the video camera I'm buying, and a few CD's.

Now here's my Christmas story. As soon as the snow starts falling, one of my little siblings will run toward the tape player (yes, tape player. 90% of our Christmas music is on tapes) saying, "It's snowing, it's snowing, Chrismas is coming" and my Mom will say, "No, you can't turn that on. It's not after Thanksgiving.

My little sister will frequently ask to put up the tree but my Mom always says not until after Thanksgivin. Normally, on the weekend after Thanksgiving, we'll put up the tree. The tree is an artificial tree that my grandparents gave us a few years back. It used to be six feet tall. The top foot was a spike that had to be folded over and over so it would support a star. The tree is now about 5'3".
The tree stands in a corner and my younger siblings always argue over who gets to stand in the corner and grab the lights and garland back there and pass them the rest of the way around. My Dad makes several attempts at getting every light on the star to light up but they won't so one light is out making the star seem lopsided.

We hang our stockings on the wall and hang up some garlands and lights around the windows.

On Christmas eve, my sibs and I beg to open one gift on Christmas Eve but only won and got to one year. At six AM or so, we wake up and dig into our stockings. One year, my sibs and I woke up at 4 and my parents made us go back to bed until 6:30. My parents then made a rule that we couldn't get up before 6. I think this year, I'm going to tell my sibs to NOT wake me up, I'll open my stocking at nine thirty or whenever I wake up.

We make breakfast and afterward open presents. We go around the circle from oldest to youngest and open a present and then go around again. We do whatever the rest of the day, normally we go outside and ski or snowmachine or sled or snowball fight or any other of those s words that are applicable to winter time.

I'll post my answers to those questions a little later but right now I feel like reminiscing (or boring everyone else ) with our family's favorite Christmas memory.

After my brother graduated university in 1983 he took a job in Seattle, a few thousand miles from here. He's an RN and had to work Christmas; it was hard coming home to visit at any time at first. But he was able to get Christmas off in 1985, and we kept his planned trip to visit our parents a secret, just like those Hallmark advertisements where the kid sneaks into the home and makes coffee.

I picked him up at the airport and drove the 2 hours to my parents' house, arriving well after dark. They weren't home since they were visiting my sister in the hospital. (It wasn't a happy time, but we knew this visit should cheer them up).

When they arrived home, my brother hid in another room while I gave them an improvised story of losing my job and having to move home.

But then my brother popped out of his hiding place and it truly was one of those Hallmark moments we all remember over 2 decades later.

And to cap it off, later that evening my brother and I braved serious windchills to catch our first glimpses of the returning Comet Halley - a sight I'd looked forward to for a very long time. The date: Friday, December 13.

Ah, the memories.

Anyone else have some memories to share?

Well, I've only ever celebrated Christmas twice in my life (the first time was before I was even a month old, and the second was just last year) so my family doesn't really have any traditions or anything, but I'll attempt this anyway.

Last year we only had three days to prepare because we hadn't decided whether we were going to celebrate Christmas or not, it having pagan roots and all that. We decided on Sunday, shopped for gifts all of Monday and Tuesday, and looked desperately for trees all of Wednesday. It was rather fun.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper! It's so much more personal.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. Artificial trees are just too fake.

3. When do you put up the tree? Well, last year we put it up on Christmas Eve

4. When do you take the tree down? We took our tree down after it started visibly dying.

5. Do you like eggnog? Oh, yes

6. Favourite gifts received as a child? Scissors, from last year. They're very handy.

7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad probably. Chocolate bars get old after a while.

8. Easiest person to buy for? My sisters and my mother!

9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Ehhh.... uh....N/A

10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I've been collecting gifts all year. Sales are good.

11. Do you have a nativity? No. For various reasons.

12. Favourite Christmas Movie? Last year we watched three, after having never watched any our entire life before - It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and that Charlie Brown one. That's in the order I liked them.

13. Favourite Christmas book? I haven't read any... though, A Christmas Carol is sitting on my shelf, new and unread. *should read it*

14. Favourite Christmasy dessert? Uhh... I don't really know. Does Sweet Potato Pie count as a dessert?

15. Favourite thing to eat at Christmas? Sweet Potato Pie. It's my favourite dish for Thanksgiving too.

16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? Yup yup. We had white last year. It was purty.

17. Favorite Christmas songs? Most of the song's from Josh Groban's Noel, and a good many songs from an Essential Christmas Songs CD my dad got.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Nope. We don't believe in liking Santa

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? A star! Angels just don't cut it.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We opened them Christmas afternoon last year because we slept in SUPER late and then we listened to a sermon or two online. It took us forever, and we were supposed to go to my aunt's for dessert and we were late.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Many things... it bothers me how right after the Canadian Thanksgiving all sorts of Christmas decorations appear in stores. And insane shoppers annoy me too.

23. Favourite ornament theme or colour? Red and green, or red and gold, because I'm original like that

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Sweet Potato Pie, obviously

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Relient K's new CD,a nd these really pretty boots I saw today. Please?

