Stolen from Debby...
The perfect thing to get me in the holiday spirit (as if I need any more of it!)!
1. Name 3 people you absolutely miss right this moment that you havent seen in some time: My three best friends - her, her and Huxy (it hasn't been that long since we've seen each other, but it feels like it)
2. Name 3 things you miss about home during the holidays (be it people, smells, foods, whatever): I miss my brother waking me up when we were kids to run downstairs and open the gifts under the tree. I miss my mom's creme de menthe brownies, which she doesn't make all that much anymore. And I miss the big holiday party at my grandfather's every year - now, he just invites my mom, dad, brother, Ari and I - our cousins and their kids are not there.
3. Name 1 holiday memory that you have from childhood that you will never forget: The year my brother and I snooped and checked out our Christmas presents before the big day. Imagine being 8 years old and pretending to be surprised about getting the Pound Puppy you wanted.
4. Name at least 1 favorite book or movie that always reminds you of the holidays: A Christmas Story, definitely!
5. Name your top 3 favorite holiday songs that get you in the mood to celebrate: Feed the World (Do They Know it's Christmas?), Feliz Navidad (we change the words and sing "Feliz Weiner Dog") and Linus and Lucy from the Charlie Brown Christmas special (hubby and I got married two days after Christmas and that was the song playing when we entered our reception).
6. If you could go anywhere other than home for the holidays, where would you choose to go and who would you want to bring along: I would have to agree with Debby and say Disney World - Ari and I were there in early December last year and it was awesome! Of course, it would be me, Ari, mom, dad, my brother, and my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephews!
7. The Grinch or Rudolph: Rudolph, of course!
8. Formal holiday dinner or casual get-together food: lasagna and chicken parm - eaten in the dining room with formal china, but very relaxed and low-key.
9. Name the best holiday gift you ever received and why: Not sure... every gift I receive is special to me.
10. Describe the funniest holiday moment you've ever had: It's a tie - when my brother and I were little, our school had a Christmas boutique where you could buy presents for your family. One year, my brother bought my grandfather this little wooden brush with soft bristles on it (I think that it was meant to be used to polish shoes). Anyway, when my grandfather opened it, he looked puzzled, so my brother screamed, "it's to polish your head!" - my grandfather is bald. That, or the year we went to midnight Mass and my brother held his candle over his head and screamed, "I'm the Statue of Liberty!" - funny how all these stories have to do with Bryan.
11. Name a holiday memory that truly warmed your heart: the year my nephews spent Christmas with us - holidays are so much more special with kids around.
12. Name your top 3 favorite TV specials that frequent the airwaves during the holiday season: It's a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Jingle All the Way
13. Sledding, snowball fight, snow angels or building a snowman: sledding
14. Eggnog, hot chocolate, or hot cider: definitely hot chocolate
15. Candy canes or fruit cake: candy canes - I have never eaten fruitcake before.
16. Favorite holiday cookie: those peanut butter cookies with Hershey Kisses in the middle... anyone want to send me some???
Tag - you're it!
1. Name 3 people you absolutely miss right this moment that you havent seen in some time: My three best friends - her, her and Huxy (it hasn't been that long since we've seen each other, but it feels like it)
2. Name 3 things you miss about home during the holidays (be it people, smells, foods, whatever): I miss my brother waking me up when we were kids to run downstairs and open the gifts under the tree. I miss my mom's creme de menthe brownies, which she doesn't make all that much anymore. And I miss the big holiday party at my grandfather's every year - now, he just invites my mom, dad, brother, Ari and I - our cousins and their kids are not there.
3. Name 1 holiday memory that you have from childhood that you will never forget: The year my brother and I snooped and checked out our Christmas presents before the big day. Imagine being 8 years old and pretending to be surprised about getting the Pound Puppy you wanted.
4. Name at least 1 favorite book or movie that always reminds you of the holidays: A Christmas Story, definitely!
5. Name your top 3 favorite holiday songs that get you in the mood to celebrate: Feed the World (Do They Know it's Christmas?), Feliz Navidad (we change the words and sing "Feliz Weiner Dog") and Linus and Lucy from the Charlie Brown Christmas special (hubby and I got married two days after Christmas and that was the song playing when we entered our reception).
6. If you could go anywhere other than home for the holidays, where would you choose to go and who would you want to bring along: I would have to agree with Debby and say Disney World - Ari and I were there in early December last year and it was awesome! Of course, it would be me, Ari, mom, dad, my brother, and my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephews!
7. The Grinch or Rudolph: Rudolph, of course!
8. Formal holiday dinner or casual get-together food: lasagna and chicken parm - eaten in the dining room with formal china, but very relaxed and low-key.
9. Name the best holiday gift you ever received and why: Not sure... every gift I receive is special to me.
10. Describe the funniest holiday moment you've ever had: It's a tie - when my brother and I were little, our school had a Christmas boutique where you could buy presents for your family. One year, my brother bought my grandfather this little wooden brush with soft bristles on it (I think that it was meant to be used to polish shoes). Anyway, when my grandfather opened it, he looked puzzled, so my brother screamed, "it's to polish your head!" - my grandfather is bald. That, or the year we went to midnight Mass and my brother held his candle over his head and screamed, "I'm the Statue of Liberty!" - funny how all these stories have to do with Bryan.
11. Name a holiday memory that truly warmed your heart: the year my nephews spent Christmas with us - holidays are so much more special with kids around.
12. Name your top 3 favorite TV specials that frequent the airwaves during the holiday season: It's a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Jingle All the Way
13. Sledding, snowball fight, snow angels or building a snowman: sledding
14. Eggnog, hot chocolate, or hot cider: definitely hot chocolate
15. Candy canes or fruit cake: candy canes - I have never eaten fruitcake before.
16. Favorite holiday cookie: those peanut butter cookies with Hershey Kisses in the middle... anyone want to send me some???
Tag - you're it!
posted by Daisy | 1:50 PM
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