Christmas Survey

A friend had the following survey on her blog, and I thought it was a fun, festive blog post... so I copied it. Thanks Catherine.

Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose hot chocolate, but really my favorite hot drink is either a Chai Latte or Hot Apple Cider.

Does Santa wrap the presents or leave them under the tree? Santa does both. Santa comes and delivers gifts during the night and we find them wrapped, under the Christmas tree. Santa also fills the stockings!

Colored lights on a tree or white? We use colored lights on our, always real tree, although I do think that trees with white lights also look classy. The theme for our tree has always been... eclectic.

Do you hang mistletoe? Yes. This year the mistletoe is hanging in our bedroom doorway. It has a bell attached to the bottom and hangs down a little low. I can clear it, but Nathan always hits his head on it when he gets up to go to the bathroom during the night.

When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving and not a day sooner.

What is your favorite holiday dish? My favorite Christmas dish is definitely the plate of cookies left for Santa. While we haven't left cookies for Santa for several years now... next year... I will be looking forward to them!

Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Heck no. When Nathan's family was in from Hungary at Christmas, Norbert wanted to open all the gifts on Christmas Eve. He did, but Nathan absolutely refused. So in our house... I guarantee there will not be a single Christmas gift opened until Christmas morning.

How do you decorate your Christmas tree? After we cut it down, drag it inside, struggle to get it set up straight in the stand, and tilt our heads questioning its size or shape, we begin with colored lights. Then go to town randomly adding the miscellaneous collection of ornaments we have acquired. Some from our childhood, some homemade, some are antiques, some are new, and some were gifts. Almost every single ornament on our tree has some sort of meaning or memory attached.

Snow: Love it or Hate it? Love it. There is not a single thing, more magical than a white Christmas. Plus, I think snow makes the winter beautiful instead of dead and gray. Snow is a must.

Can you ice skate? Yes I can. In middle school, early high school, I spent almost every Friday evening at the ice rink. I still have my own skates. Last year, after Christmas, we went ice skating at in Chicago and had an absolutely magical time. I love ice skating... although this year... I will not be partaking.

What is your favorite holiday tradition? There are so many. Leaving cookies and carrots for Santa, the 11:00 Christmas Eve service at church, annual Christmas breakfast of jelly bellys, or maybe a tradition Nathan and I started of topping our tree with a Santa hat.

Candy Canes: Yum or Yuck? Yum. I can't eat more than one or two during the season, but still a must have.

Favorite Christmas Show? I'm going to have to go with Home Alone. Of course I like all the others, but I think Home Alone is the one I most enjoy watching.

Favorite Christmas Song? Last year, it was Baby Its Cold Outside, but I have since reevaluated since the song is kind of sleezy. Its about a man, pressuring a young girl into staying later than she is supposed and tries to talk her into having another drink. If she said her mother will start to worry... then she's obviously young and shouldn't be hanging out with this dirty older man. So I'm not sure my favorite song, but I do love any song sung by Johnny Mathis.

That was fun.