Holiday Trivia

Well, I got this idea from Candace's blog and thought it was fun so here goes.
Here's the Holiday Trivia about me:
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?? Egg Nog. Yummmm
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrapped I guess. Since it's just me, if there is any wrapping involved it's done by me.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored definitely
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes, I have a very fancy pretty mistletoe holder that has a small amount of mistletoe. I made it a few years back with a pine cone and bows etc.
5. When do you put your decorations up? I start with the outside decorations about a week before Thanksgiving. If I wait too long it snows and then I can't get them up safely.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? All of it. Love turkey and ham (good ham, not pressed ham loaf) and mashed potatoes and gravy.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? I don't have any memories of holidays as a child as my family didn't celebrate them. I guess my best memory was when I was 22 and I was pretty poor and had a friend R. and her son L. living with me and they were pretty poor too. Another friend of mine LL, her family got together and got us all presents and made a fantastic Christmas for all of us. Minus the ray gun that L. received. I remember now, I owe LL's son a wonderful noisy toy!!!
8. When and how did you learn there was no Santa? Like I said above, no holidays when I was young so I was always told Santa, toothfairy etc were not real.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? My chosen family celebrates on Christmas eve so I open all of mine on Christmas Eve.
10. What kind of cookies does Santa get put out for him? Sugar cookies those are the best to eat.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love snow if it shows up on December 24th and leaves again by the 26th. I have yet to find a place to live where mother nature accomadates my wishes.
12. Can you ice skate? Not very well
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My Ex-boyfriend one year gave me dinner out anywhere I wanted to go, no complaining about prices etc. This was a really big deal for him as he NEVER eats out other than McD's
14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you? My chosen family, my furbabies, decorating and I love making my Christmas gifs if I can come up with something to make. Couldn't think of anything this year though so I had to shop.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? all of them.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I don't know if I really have one.
17. What tops your tree? A punched tin star
18. Which do you prefer: Giving or Receiving? Giving definitely!!!
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Santa Claus is coming to town by Bruce Springsteen, a country song called 2 step round the Christmas tree and anything my Mannheim Steamroller.
20. Candy Canes- love em or leave em? An actual candy cane? I only eat maybe once or twice a year although I like them. I like peppermint flavored stuff though, such as peppermint Cheesecake!!!!
21. Favorite Christmas movie? The Polar Express and Prancer and the Grinch
22. When does your tree get taken down? Usually on or around New Years day.
Anybody else want to play? Feel free to copy it onto your blog.