1. Are you cooking this year for Thanksgiving? If not, who will and where will you be?
In the morning, I will see my dad's family, and later in the day, my husband and I are hosting dinner.
2. On average, when you travel for Thanksgiving, how far do you go?
Sometimes we visit the inlaws in Arkansas, otherwise it's within an hour's drive.
3. Or....if you have families at your home, are the gatherings large or small?
Our gatherings have been anywhere from 3 people to over 40. And I tell you, it's just as much work no matter what the size?
4. Even eat out at a restaurant for Thanksgiving?
Never
5. Omitted.
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6. Do you decorate/get a tree for your home for the holidays?
Fake tree bc I am allergic to Pine. Having a new cat this year,
7. What is your most favorite holiday song?
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
8. Do you join in with holiday festivites at work?
n/a
9. Are you an early shopper (starting in November) or a last minute shopper (last week up til Christmas Eve?)
I'm a planner. I almost always know what I am going to give and where I am getting it from - mostly online.
10. What other activites do you engage in to get you into the holiday spirit?
Listening to music, visiting Santa with the neices and nephews, ringing the Bell for Salvation Army
11. Do you attend church on Christmas morning?
Midnight mass
12. Favorite television programs during the holidays?
the heat miser movie, A Christmas story, any of those animiatronic specials
13. How much vacation time do you take during the holidays?
depends on hubby's schedule
14. Do attend New Year's functions or spend quiet evenings at home?
at home the past few years
15. Ever been to Times Square?
Yes but not on NYE
16. Do you remember where you were for Y2K?
Sure do - wore a floor-length gown to an "all-you-can-whatever" event for the price of a small country in South America, at a club in Boston, watching the fireworks on the roof deck at midnight. The party lasted until 3:30 am with a full breakfast buffet.
17. What do you do as far as charity / community service during this time of year?
If I am not sick, I work/have worked with the Salvation army bell ringing, the Giving Tree at the mall, and the homeless shelter.
18. If there is one thing that you could outlaw during the holidays, what would it be?
gorging on food and alcohol
19. If you care to share, who is that one relative that is the most embarrasing one to have around for the holidays?
20. By the end of it all, how much do yout hink you will have spent?
More than I should have, but never enough. I am tired of spending, to tell you the truth.