Christmas meme

Ashli tagged me to answer a Christmas survey (at least, I think I was the Sarah she tagged. There are a lot of Sarahs.)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for kids; it's just too much fun to open to deny them that pleasure. Bags if I'm in a hurry or feeling lazy!

2. Real tree or artificial? This year, we're at Justin's parents, and they have artificial. Last year, we were at our own place, and got a real one even though it was against apartment rules. ;)

3. When do you put up the tree? I like to put it up the day after Thanksgiving, but Justin prefers later, so usually sometime before mid-December.

4. When take down. Growing up, we'd always try to convince our parents to leave it up all year, and just do different decorations. It never worked. So usually about the time it's getting really dry and I can get Justin to help drag it to the curb.

5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but it's too thick, so I always cut it with something.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Ones I remember are my pink racing bike, pink mountain bike, and the matching bedspreads Jody and I got.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? A few, but I only put up the one with sentimental value. It was hand painted by Justin's parents when they were newlyweds and given to Justin's maternal grandma. She gave it to Justin, as the oldest grandchild, the year before she passed away.

8. Hardest person to buy for? Justin

9. Easiest person to buy for? Juma--last year it was anything Cars or Toy Story. This year, it's anything Star Wars or Transformers.

10. Worst Christmas gift ever received? Nothing I ever hated

11. Mail or Email Christmas card? Mail, but this is the first year ever we've done cards.

12. Fav Christmas movie? A Christmas Story

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? After Black Friday

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Vicki's toffee, hot chocolate, sugar cookies...

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I prefer clear, but we have colored at home

17. Favorite Christmas song? I really don't like Christmas music

18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? We usually travel. This year, at Justin's parents'.

19. Can you name Santa's reindeer? Juma asks me to sing Rudolph about once a week all year long, so yes.

20. Do you have an Angel on top or star? Star.

21. Open presents Christmas Eve, or Christmas morning? One on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning. The Wilson family tradition was to remind Mom and Dad that we get to open one on Christmas Eve. They would then deny we ever had such a tradition, and we'd say it's also the tradition to deny we have the tradition. And on and on the friendly arguing would go until we got to open one present each.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Christmas music

I'm tagging Malia, Laura Ellis, Jody, Tricia, and Laura Frisby.