1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Egg Nog2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Wrap. Where’s the fun in Christmas without color coordinating paper, string, bows, and gift tags?
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White. I grew up with blue ones that would burn the Christmas tree. It’s a wonder the house didn’t ever get wiped out.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No. The cats might get into it.
5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving, of course!
6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Sweet Potato Streuseled Casserole, cranberry jelly (still in the shape of the can, of course), and my mom’s Broccoli Casserole. I also loved having a pretty wine glass filled with Jello and Cool Whip, which was set out with the meal. A Colebank tradition.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Coming out of my room after my parents had Christmas ready—candles lit, fire lit, tree on, Christmas music (Barry Manilow, usually) playing. Also, coloring in this ginormous Christmas coloring book (A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night Before Christmas).
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Fourth grade. My mom told me. I’ve never been the same since.
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Since I’ve been married, yes. My husband always wants to open up more than one, but I keep the gluttony under control by leading him gently away from the tree.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? After growing up with two parents as teachers and approximately two to three hundred mismatched ornaments, I decorate the tree in gold and red. No homemade crap. I might bend when I have kids…but for now, I love having a an anal Martha Stewart tree.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? After 30 years in Phoenix with 85-degree Christmases, I’m ready for some snow!
12. Can you ice skate? My ankles flip flop every which way. In other words, no, I can’t. And I kind of like having unbroken ankles/legs/hips…
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? It was made of plastic etchings of tops/bottoms/feet, and you could mix and match to create, for example, a woman wearing a basketball jersey, a cocktail skirt, and ski boots.
14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with loved ones.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Thumbprint cookies. Chocolate fudge. My husband’s grandmother’s peanut butter fudge. Pumpkin pie.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Listening to Christmas music while wrapping presents. Going on a driving tour of Christmas lights. Making twenty batches of cookies with my mom.
17. What tops your tree? A lit star.
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Both.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Dean Martin
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum if they’re peppermint. Yuck if they’re anything else.
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