I haven’t done a meme in, oh, about 2 years, but this one actually looked kind of fun. So here you have it. (I yanked this from Swistle, by the way.)
Eggnog or hot chocolate? I have never, not once, tried Eggnog and one of my life goals is to never, not once, try Eggnog. Cleatus and the kids have been trying to think of ways to get some Eggnog in my mouth without me knowing it’s coming (like dripping it in there while I’m asleep or some shit), but they will not succeed. So, I guess the short answer to the question is: Hot Chocolate, please, with marshmallows.
Does Santa wrap the presents or leave them open under the tree? Santa wraps them in special Santa only paper. Some years we have the kids pick out the special Santa paper and they leave it under the tree for him to use, but other years I decide that wrapping everything after they are in bed is too much work and I buy paper myself and slowly wrap the gifts throughout the month of December.
Colored lights on a tree or white? White on my tree, colored on the kids’ tree. Next year, though, I am hoping to get a white tree with colored lights, but the chance of me convincing Cleatus of that is about zero.
Do you hang mistletoe? Nope. I’ve never even been kissed under mistletoe. How sad!
When do you put your decorations up? Much to Cleatus’s dismay, we usually put everything up the week before Thanksgiving. I like Christmas, okay?
What is your favorite holiday dish? The side dishes. All of them. Keep your ham, give me all the carbs and veggies and cheese filled side dishes.
Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We open gifts from our extended family on Christmas Eve, but everything from us and Santa gets opened Christmas morning. Except for the one present I talk Cleatus into letting the kids open the week before Christmas. I’m such a cool mom.
How do you decorate your Christmas tree? My tree is pretty boring, covered in brown, gold, and maroon balls, some bows, and a couple of “fancy” decorations. By fancy, I mean something that was purchased as a single ornament, instead of in a value pack of 12. I usually buy the fancy ornaments during the big Target clearance sale after Christmas. The kids’ tree is a mish-mash of homemade crap treasures and ugly but colorful ornaments they love.
Snow: love it or hate it? I love it, but only when it’s clean. I don’t like the brown, muddy slush crap.
Can you ice skate? Are you kidding me?
What is your favorite holiday dessert? That’s tough. I don’t think I have a favorite. I love these butter cookies (mm, butter) and these little buttons are always fun to pop in my mouth every effing time I walk through the kitchen.
What is your favorite holiday tradition? I’d like to say it’s reading a nice, wholesome Christmas story by the fireplace every evening while sipping hot cocoa before bed, but we don’t actually do that, so I guess opening my presents. Sorry, but I’m still a kid at heart when it comes to Christmas. Opening presents? Best part.
Candy canes: yum or yuck? Eh. Whatever. I don’t eat them, but they aren’t gross.
Favorite Christmas show? Probably Rudolph. I like Rudolph.
Well, that was fun. And now I’m officially in the Christmas spirit (by which I mean, ready to open gifts)! Hope y’all have a great holiday filled with cookies and lots of boxes full of fun things to unwrap!
Oh, and don’t step in any reindeer poo.