Meet me on Monday...

This week Java over at Never Growing Old is running an extended version of the Meet Me On Monday since there will be no posts on Christmas or New Years.  I wanted to that this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and beautiful New Year!


1.Wrapping paper or gift bags?
2.Real or artificial tree?
3.When do you put your tree up?
4.When do you take your tree down?
5.Do you like eggnog?
6.Do you have a nativity scene?
7.Favorite Christmas Movie?
8.Favorite Christmas cookie?
9.Where will you eat Christmas dinner?
10.Angel, bow or star on top of your tree?
11.Most annoying thing about this time of the year?
12.Do you like Fruitcake?
13.What are you most excited about the holidays?
14.Do you open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning?
15.Will you still be wrapping presents on Christmas Eve?
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1.Wrapping paper or gift bags?

This year it was all wrapping paper, which is odd since I love easy!!

2.Real or artificial tree?

We have an artificial, both a large and a small one. Only the small one is up this year since we will be out of town.

3.When do you put your tree up?

We put our little tree up a couple of days ago, if we were staying home I like to put it up the first weekend in December.

4.When do you take your tree down?

ALL decorations get taken down and put away on New Years Day.

5. Do you like eggnog?

I like the stuff from the store, I don't like it with Rum or Brandy in it.

6. Do you have a nativity scene?

I have a small Crèche from when I was little, we put it out most Christmas'

7. Favorite Christmas Movie?

That's an easy one, I just watched it today; Eloise at Christmastime

8. Favorite Christmas cookie?

Norwegian rosette cookies

9. Where will you eat Christmas dinner?

Josiah Chowning's Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg

10. Angel, bow or star on top of your tree?

When its up we have an Angel for the top

11. Most annoying thing about this time of the year?

Rude people

12. Do you like Fruitcake?

I adore a good Fruitcake!!  (I know I am in the minority on this one)

13. What are you most excited about the holidays?

Going on vacation with my hubby to someplace we have never been

14. Do you open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning?

Our gift is our vacation but most years its Christmas eve. (Ya, that's me in like 7th grade with braces and a fire hazard flocked tree from the 70s.)

15. Will you still be wrapping presents on Christmas Eve?

Nope, I got all my shopping done a while ago and my wrapping was all done as of today.

Have a great Christmas everyone!

C.Q.