before i go to bed

Remember when I said I should probably not be on my blog for the next few days?

A holiday questionaire from Eat, Drink and Be a Tourist
1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate. I've never actually had egg nog before though.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wraps them. His wrapping paper is remarkably similar to my mother's.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I like colored, though only one color instead of the multi-colored ones you see. Like I have blue fairy lights in my room and I love them.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No, it's a parasite!
5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually within the first week of December, but this year no one has done it yet due to business, stress, and my parents being in Rome.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? MASHED. POTATOES.
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? The thing that I remember most is the Christmas we got our Gamecube. I remember it was in early junior high, when I was also really obsessed with faeries, so I also got this bell-sleeved shirt with a faerie sitting on a mushroom on it. It was absolutely COVERED in glitter, so I littered it everywhere throughout the house. Anyways, we took the gamecube up to my brother's room and played it for hours with my cousins while the grown-ups conversed downstairs. We spent forever playing StarFox Adventures and trying to beat the dinosaurs in a race to save Tricky (the DINOSAUR PRINCE).
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Uh that's a good question. I think it phased really nicely from SANTA to...I don't think he's real. I don't think that I ever really thought he was SUPER real though.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Nope, all Christmas morning.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? With white lights, beads, and a plethora of Christmas ornaments we've collected over the years. This makes for a very interesting tree with some traditional ornaments, some matching icicles, bows, and a TON of ornaments that look like toys, creatures, etc. that we've gotten for birthdays, holidays, major events, because they're cool, etc.
11. Snow! Love it or dread it? I really do love snow, actually.
12. Can you ice skate? Yeah to an extent. I can stay upright and skate in a circle over and over.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? A ticket to Florida to visit one of my best friends, a new cobra punching bracelet when I thought mine was lost forever, the gamecube was pretty great, my tablet...I get really bomb gifts every Christmas.
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? I love the traditions of it. It makes me nostalgic, which is one of my favorite feeling ever. For instance, I demand that we always have our children's Christmas books out that I've read since I was a little girl, that we go pick our own tree from the lot (though we've stopped doing this and it breaks my heart), that we watch all of our Christmas specials, like the Grinch and Rudolph, that we decorate the Christmas tree to or Christmas music playlist, and so on.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Carmelitas! They're basically oatmeal bars with chocolate, carmel, and walnuts and they make me want to make out with them. Or eat them.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Haha, see above number. ALL OF THEM is the correct answer. But seriously, my favorite tradition is probably having my Christmas children's books out to read.
17. What tops your tree? A golden star!
18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? I really love to give. One of my favorite things about this season is shopping for gifts for my loved ones. I'm actually sort of a fan of commercialism during Christmas! Haters gonna hate. This year there will be a lot of diy stuff though like jewelry. But of course, I also like to receive.
19. Candy canes: yuck or yum? YUM I love candy canes. I eat them like crack during the holidays.
20. Favorite Christmas show? RUDOLPH THE REDNOSED REINDEER, THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS, AND ELF!!!
21. Saddest Christmas song? ?? Uh...All I Want for Christmas is You?
22. What is your favorite Christmas song? We Need a Little Christmas and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.