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1. Are you cooking this year for Thanksgiving? If not, who will and where will you be?
No. I will go to my parents' house.


2. On average, when you travel for Thanksgiving, how far do you go?
120 miles

3. Or....if you have families at your home, are the gatherings large or small?
It is just my nuclear family.

4. Even eat out at a restaurant for Thanksgiving?
We did back when we moved to Gainesville in 1995.

5. Omitted.

6. Do you decorate/get a tree for your home for the holidays?
Not anymore.

7. What is your most favorite holiday song?
Traditional Christmas carols.

8. Do you join in with holiday festivites at work?
Oh yeah.

9. Are you an early shopper (starting in November) or a last minute shopper (last week up til Christmas Eve?)
Does not apply because my family does not exchange presents.

10. What other activites do you engage in to get you into the holiday spirit?
Church

11. Do you attend church on Christmas morning?
Either that, or Christmas Eve at 4PM. I have a severe crowd phobia that I have to work around.

12. Favorite television programs during the holidays?
nothing in particular

13. How much vacation time do you take during the holidays?
None other than the standard holidays assigned to everyone.

14. Do attend New Year's functions or spend quiet evenings at home?
Depends

15. Ever been to Times Square?
Yes, but not for New Year's Eve.

16. Do you remember where you were for Y2K?
Celebrating with my family and friends in downtown Gainesville.

17. What do you do as far as charity / community service during this time of year?
I give holiday food baskets through the supermarket, as well as to Toys for Tots via the Young Adult Ministry Christmas Party.

18. If there is one thing that you could outlaw during the holidays, what would it be?
Rude people.

19. If you care to share, who is that one relative that is the most embarrasing one to have around for the holidays?
Nobody in particular.

20. By the end of it all, how much do yout hink you will have spent?
Whatever I gave to charity.