1. Are you cooking this year for Thanksgiving? If not, who will and where will you be?
I am cooking. My dad and his wife are coming up from Florida and I will have my kids.
2. On average, when you travel for Thanksgiving, how far do you go?
I don't but if I did, it would be to Florida to my dad's.
3. Or....if you have families at your home, are the gatherings large or small?
Small, just my dad, his wife and my two kids.
4. Even eat out at a restaurant for Thanksgiving?
Nope
6. Do you decorate/get a tree for your home for the holidays?
Yes, fake tree. It usually goes up Thanksgiving weekend and stays up until the weekend after New Year's. I have tons of decorations for the home, music boxes, wreathes, etc.
7. What is your most favorite holiday song?
Carol of the Bells and Silver Bells
8. Do you join in with holiday festivites at work?
For the first 5 years in this department, I was in charge of them. Most years I participate. I don't know if I will participate this year.
9. Are you an early shopper (starting in November) or a last minute shopper (last week up til Christmas Eve?)
Early. I would be crazy if I waited til Christmas Eve
10. What other activites do you engage in to get you into the holiday spirit?
Drive around looking at awesome home Christmas displays
11. Do you attend church on Christmas morning?
No, usually midnight mass on Christmas Eve
12. Favorite television programs during the holidays?
Year Without a Santa Clause (I love snow miser and heat miser)
13. How much vacation time do you take during the holidays?
A couple days, plus the actual holidays (We only get Christmas Day and New Year's Day off officially)
14. Do attend New Year's functions or spend quiet evenings at home?
I usually have my kids each invite a friend over for a sleep over new year's party.. it's fun.
15. Ever been to Times Square?
No
16. Do you remember where you were for Y2K?
Absolutely. My (now ex) husband's best friends' house. Right at midnight, he pulled the main circuit breaker to make everybody think the electricity went out..lol.
17. What do you do as far as charity / community service during this time of year?
We have a few different things we do at work.. jeans Fridays where we pay to wear jeans and the money goes to a charity and we either adopt a family or get wish lists for a variety of charities.
18. If there is one thing that you could outlaw during the holidays, what would it be?
Radio stations that play only Christmas music starting November 1st.. lets have Thanksgiving first, thanks.
19. If you care to share, who is that one relative that is the most embarrasing one to have around for the holidays?
There really isn't one.
20. By the end of it all, how much do yout hink you will have spent? Usually, around $600 but I'm splurging on my kids, my dad and my brother this year so it will probably be around $1000
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