Holiday meme

1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Cocoa with tons of whipped cream

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa never wraps.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? No lights on the house. As for the tree, depends on my mood. I tend to like white lights.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the weekend closest to Dec. 11th. My son's birthday.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? I don't have a favorite Christmas dish.

7. Favorite Holiday memory? Christmas in NYC.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I accidentally found all my presents when I was 7 years old.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes. The husbeast's Latin family celebrates La Noche Buena on X-mas Eve. And we give our gifts to each other when we come home. That way we can concentrate on D. in the morning.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? With my son. We put the lights on first, and then all the crystally, sparkly things, and then fill in the holes with all the other ornaments. Takes HOURS.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love it, but then I live in MIAMI. So my snow exposure is extremely limited to say the least.

12. Can you ice skate? I can stay upright, move and stop. If that counts as ice-skating, then yes.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? When I was 17 I got a honkin' huge tower stereo system. It was great. I had an old stereo with an 8-track and my needle broke. My family told me that they weren't able to afford a new stero for me, but would replace the needle. Then they told me to look under this table cloth that I had been leaning against all morning. There was my stereo. Loved it for years.

14. What’s the most important thing? Peace on Earth, and loving your fellow man.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? None.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Decorating the tree.

17. What tops your tree? For years it was a teddy bear angel. Now it is a Crystal star from pottery barn.

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving - I love seeing the faces of the recipients when I get the gift just right.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Gabriel's Message by Sting from A Very Special Christmas 1.

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? Yum.

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W. :)