I love seeing everyone answers to these questions!

Mine:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Gift bags are easier if you're the one giving, but paper is crackly and makes unwrapping much more fun.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. The pine needles on our last real one killed the vacuum cleaner and we've had a fake tree ever since.
3. When do you put up the tree? Depends. Around the 2nd Sunday in Advent usually.
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends again.
5. Do you like eggnog? No.
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? My plush beagle Brave, and various Klutz books, besides other great books.
7. Hardest person to buy for? My biggest little sister. We're so different. She always says she likes what I get her but I have yet to find the perfect gift.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Mom. She is obsessed with coffee mugs and quaint calendars.
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Never had a bad one!
10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December.
11. Do you have a nativity? Yes.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's A Wonderful Life.
13. Favorite Christmas book? Besides the gospel account it's A Christmas Carol, hands-down.
14. Favorite Christmasy dessert? Peppermint bark!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? The chocolate Santas we get in our stockings.
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? I love lights, but white please! Sometimes the colored ones come out looking Halloween-ey. >.<
17. Favorite Christmas songs? Thousand Candles (The Ten Tenors) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Straight No Chaser) O Come O Come Emmanuel (Enya) and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (Jack Johnson)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Nope.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Both!
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We open our 'secret santa' gifts on Christmas Eve, but most of them are for the morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Eggnogg
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? White&blue
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Whatever I'm eating with family & friends.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Monet At Sea (a calendar) warm plaid winter shoes from Target, and Modern Cryptanalysis: Monoalphabetic Substitution Ciphers bye William F. Friedman

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? paper
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? December 1st
4. When do you take the tree down? boxing day
5. Do you like eggnog? never tried it
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? nintendo 64
7. Hardest person to buy for? my dad
8. Easiest person to buy for?My little sister
9. Worst Christmas gift ever received? a highschool music dvd
10. When do you start Christmas shopping? we buy presents throughout the year
11. Do you have a nativity? what??
12. Favorite Christmas movie? none
13. Favorite Christmas book?none
14. Favorite Christmas dessert? choclate pudding
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? same as above
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white?colored
17. Favorite Christmas songs? yule shot your eye out by fall out boy(i don't listen to caroles)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. We usually get them from the back of our woods, we have a field of Christmas trees. They're often kinda lopsided or weird looking, but cheap
3. When do you put the tree up? Maybe the second week?
4. When do you take the tree down? Maybe Jan. 1
5. Do you like eggnog? Ewww...
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? A stuffed horse I called Oliver
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad
8. Easiest person to buy for? Myself? (I mean, not that I'd be buying for me, but I think the rest of my family has a easy time)
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Barbies when I was 11 and was well past that stage.
10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Eh, end of Nov, beginning of Dec
11. Do you have a nativity? Several
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's A Wonderful Life, a Child's Christmas in Wales, and A Christmas Story
13. Favorite Christmas book? I don't really think I have a favorite Christmas book.
14. Favorite Christmasy dessert? Homemade sugar cookies!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Homemade sugar cookies, mashed potatoes, trifle
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? Colored all the way!
17. Favorite Christmas songs? O Holy Night, What Child is This,
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? No, don't make me try
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning,
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Being CRAZY busy
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Our theme is "anything goes"
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? I loooove mashed potatoes...
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I asked for a few things, but one thing I'd especially like is the Julie and Julia dvd.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Over decorate yards, especially ones with inflatable decoration.

I don't mean to sound like a Scrooge...Our neighbors have some of those inflatables - not to mention 6-foot tall letters spelling "ho ho ho" that are lit by floodlights possibly visible from orbit . It kind of impedes the stargazing a little bit, especially since I live in the city anyway. We've joked that airplanes may think they're airport landing beacons. Good thing the ISS is so bright.

...anyway for christmas i will probalay go to teh beach and what ever.

I've thought about what a fun change of pace it would be to celebrate Christmas Down Under - a summer walk on the shore or a nice campfire on a long summer evening - rather than with piles of snow and the sun setting before 4:30 pm.

Which reminds me...*drumroll*

It's time to unveil the White Christmas probability maps for North America:

US White Christmas - The stats indicate only 73% here but can't recall too many non-White Christmases.

