1) Which holiday do you celebrate this time of year? Christmas!
2) Do you begin shopping for gifts earlier than Thanksgiving, looking for the perfect gift? If not, when do you begin? I don't actually shop specifically for Christmas.
3) Do you only purchase gifts that you know are perfect for the recipient and if you don't find that gift, do you just get anything? This is why I don't shop for Christmas; if something doesn't jump out at me that I know someone can use, I do not look for gifts to buy just for the sake of it.
4) Did you receive or give any "obligatory" gifts this year? Susan and I left her family's party just before the gift giving ceremony, but I think her cousin called yesterday saying there were a few gifts for us. I'm pretty sure they fit into the obligatory category. We did not bring any gifts to the party.
5) Do you decorate your tree as evenly as possible or do you skip the areas that are not visible? I realized that there was a section facing the counter which was not visible; I didn't decorate it. That is when these questions started popping up in my head.
6) Do you like multi-colors on your tree or do you prefer monochrome? I prefer multi colors over one color, but this can be done even if you have one colored lights. We did it.
7) Did you bake "traditional" cookies, frost them and decorate them? or did you cheat and buy the ready to bake kind? We cheated and baked some prepared ones. They just aren't the same. Otto helped me realize that it's probably partly due to the frosting that I haven't been able to repeat our childhood experience. The frosting must be perfect.
8) Are you the host of a holiday gathering? No way!
9) With whom do you spend the holiday? The past couple of years, I have been with Susan's family, but I am always with the Salas family in my heart.
10) How did the holiday turn out? It went well; we chat, we smile, have a good dinner and move on. Traffic wasn't bad either.
I would like to add......... We took our tree down yesterday since we will be away next weekend. We had it up since the Saturday after T-day. The fun part is .... that I had decorated much of it with peppermint Christmas nougats and later found cinnamon. Mmmmmmmmm it was fun taking the decorations off. I recommend putting your favorite seasonal candy on your tree next year!
2) Do you begin shopping for gifts earlier than Thanksgiving, looking for the perfect gift? If not, when do you begin? I don't actually shop specifically for Christmas.
3) Do you only purchase gifts that you know are perfect for the recipient and if you don't find that gift, do you just get anything? This is why I don't shop for Christmas; if something doesn't jump out at me that I know someone can use, I do not look for gifts to buy just for the sake of it.
4) Did you receive or give any "obligatory" gifts this year? Susan and I left her family's party just before the gift giving ceremony, but I think her cousin called yesterday saying there were a few gifts for us. I'm pretty sure they fit into the obligatory category. We did not bring any gifts to the party.
5) Do you decorate your tree as evenly as possible or do you skip the areas that are not visible? I realized that there was a section facing the counter which was not visible; I didn't decorate it. That is when these questions started popping up in my head.
6) Do you like multi-colors on your tree or do you prefer monochrome? I prefer multi colors over one color, but this can be done even if you have one colored lights. We did it.
7) Did you bake "traditional" cookies, frost them and decorate them? or did you cheat and buy the ready to bake kind? We cheated and baked some prepared ones. They just aren't the same. Otto helped me realize that it's probably partly due to the frosting that I haven't been able to repeat our childhood experience. The frosting must be perfect.
8) Are you the host of a holiday gathering? No way!
9) With whom do you spend the holiday? The past couple of years, I have been with Susan's family, but I am always with the Salas family in my heart.
10) How did the holiday turn out? It went well; we chat, we smile, have a good dinner and move on. Traffic wasn't bad either.
I would like to add......... We took our tree down yesterday since we will be away next weekend. We had it up since the Saturday after T-day. The fun part is .... that I had decorated much of it with peppermint Christmas nougats and later found cinnamon. Mmmmmmmmm it was fun taking the decorations off. I recommend putting your favorite seasonal candy on your tree next year!
posted by Jan @ 9:26 AM
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