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October 2011 Moms
Elsa1984
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GTKY - (Code: Ho! Ho!)
Elsa1984
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1. Holiday you celebrate:
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult):
3. Favorite holiday candy:
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?:
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?:
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?:
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?:
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?:
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?:
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?:
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?:
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?:
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Re: GTKY - (Code: Ho! Ho!)
1. Holiday you celebrate: Christmas but in the secular Santa-type way.
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): As a kid, I remember being really stoked to get a bunch of NKOTB items. As an adult, I think tickets to see Jim Gaffigan's stand-up live was amazing.
3. Favorite holiday candy: Candy cane of any kind, except for the mint chocolate flavor. Those are nasty.
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: I am really indifferent for myself, but I really would like snow for the kids. It's usually up in the air here in Iowa.
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: We're staying home this year, but we sometimes go up to Minnesota. Ya know, so we can be colder...
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: The only person who does this is my Aunt. I read it, because she just gives the DL of what's going on with the entire family.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: ELF!!!!
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: Bake
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: Seeing Nora be able to actually open her gifts this year.
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: Sugar, duh. I make some phenomenal sugar cookies, too.
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: No hiding that sh!t. They need to know they cause me to drink.
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: Can a Mini Cooper fit in a box?
1. Holiday you celebrate: Christmas
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): My brother and I got a NES after my mom swore up and down that she would never get one. It was fantastic.
3. Favorite holiday candy: Candy Canes
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: Snow!!
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: Not this year. We are going to see the IL's a week or two before Christmas.
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: I like them. My IL's send out a picture letter with a little blurb about what's went on.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: It's a Wonderful Life
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: I decorate. I shop. I cook. I SING.
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: Hosting Christmas for my family. I am super excited about it. I am going all out decorating.
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: BOTH! Although shortbread is my favorite.
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: Hot Chocolate.
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?:
A Black Credit Card that I don't have to pay off and a week of shopping for whatever the hell I want. Then I would give up the card.
2. Best gift you have ever gotten either as a kid or adult: trip to Disneyland when I was in middle school. Our tickets were in our stocking. It was the first time I had been on a plane!
3. Favorite holiday candy: Christmas colored MM's, Almond Roca, pretty much anything chocolate!
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snowfree zone?: snow. But I live in the PNW and usually get rain.
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: instead of doing gifts this year on my side of the family, we are going to a ski resort for a week in January.
6. Holiday cards do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a bragfest and give it the sideeye as you skim through before tossing?: I occasionally read them. We don't get any, but my mom gets a ton and they are usually just bragfests. I still read them anyway.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: The Family Stone
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: listen to more music, sing more, watch more movies, and drink more hot drinks!
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: seeing the lights and Santa with Gator
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: frosted sugar
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: keys to an SUV!
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): Our parents got my siblings and I four-wheelers for Christmas. Extravagant, yes, but we go camping on a couple acres of property several times a year so we use them quite often.
3. Favorite holiday candy: Does the snowman-shaped ice cream count?
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: I love snow on Christmas, but after that I'm pretty much over it.
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: No. My family all lives in the area so we won't be traveling any more than 30 mins.
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: I usually only get newsletters from one particular family every year who goes to our church. I see them every week and know their family pretty well so I already what mainly is happening in their family. I give it a huge side-eye.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: I bake. A lot. And I hate baking.
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: Seeing DS be a more active participater in Christmas. I know he's going to love it!
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: Frosted sugar cookies. Preferably in Christmas shapes.
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: Hot Chocolate.
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: A shopping spree. Preferably to every store in the mall, but I'd settle with Target!
1. Holiday you celebrate: Christmas
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): One year, I found out my mom gave away my Babysitters Club Board Game that I loved as a kid. For some reason, I was bummed. So, DH searched on ebay to buy me a replacement (unbeknown to me until Christmas morning). I have no real need for the game, but it was probably the most effort ever put into a gift for me.
3. Favorite holiday candy: I don't really have one. Chocolate Santas in the stocking are a must, though.
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: I love a white Christmas. This doesn't happen in CA, so last year we did Tahoe and plan to again this year. It just isn't the same without the snow!
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: Tahoe for Christmas, back to Missouri to visit family for New Years, then St. Croix for a a week in January-catching up on quality time with DH
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: No one sends me cards with newsletters, but I love handwritten cards with a note of some sort. I always handwrite a sentence or two at least in all of my cards.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: It's a Wonderful Life
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: Spending time in my pjs
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: DH being home from deployment!
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: Gingerbread! (not cookies, just the bread)
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: booze, but it isn't hidden. Wine shall be flowing!
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: A full day (or better yet weekend) at a spa getting pampered-facials, wraps, mud masks, massages, the works.
1. Holiday you celebrate: Christmas, New Year's Eve, and usually a New Year's Day brunch.
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): purple Schwinn cruiser with a banana seat. I think I was 8. That b?tch was the sh?t.
3. Favorite holiday candy: Chocolate orange
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: We don't get snow, so no choice.
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: Nope.
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: I don't think I've ever received a holiday newsletter. I wouldn't write one either.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: The Muppet Christmas Carole
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: Baking!
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: Taking Tilly to see snow for the first time.
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: Frosted sugar. Not a big gingerbread fan.
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: Booze. No need to hide.
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: An antique Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, or a genuine piece of art by a famous artist, preferably Schiele, Degas, or Thiebaud. Bascially something simple but that I'll probably never be able to afford.
1. Holiday you celebrate: Christmas and Channukah
2. Best gift you have ever gotten (either as a kid or adult): I must be a terrible person, because I can't think of any gift that stood out as being phenomenal.
3. Favorite holiday candy: I don't really have one! I'm not much of a candy person.
4. Do you hope for snow during the holiday season? Or prefer a snow-free zone?: I miss snow at the holidays, but it will never be a white Christmas where I live now.
5. Any vacations for your family this holiday season?: Technically? We head to DH's family for the holidays, they're not close by, but I wouldn't consider it a vacation.
6. Holiday cards - do you read the newsletters some people send out? Or think of them as a brag-fest and give it the side-eye as you skim through before tossing?: I read them and love them! I love hearing what people are up to.
7. You get to watch ONE holiday movie, which is it?: Year without a Santa Clause
8. Besides eating, what do you do more of during this holiday season, than you do all year?: Bitching
9. Something you are very excited about this holiday season?: Having LBB be more aware of the lights and fun!
10. Gingerbread cookies or frosted sugar cookies?: Gingerbread cookies
11. You are with the crazy side of your family, what's in your drinking cup....hot chocolate, or hidden booze?: My whole family is crazy and I'd do hot chocolate. Anyone on DH's side? Booze. Not hidden.
12. There is a mysterious gift with your name on it. You open it. It is something you have ALWAYS wanted, but never gotten. Whether it cost too much, they were constantly sold out, it wasn't practical, etc. But this year you got it, it's all yours! What was in the box?: Keys to a brand new house!