The Fountain of Youth

The daily happenings of a woman, her husband, and their youth group.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Christmas!!!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? In keeping with the Carter family tradition, Santa usually bags presents under the tree.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? White, they're much prettier in my opinion, although when we have kids I imagine that will change!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? No.

5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after thanksgiving, if I can wait that long!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Dressing!

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Every year my sisters and I pulling out our special ornaments with our names on them, and getting to hang them on the Christmas tree.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I have 2 older sisters, do you REALLY think I EVER believed?!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes mam!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? I was lucky enough to get my mom's hand-me-down Christmas ornaments, so all of the ornaments that I loved as a child I now get to see on my own tree every year. It's really special to me.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it!

12. Can you ice skate? I haven't tried in years, but I think I would enjoy it.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? not really, I have always gotten really good things for Christmas, so all of them were special.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? It's always been getting together with my family, but this year it will mean so much more, since we haven't been home in 6 months!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Phillip's aunt Lisa's blueberry cheesecake. It's yummy, and Lisa is the best too, because she always makes it for us!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Seeing the kids get to open their presents, seeing how excited they get.

17. What tops your tree? star

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Definately giving, especially since I have just now really started to understand that that is how people see God, through Christians' generosity with their time, money, love, etc.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Definately "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland. Always brings tears to my eyes!

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum!

I tag Brandy and Kristy!

12 Comments:

Blogger Lee Ann James said...

You know...I just stumbled across another favorite Christmas memory while reading your post. The Christmas where you got busted for looking at the Christmas presents early! They were still in the paper sacks in Mom's closet, staples shut...but you, sneaky as you are, tore open those sacks to take a peek! It wasn't funny then, but man, it sure is now!

7:07 PM  
Blogger Mandy said...

lol sounds like me.. I always went hunting for the presents.. I still am not much for "surprises"!

Oh, and for the record, I agree that white lights are prettier and I refuse to put colored lights on our tree even though Madison wants them.. I just couldn't stand it! SO, instead, we always decorate madison's bedroom in colored lights! She has two large closets in her room, so one we've turned into a little entertainment area for her and we string up colored lights all in there.. so we all get what we want! :)

12:55 PM  
Blogger Kevin Stoxe said...

Hey, I thought I was the only one that ever went sneaking around in my parents closets looking for gifts. I was so stupid as a kid though, I would always tell them what I was getting before I opened them. Busted........

Merry Christmas !!!!!!

5:44 PM  
Blogger Rosie said...

Thank you, Lee Ann, for sharing that Oh-so-fond memory for me.

9:03 AM  
Blogger McDreamy said...

hi!
i'm back and i miss you, if you don't move here soon, i'm gone flip out!! call me, email me, comment, post more. all of the above!!

4:39 PM  
Blogger Mandy said...

If you ever check this, thank you for our Christmas Card! I was so surprised to get it! You made my day :) Merry Christmas to you guys!

6:28 PM  
Blogger Sugar-n-Spice said...

hope you get this comment! :)...i can't tell you how wonderful it is to hear from you!...and even more wonderful to hear you have a heart for adoption! it is hard to explain that feeling to others who don't have it. post more....so i can see the path god is leading you down! i feel as though it took tj and i so long to start truely seeking god's will for our lives and finding our ministry...it is awesome that you already have such a good grip on god's plan for your lives.

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Blogger T J said...

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