Christmas Meme

1.Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I like both. Egg nog is definitely a holiday drink but hot cocoa is yummy all winter long. Haven’t had either yet this winter.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? Wrapped and the paper is different from other presents in the house. Although 2 very memorable Christmases Santa put out our usual wrapped gifts but…he also left the extra special presents on our basement steps. One was our dog, Rudy (with a holiday name to boot) and the other was our Nintendo!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? We don’t have a specific tradition but instead mix it up. This year our tree is white because we plan to put up multi color lights outside. If the weather gets warmer this may happen.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Yes, and used it multiple times already. I also tried to get a single guy friend to take advantage with a girl he likes (at our party last Saturday) but he wimped out.

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving. Anytime before Thanksgiving is silly. Melissa and my mom are the only people I know that decorate (not always) before Thanksgiving and they are both silly.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? I like the traditional holiday dinner of turkey, mashed potatos, stuffing, beans, rolls, etc. But since we have at least 2 full dinners between our families, I like when my mom-in-law makes her awesome Korean food. Yummy. Can I have some now?

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Growing up we had the same traditions every year, and I like that. Christmas Eve was spent at my Grandma McGuire’s house with all the family (Grandma and Grandpa McGuire, my mom, dad, Jay, Brian, aunts and uncles: Susie and John/ Barb and Gary and cousins: Andie, Steph and Mike/Julie and Larry and cousins Cody and Courtney/Mady and Rory and cousins Kevin and Ashli. I had to list them all to show what a big family we had and every year everyone was there. We also attended Christmas mass either before our family gathering or after. The 10PM mass was only lit by Christmas lights and candles. It was beautiful. My brothers and I got to open one present on Christmas Eve from our parents. One year we thought we were opening socks and turned out to be our catholic school t-shirts. Not sure why we were so excited to get those t-shirts, maybe the joy of not getting socks??

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? One word…Kelly. Kerry’s older brother, Kelly, ruined my Santa belief. I don’t believe he did this out of older brother meanness but rather thought I already knew. Not sure how old I was, maybe 10ish.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Already anwered this above. We opened a lot of presents on Christmas Eve between the McGuire family gathering and the 1 gift at our house. Now, I make Randy wait until Christmas day.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We bought a real tree even though it came from the supermarket. Next year I’d like to cut down our own. My aunt Susie made all the cousins ornaments every year so all of those go on our tree. Plus we purchase a few pretty ones every year. Lily got a couple ornaments last year.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? I love snow. I don’t love the cold, freezing temperatures. CO is crazy weather. Last Christmas it was 60 degree weather. I like my Christmas with snow. Once, growing up, when we lived on the pig farm (bet you didn’t know that about me, huh?). The farm was nestled in some hills. It starting snowing on Christmas Eve and was so pretty. I was about 5 or 6 and this is still a vivid memory. The next day Jay and I got snowtubes (could you imagine our sadness if it didn’t snow?!) and we took them on the hills. This story has been an ongoing argument between Jay and I for years, 25 to be exact. Here’s my side, the correct one…Jay popped his tube and took mine. He fed me some crazy story about how he switched them and was using mine when it popped. Older brother meanness.

12. Can you ice skate? I like to but can I??? I will definitely fall a few times. I haven’t done this for years. Maybe this year. Sounds romantic, hint hint.

13. Favorite Holiday movie: There is only one favorite…The Christmas Story. We have watched that movie for years and multiple times each year. We don’t always see it from start to finish but it’s a movie I can start watching if it already started. Ask Randy how much I hate watching movies that already started. Another top choice is Elf with Will Farrell. He’s funny.

14. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Cherry fudge bars my aunt Julies makes. Or my Grandma McGuire’s divinity. She makes the nut-less kind special for me.

15. What is a favorite holiday tradition? My parents used to take us for pizza and to drive around and see all the decorated houses.

16. What tops your tree? An unlit star. Randy and I wished it was lit, it would be prettier.

17. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? Definitely GIVING!!! It’s so much fun to shop and wrap and see the people open our gifts. I don’t need much so it’s hard coming up with a Christmas list.

18. What is your favorite Christmas Song? There are so many. Silent night, The First Noel, We Wish You a Merry Christmas are all songs from Christmas mass that I like and sing. I also like the Chipmunks holiday song, the one song sung by the boy who had been bad (anyone know this one???). I like to listen to holiday music on the radio.

19. Candy Canes? I like them for props but not a big fan of eating them. Maybe why I have never had any cavities. 



Since this is a meme and I'm not the only one having trouble coming up with posts, I am tagging Staci, Heather, Meredith and Renee.