Christmas Quiz

I found this on a blog and think it's fun. Lets do it together!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper! It's so much more fun to rip off the paper than it is to just peek in the bag. Plus, saving bags is a bad habit of mine, so if I use paper I know FOR SURE I won't salvage it. However, some gifts with awkward packaging just scream gift bag to me so I don't have to find a box or spend an hour trying to wrap the thing.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial for sure. I HATE to put the lights on the tree (my mom used to do it for me every year.) But now that pre-lit trees are around I can't imagine any other type of tree. Talk about EASY!
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually the day or weekend after Christmas. By that point I am so tired of the extra stuff in my house that I want it down so I can reclaim my house and spaces back. I love how empty it looks when they come down.
5. Do you like eggnog? Eh, not so much. But I haven't had it in a while so who knows.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't really remember anything that stands out. Isn't that awful? I loved Cabbage Patch Kids so I am sure those were some of my favorites.
8. Easiest person to buy for? My grandma (GG.) She likes everything and doesn't spoil herself at all. So sweaters and broaches are always easy and fun to buy. And she is always so grateful so that makes it nice.
9. Do You have a nativity scene? Oh yes. One that my mom gave me when I was in college, one that is the kids (that Baby Jesus doesn't arrive until Christmas Day. I wrap him up and the kids have to find him first before they can open any gifts.) And then I got a new one this year for our Village.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail for sure, but this year I am not sure I will get to it. I may have to do a New Year's letter. I don't like to just send a card with our signatures. I like to write about our year and include pictures. I love getting people's letters in the mail as well, since we don't connect all the time.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My dad bought us fire extinguishers and smoke detectors one year. I know he was concerned for us, but how excited can you be as a teenager about fire safety equipment? It was a good story, though, to tell people what we got. No one could believe it!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I am not really into movies in general, so I don't have a favorite Christmas movie. But if I were to pick, it would probably be Christmas Shoes. I've never seen it but I LOVE the book and story line.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? All year. The hard part is remembering what I've purchased and where I put it.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Absolutely. One mans junk is another mans treasure.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Lefse! It's a Norwegian dessert that we have at every holiday. And even though I don't like it, I love that we eat Oyster Stew every year on Christmas Eve. It's just a great tradition that we've done ever since I can remember.
16. Lights on the tree? Of course! We have white on our big tree, and colorful on the kids trees.
17. Favorite Christmas song? I like lots of them. Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, Christmas Shoes, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - I like them ALL!
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? Stay home. It is so cozy and comfy to be home.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes, but I do it in tune with the song. If I had to do it out of order I couldn't!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a Santa that BJ's mom gave him.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas Day.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? How people get so rude and mean.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? We do silver and light greenish and white. It looks very angelic.
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? Prime rib and crab legs. Ya baby!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? MAC school so I can learn cool things to do with my computer.
Ok... I want to read yours... Do one on your blog and leave me a comment that you did it so I can check it out (I don' know how to do all the link stuff.)