[honeychile]

1. Are you cooking this year for Thanksgiving?
Not sure yet - we usually go to my bro & sil's, but their farm is having water issues. I'll probably end up cooking.

2. On average, when you travel for Thanksgiving, how far do you go?
About 30 miles to the farm.

3. Or....if you have families at your home, are the gatherings large or small?
They used to be very large, but now, it's just about 12-15.

4. Even eat out at a restaurant for Thanksgiving?
Yes, but when we did, we still cooked a turkey breast.

5. When do you start shopping for Christmas gifts?
Um, sometimes Christmas Eve?

6. Do you decorate/get a tree for your home for the holidays?
Usually.

7. What is your most favorite holiday song?
"I Wonder As I Wander", "Mary's Boy Child", "The Carol of the Bells"; anything on Twila Paris' "Tis The Season" cd.

8. Do you join in with holiday festivites at work?
You mean the extra work? Yes.

9. Are you an early shopper (starting in November) or a last minute shopper (last week up til Christmas Eve?)
Last minute, usually. Occasionally, I'll find a thing or two earlier.

10. What other activities do you engage in to get you into the holiday spirit?
My church's Christmas Concert, decorating at Ronald McDonald House.

11. Do you attend church on Christmas morning?
No, Christmas Eve.

12. Favorite television programs during the holidays?
"Charlie Brown Christmas", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and of course, "A Christmas Story".

13. How much vacation time do you take during the holidays?
Hah! None.

14. Do attend New Year's functions or spend quiet evenings at home?
I used to work with a drunk who referred to NYE & St. Patrick's Day as "amateur nights". I stay in.

15. Ever been to Times Square?
Yes, but not for NYE.

16. Do you remember where you were for Y2K?
Getting engaged.

17. What do you do as far as charity / community service during this time of year?
Decorating for Ronald McDonald House, Operation Christ Child (the shoebox bit).

18. If there is one thing that you could outlaw during the holidays, what would it be?
Clerks who insist on saying, "Happy Holidays" while selling me a distinctively Christmas item. Hey, I'm not in the best of moods while guerrilla shopping anyway, would a Merry Christmas kill you?!

19. If you care to share, who is that one relative that is the most embarrasing one to have around for the holidays?
I don't have the stereotypical "drunken uncle" or anything, thank heavens.

20. By the end of it all, how much do you think you will have spent?
Let's just say that Mr. Visa is usually very, very pleased.