Christmas Survey!

Copied this from Lisanne! I thought it looked fun!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? For Christmas I usually wrap. But all other times of the year I bag!
2. Real tree or artificial? We have always used an artificial.
3. When do you put up the tree? I always try and put it up sometime the weekend after Thanksgiving. It just depends on how busy we are.
4. When do you take the tree down? Well sadly...this always depends. Last year it got left up until sometime in Feb. and then it got taken down only with the help of my mother-in-law. (Of course I did have a new born, but that really is a sad excuse.)
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes. I usually only buy it because my husband 'loves' it but, I do drink a little. I am just not crazy about like he is.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I have to say the most memorable and long lasting was probably my "California Raisin's" Sleeping Bag. (sidenote: does anyone remember them?)I think I got it when I was like 6 or 7 and had it clear into the latter years of high school. Lol.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? I don't but I really want one. I was just thinking that when I decorated.....that I have never gotten one.
8. Hardest person to buy for? I would definitly say my husband....every year I get so excited then every year I screw up. Last year he made me a list and I thought I did well.....come to find out I still screwed up. We have just decided it is not worth it for us both to be that disappointed about his gift every year. Lol.
9. Easiest person to buy for? I would have to agree with Lisanne on this one.....Our kids!!! I love going shopping for the kids! It is so much fun!!
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I honestly can't come up with anything....I don't know that anything stuck out enough to be designated as 'the worst'.
11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? I love to send Christmas cards through the mail, but haven't the last couple of years. I have wanted to do Christmas photo cards but have never done it.
12. Favorite Christmas movie? I really like the Santa Claus 1 and 2 (haven't seen 3 yet), Elf, ....and Home Alone 1 and 2. I am sure I have others that I like but can't think of them at the moment.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Isaac and I sometimes get a few gifts here and there but for the most part we are the last couple of weeks or down to the last couple of days kind of Christmas shoppers. I don't like doing it like that but it tends to be how we do it.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I am sure that I have but I can't remember what it was.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? "Everything!" Okay that is kind of cheating. The first thing that pops in my head besides all of the homemade goodies.....are the little Christmas Tree cakes that come out this time of year (they are almost exactly like a Zebra Cake but much better as a Christmas tree with sprinkles.). I am a sucker for those. They catch my eye every year. I have already bought two boxes this year.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I like both. I love Color Themed trees. Since Isaac and I have been married we have always done blue and white lights with our Blue and Silver Theme. But I also love Red. I am probably going to break down and switch to red in the next year or so.
7. Favorite Christmas song? Serious - "Oh, Holy Night" &“Breath of Heaven.” Goofy- "I want a Hippopatumus For Christmas" and "Redneck 12 days of Christmas"
18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? We always travel to MI for my dad side of the family the weekend before Christmas. But other than that we usually stay around the Fort Wayne area. But next year I think my husband has said we are doing a FL Christmas with his mom and sister.
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Absolutely.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I like both but we have an angel on our tree.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Well, we have done both in the past. But our immediate family (Isaac, the kids, and I) always do Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? I would have to say when people don't keep Christmas cheer. I think some people just loose sight of what the season is really all about. Celebrating the birth of Jesus and giving to one another. But also, sharing the love of Jesus through our actions, with all of the people we encounter.
23. What I love most about Christmas? Hands down.....the thing I love most about Christmas is spending time with loved ones. Getting to see ones that I don't get to see most of the year, and getting to spend extra time with the ones that I do.

I hope everyone has a very blessed and extremely Merry Christmas this year!!!