Sunday Stealing: The Christmas Meme

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1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
For boxes I usually use wrapping paper. For gift cards, I usually wrap them in tissue paper and put them in gift bags with more tissue paper.

2. Real tree or Artificial?
Artificial

3. When do you put up the tree?
Our apartment is too small so we haven't put a tree up in a few years.

4. When do you take the tree down?
N/A see question #3

5. Do you like eggnog?
I can have a sip or two. More than that will get my stomach upset.

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Barlow - my cabbage patch kid. I still have him!

7. Hardest person to buy for?
No one really. I know what I'm getting for everyone pretty easily.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
My husband. I use his Amazon wish list. LOL!

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
Yes, I have my Mom's nativity. We put that out every year along with my advent wreath.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
A HUGE jewelry box that was white covered metal. It has so many drawers and compartments. I don't have alot of jewerly. It is really for someone who wears alot of costume jewelry. Since I'm allergic to all that stuff, and my MIL knows that...somehow she still thought to get me it. I'm appreciative, don't get me wrong, but it is sitting in its box in my closet still to this day.

12. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
When we used to all be together for Christmas when my Mom was still alive. My one sister Gina would cook homemade macaroni (cavatellis) and gravy (sauce) with meatballs. It was always so good.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
Usually I start buying a few things at the end of September and really start in Oct & Nov. I procrastinate with everything else in my life. Christmas is not one of them though, luckily.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Yes

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Well now I guess it would be Christmas cookies.

16. Lights on the tree?
When I put up one - Yes, lights on the tree. Usually I had white lights.

17. Favorite Christmas song?
I'll repeat yesterday's answer...1) Blue Christmas by Elvis, 2) Dominick the Donkey, 3) Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives, and 4) O'Holy Night by Josh Groban.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Stay home

19. Angel on the tree top or a star?
When I had one, an angel.

20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
Christmas Eve is at my in-laws so we just open our presents to and from them. My hubby and I exchange on Christmas morning.