Happy Friday and just 5 more days until the big guy comes down the chimney! I saw these fun questions over at Danielle’s blog, Sparkles & Lattes so I thought it would be a fun thing to share. If you haven’t checked out her blog, do so! She’s got some great posts on Amazon Finds and overall life happenings. It’s always a joy to look through her posts!
I’ve got a busy day going into the classrooms and enjoying the magic of a Pre-K holiday performance and a first grade holiday craft. Super grateful I grabbed a BOGO at Starbs yesterday! I enjoyed a chai yesterday and scored a Matcha Green tea for today.
1. Candy canes. Yes or no? Yes! I love them. I prefer the standard red and white mint, but my family seems to like the fruity flavored colored ones. I just had one yesterday!
2. Christmas morning early riser or sleep in? Joe and I get up around 6 am (or earlier) every day anyway, and I swear we are more excited than the kids Christmas morning! Joe loves building a huge fire in the fire place and we play Christmas music, I sip tea and we wait for the kids to come out!
3. Do you shop on Black Friday? Yes or no? Not in the stores. I did find some deals online, but I have zero desire to brave the crowds. Plus I’d need to hire a sitter so as not to drag the kids out with me, since Joe works.
4. Christmas trees up in November? Nope. We are “Team Turkey” and really enjoy all things Thanksgiving, and then the first weekend in December we’ll get our lovely tree.
5. Do you get holiday ideas from Pinterest? Yes or no? I do! I found some yummy eats I’m going to try for Christmas
{like this Cheesy Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole} and even over Christmas break I’d like to cook a bit more. I love browsing but never put the “Pinterest Pressure” on myself to be perfect.
6. Christmas glam or ugly sweater? Depends on my mood, I have done both!! We got silly sweaters a few years ago and we also just like dressing a little nice some years.
This is Joe’s Ugly sweater he wears! He loves it.
7. Stocking stuffers: wrapped or unwrapped?Santa always wrapped ours in tissue paper and we opened them FIRST before we did presents. Then I met Joe. He grew up with things wrapped and opened them LAST after gifts. It’s still an adjustment for me after all these years!
8. Tradtional or modern Christmas songs?I adore Christmas music so I enjoy both, but man the nostalgia that comes with the classics really tug at my heart strings! SO many beautiful memories growing up on High Street in our cozy little home, my two sisters and parents. I also think a lot about my Grandparents at this time and the words of Christmas songs really have so much meaning the older you get. My absolute favorite Christmas song is, “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The part where they sing,
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
gets me every time. Maybe it’s because as I age I realize how nothing is forever and that these are all just pockets of memories and moments that will last for as long as we do. I love getting together with friends and family and enjoying this time of year, and hope that I’m making my children’s childhood as magical as mine was.
9. Fruitcake? Yes or no?Ya know, I’m not sure if I’ve ever even tried?! I’m more about the cookies!
10. Is your Christmas shopping finished? Yes or no? Almost! I still have a few people I want to actually get out and look in stores for, but I have had a wonky two weeks and not a ton of time. I’m hoping this weekend to finish up and WRAP!!!
11. Is there snow in December where you live?There is right now!! We’ve had a lot of snow already this month, but the weather forecast looks like it will melt it all before Christmas. I do love a White Christmas, but I could go for some warmer temp!
12. Classic show: A Charlie Brown Christmas or Rudolph?I have to say that whenever I try to watch anything Charlie Brown, I can’t take the negativity! He’s so ‘womp womp’! So Rudolph all the way. Bradley loves the movie so much he’s been known to watch it Summer, Spring, Fall and Winter.
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