A jumpstart on Christmas

We were tagged by Pufferfish:

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? We are mainly wrapping paper girls. We are big fans of brown paper and red ribbons. This year I think we are going to wrap presents in old maps that are from the 1950s that H found in her grandmother’s attic and then red or silver ribbons.
   
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real and we bring it down from Vermont where we cut it in my hometown.
   
3. When do you put up the tree? The Sunday after Thanksgiving.
   
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually New Years day or the weekend after… the wreath however I never want to take down – it has stayed up until February to be honest.
   
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes I do love it.
   
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A doll that was the size of a 6 month old baby. It was after my sister was born and I would take care of him while my mother was taking care of her.
   
7. Hardest person to buy for? My dad and H’s dad. Ties are so boring so I try to stay away from them.
   
8. Easiest person to buy for? H.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No but we usually have an advent calendar. My mom has a nativity scene that she painted. I would like to do that sometime. Maybe in another lifetime.
   
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Oh I am not good at this.. I hope once sprout is here I will be better.
    
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I am going to give H’s : it was a pair of overalls that were linen with a coordinating mock turtleneck that was embroidered. Sadly it was from H’s mom and it was the first Christmas I celebrated with them and I could not stop laughing – it was so horrible.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf – hands down.
    
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Oh just about now.
    
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Okay , yes I admit it. I have.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mama’s homemade sticky buns. This year I am going to try to make them for H’s family.
    
16. Lights on the tree? White lights and cranberries and popcorn strings. When H and I put up our first tree we stayed up all night stringing cranberries and popcorn while listening old Christmas music and drinking spiked eggnog. I hope to do that this year too minus the spiked.
    
17. Favorite Christmas song? Handel’s Messiah, but as for one song I have been known to love to sing along with “Santa, baby”.
    
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel, Travel, Travel. We always are flying on Christmas day which is not ideal but we make it work so we can see both of our families, both of which are divorced so we have 4 Christmases. It is better then how it sounds but when we get home we are so happy.
    
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer’s? Nope.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel – made my my mama.
    
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Both – 4 Christmases.
    
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? All of the money to be spent. We are trying to cut back this year.
    
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Any of the ones that are homemade
    
24. Favorite meal for Christmas dinner? Turkey, cranberry, and the pudding with rum sauce my grandmother sends from England every year.
    
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Honestly, it sounds cheesy but nothing. I think we are going to buy a new couch after the holidays and of course a crib. I am ridiculously excited for both.

I am tagging Wishinghopingpraying because she seams to have a lot of Christmas spirit.