Canada White Christmas map - scroll down a little; this page also duplicates the US map

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. We used to have real way back when I was little, but my mom got tired of the needles being everywhere. Also, I think my brother kept chewing on it as a baby...
3. When do you put the tree up? It depends on when we get around to it.
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually on January 1st, but sometimes later if we have family visiting.
5. Do you like eggnog? I love eggnog!
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? Probably my American Girl doll and everything that went with her
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad, because he has this horrible habit of buying gifts for himself, and leaving us nothing to buy for him!
8. Easiest person to buy for? My mom.
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A pink fuzzy turtleneck sweater. Not only do I dislike pink, I hate turtlenecks. I returned it to the store, and my grandmother sent me the same sweater a month later for my birthday.
10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? About two weeks before.
11. Do you have a nativity? Yep. But don't use the sheep because it's HUGE! It's the same size as the camel!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Scrooge. The old black and white one with Alastair Sims. My dad and I watch it every Christmas Eve at midnight.
13. Favorite Christmas book? Don't have one.
14. Favorite Christmasy dessert? Pies! We have a ton of pies!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Gingerbread cookies.
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? Both!
17. Favorite Christmas songs? Carol of the Bells, The Nutcracker
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Mostly stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen (and Rudolph)!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel. We also have an old 1950s plastic one that just sits out and doesn't go on the tree. His name is Harold.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We used to do presents in the evening on Christmas when my dad had to work, but lately we've been doing them in the morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Radio stations that start playing all Christmas music after Halloween.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? We have ornaments from everywhere.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? My aunt makes amazing chicken and noodles...
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Money! I'm studying abroad in England this summer, and I need all the funds I can get!

We should have a favorite Christmas memory question....but here's one of mine anyway. My brother had started the tradition of waking our parents up by Superman jumping into their bed. My brother is a very energetic and slightly hyperactive kid, so as we're opening up our stockings, he's hopping around on the end of my parents' bed in his footie pajamas going "It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" and all of a sudden he disappeared! One minute he was jumping around and the next he was just gone over the edge of the bed, taking most of the pillows with him. There was a moment of silence, and then we heard this insane giggling from the floor. Later that night, he proceeded to drop the video camera while filming everyone, and we have video of the ceiling with him going "Oh, no! Help! Um...help!" as the camera is tilting. My brother is very theatrical.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Either one. Wrapping paper is more fun, I think.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. I don't think we've ever had an artificial tree.
3. When do you put the tree up? Whenever we get around to it.
4. When do you take the tree down? Whenever. Maybe a few days into January.
5. Do you like eggnog? I have no idea. I tried it once, but I can't remember what I thought of it. I've never had the nerve to try it again.
6. Favorite gifts received as a child? Probably toy horses or stuffed animals. Or my LotR monopoly game...
7. Hardest person to buy for? My oldest sister.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My younger brother.
9. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of any.
10. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Whenever I think about it. I'm actually almost done this year! I just have my older brother and second oldest sister to buy for. Oh, and I like to buy little things for my pets. Not that they care, but I like to do it...
11. Do you have a nativity? Several. At least seven or eight or maybe more. They're all over the house.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's A Wonderful Life, I suppose.
13. Favorite Christmas book? I don't have one.
14. Favorite Christmasy dessert? English toffee
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas candy and sweets that my mom makes! English toffee, peanut brittle, mint fudge, cookies...mmmmm!
16. Lights on the tree? Colored or white? Yes, please! We have white. And maybe colored, too. But we generally use the white ones.
17. Favorite Christmas songs? Lots of them. I like Josh Groban's Noel cd, and Trans Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve and Other Stories (I saw them perform that live a couple of years ago when they came to town. It was spectacular!)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We generally stay home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Maybe if I think about it really hard.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We open the ones from relatives on Christmas Eve, plus our pajamas (we get new pajamas every year). Then we open our stockings and presents on Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Eh, certain songs. I'm dreading the moment when one of them comes on at work and I have no choice but to hear it.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Well, I like red and gold, but we generally do blue and silver with white lights on our tree, plus my mom has a rather large collection of snowmen, many of which are white, blue, and silver. So it all goes together.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? We do our special dinner on Christmas Eve: London broil, salad, raspberries in the snow, potatoes, rolls (Sister Schubert's), green beans...I can't wait!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Books. Lots and lots of books. And a chair to use at my desk.

Which reminds me...*drumroll*

It's time to unveil the White Christmas probability maps for North America:

US White Christmas - The stats indicate only 73% here but can't recall too many non-White Christmases.

Canada White Christmas map - scroll down a little; this page also duplicates the US map

Cool maps, stargazer! I thought it was interesting to compare Canada and the US. I think I just barely live in the white on the Canada map. Maybe. Or possibly the light blue, 90%. I think it'll be a white Christmas here this year, anyway.

One time several years ago, around Christmas, we had some friends of ours come up from Vancouver Island... a place where it rarely snows. They wanted to go sledding and they were so excited, because we lived in a city that always had snow at Christmastime. And we had no snow. They haven't been back since. [/randomish]

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Christmas Vacation (the Griswolds)

How could I have forgotten that one?! A classic!

Ya got that right
"Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead?"
I think I'm gonna watch it this Friday.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? home since we only go 15 minuets away to get to my uncles.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? well proabaly half of them but not all.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? we don't usually put ever. This year we have a yoshi on my request.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? seeing my annoying auntie
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? i like chartoon character type decorations. such as snoppy
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? fish and chips
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? A new phone, since my old one died.