Christmas tag

I've seen this tag and I thought I'll give it a try. It has been forever seen I've done that and considering that: my kids are on bed, for the first time in a long time is Saturday and no one is sick and finally It is almost midnight and I am not tired. , So here we go.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
I love wrapping presents. I could never get enough of it, so if you need help just call me
2. A real tree or Artificial?
I don't really care but Spencer does. He loves the smell of fresh pine and I love to have my tree up and decorated early, so we compromised last year. I could get an artificial tree as long as I got Spencer a candle that smell like a pine tree.
3. When do you put up the tree?
It is really hard for me to wait but I try waiting for the day after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down?
In Ecuador we believed the Wise man didn't come until January 6Th, so I don't take my tree down until the 7Th.
5. Favorite gift received as a child?
My first bike. I believe I was five and although it was a quite cheap boy's red bike I loved it
6. Hardest person to buy for?
Spencer. He never ever tells me what he wants. It is always a guess with him and that's why he ended up with a shirt from the Big&tall department last year ( My bad)
7. Easiest person to buy for?
You could say the kids, although this year I found myself returning and exchanging a lot of toys I had already bought them.
8. Do you have a nativity scene?
Of course! It is the main thing about Christmas. My grandma used to hide the baby Jesus and she wouldn't lay him down in the nativity until after X-mas dinner on the 24Th, but Julia kept getting mad at me about baby Jesus not being where he should be last year, so I guess we'll try that tradition later.
9. Mail or email Christmas cards?
I don't have a preference, although it is cheaper and more fun to create one and just e-mail it to everybody
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
On my last Christmas in Ecuador I just got one pair of shoes. NO more, no less. I was excited until I put them on and then . . . nothing, big let down
11. Favorite Christmas Movie?
"The King is Born" by the living scripture. We have made it our tradition to watch this movie on Christmas Eve
12. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
As soon as I see good sales coming up, which are usually after Halloween. I do it little by little depending on the sales. If you didn't know, I am a bargain shopper.
13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Hmm! Yes, sorry.
14. A favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Eggnog, Peppermint Ice cream, Candy cane hot chocolate
15. Favorite Christmas song?
I love to hear my Spanish Villancicos. In English I love Silent Night and Away in a Manger, but I enjoy listening to any of them. They just cheer you up!
16. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
If I could go to my mom's house, I would probably travel every year, but since that would take a lot of money and time, let's just say I'd prefer to stay home.
17. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's?
No, I can't. I only knew about Rudolph the red nose reindeer my whole life until I came to the US
18. An angel on the tree top or a star?
I really love having a star over my tree and be able to explain all about it to my kids.
19. Clear lights or colored on the tree?
I love to see a lot of clear lights on my X-mas tree.
20. Open presents on Christmas Eve or morning?
Here is another compromise. I am used to opening my present at midnight and playing with them until two in the morning. Obviously kind of unrealistic with two little kids. Spencer is used to waking up early on X-mas to open them. The compromise is that we open one family present on Christmas eve and the rest on X-mas morning.
21. Most annoying things about this time of the year?
1)you never have enough time to get everything you need to do. 2)the tendency of people to forget that it is a time to remember the Birth of our Savior and not a shopping season. 3)grumpy people everywhere
22. Favorite Ornament theme or color?
I love gold and red. I don't own anything in particular just things that happened to be left over on the 90% off clearance shelves
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner?
The perfect Spanish dinner would have: Turkey, Home made hot chocolate, raisin bread, oven cooked potatoes and sparkling cider. The perfect English dinner would have: Ham, Funeral potatoes, apple pie and eggnog.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year?
I can honestly say that I already have everything in my life to make me happy. If anything though, a good night sleep + sleeping in one morning would be pretty much welcome.
25. Eggnog or wassail?
I love Eggnog, but I can only have so much of it. I am not even sure what the other one is, never tried it before.
26. When do you start listening to Christmas Music?
After Thanksgiving
27. What is the last thing you ate?
My neighbors brought us some caramel nut chocolate candy. so I ate that "yes, I ate chocolate"and a glass of nest quick strawberry milk
28. What is your favorite drink?
Hot Chocolate
29. Last people you spoke to on the phone?
Spencer
30. What are you listening to right now?
My husband's Nintendo Wii background music
31. What color are your socks?
White
32. Places you have lived?
Ecuador, NY, Ogden and Syracuse.
33. Favorite season of the year?
Christmas, with headaches and stress but I just can wait for it every year!
34. Most enjoyable things about the Christmas season?
Feeling the spirit of the season. The joy that you get by giving to others and spending time with those you love