Holiday Cheer

Welcome to the 2008 Christmas Edition of ‘Getting to Know Your Friends! Highlight, copy, and paste in a new e-mail and change my answers to your answers. Be sure to send back to me. Enjoy!

Everyone has time for a few moments of fun! Don't be a scrooge!!!

1.Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
~I'd have to go with Hot chocolate on this one. I had some terrifying experiences with Egg Nog when I was young and I've associated too much pain and misfortune with Egg Nog. Maybe 1 glass a year, but THAT'S IT!!!

2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
~Santa is not allowed to wrap gifts anymore. I know who's gonna take credit for the wrapping this year. A lot of my gifts that claim to be from Santa are very poorly wrapped. So, This year, it's gonna be ME wrapping gifts!!! :)

3.Colored or white lights on tree and house?
~I would prefer Clear white lights on either or. It just looks cleaner and a tad bit classier. But it really depends on my mood. I can like multi-color lights if they're done well. :)

4.Do you hang mistletoe?
~I've never had the opportunity to kiss someone while under the mistletoe. I've never even had mistletoe to hang. What's Mistletoe anyway??? lol

5.When do you put your decorations up?
~I put them up as soon as time allows. I aim for the weekend after Thanksgiving, but this year things were a little hectic and the decorations will have to wait for a little later.

6.What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
~Excluding Dessert??? How can you say that? I guess I will have to say it's the Cheese Board by far. Give me some Stinky Cheese and some Wine and we can party all night long!!! :) Mmmm, Cheeze...

7.Favorite Christmas cookie?
~Well last year I made 13 different types of cookies that I LOVED EQUALLY for different reasons. :) But, I've gotta say that my favorite cookie of the holiday season is not really a cookie as much as it is a bar. It's the Blond Brownie. If you've never had one, you're missing out on one of the most incredible treats of the season. I'll be making them pretty soon. ;)

8.Favorite Christmas memory as a child?
~Receiving my Extra Large Plush Grey Elephant and naming him Harry Elefante. What a wonderful time in my life. :)

9.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
~The Truth? What Truth? I just saw him yesterday and he seemed fine. :) Actually, I don't really know when. I think it must have been pretty early. I was a child that used logic for everything, and I don't think the whole Santa thing ever really made too much sense for me to believe in it completely! :)

10.Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
~I am patient. I don't need to open gifts early. I can Wait!!! :)

11.How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
~I Decorate it with LOVE, and the knowing that it will soon tower above many gifts with tags that say "To: Mike" :)

12.Snow! Love it or dread it?
~Oh, I Love the Snow. I just can't handle the cold. It's nice to be in sometimes, but I couldn't live in Chicago, or Alaska, or Siberia. TOO COLD FOR ME!

13.Can you ice skate?
~I can Rollerblade, and as far as I've heard, they're very similar. I think I'd be good at it. If not, it would take a few times practicing and I'd be going for the gold at the Olympics in 2010. :)

14.Do you remember your favorite gift?
~Harry Elefante

15.Do you have a favorite ornament?
~Something that is unique and has sentimental value. No favorites as of now.

16.What's the most important thing about Christmas for you?
~Sharing my Joyous Spirit, and loving the people that choose to have me in their life, and appreciating the fact that they can be in mine.

17.What is your favorite Christmas dessert?
~I thought we went over this? oh well. It's either Blond Brownies, or Pumpkin Cake roll, or Rum Cake, or Fruit Cocktail Cake, or Pumpkin Pie, or Fudge, or... or... lol

18.What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
~It's a fairly new tradition within the last 4 years, but, going to Winterpark to cut down a fresh Christmas Tree. It's one of the most exciting thing of the season. A little cold and snowy, but that makes it all BETTER!!! So much fun... LOVE IT!!!

19.What tops your tree?
The Tree-topper. It tends to be something different every year. Creativity is abundant in my decorating techniques.

20.Which do you prefer: giving gifts; or Receiving gifts?
~I LOVE giving gifts and seeing people's faces light up with joy and happiness and smiles. I put a lot of time and effort into researching and finding/making the perfect gifts for people, and the response is more than enough "Thanks" for me. :) It's nice to receive gifts as well. I'd much rather receive a heartfelt letter or something hand/home-made, than a gift-card to a store, or money.

21.What is your favorite Christmas song?
~The Christmas Song - Vince Guaraldi or Nat King cole :)

22.What is your least favorite Christmas song?
~Deck the Halls - Mannheim Steamroller

23.How soon in the season will you start listening to Christmas songs?
~Usually around Thanksgiving. :)

24.Favorite Christmas cartoon?
~Mickey Mouse and Pluto putting up the Christmas tree and running into Chip and Dale. :)

25.Favorite Christmas movie?
~White Christmas

26.Candy Canes - Yum or Yuck?
Yum. But only for a few of them for the season. Any more and I'd have to see the dentist in January! :)


Happy Holidays Everyone!!! :)