Christmas Meme!

(Copied from my BFF's blog, except with my answers instead of hers.)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? Soon after Thanksgiving. This year we had the tree up on Dec. 1, but didn't get it decorated until Dec. 8th!
5. Do you like egg nog? nope. I like diet coke!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? hmmm.......Glo-Worm, Fisher Price Record Player, Earphones with built in radio (and a long antenna)
7. Do you have a nativity scene? no
8. Hardest person to buy for? All men! Their stuff is too expensive!
9. Easiest person to buy for? Jacob!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail (Yea!!! Me and Ryan are on the card this year!)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A gift set of Mary Kay stuff that someone regifted and it had been wrapped in tin foil (but the person didn't bother rewrapping it! How thoughtful.)
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ("Hit it Russ............Fa La La La Laaa La La La La"
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Middle of December............FOR REAL!
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Of course! Would you like some Mary Kay?
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Granny's Pigs-in-the-blankets and her sausage balls, all the yummy cookies (PTA has cookies in the lounge every other day until Christmas), spinach artichoke dip.......sigh
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? both
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night and Jingle Bell Rock (Jacob's fav, too!)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We love to be home, and we love to be in Michigan with the Julys
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Let's see.............Rudolph, Prancer, Donner, uh, hmmm, er.....................
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Red Bow
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? both; at my mom's on Christmas Eve and at home on Christmas Day
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Materialism
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Traditional bright reds and greens; I love my Wicked Witch of the East Ornament
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? This year it will be Fajitas and the Works!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? To see Jacob's joy and excitement..................and a Nikon D80 or equivalent!