The Holidays are coming, I’m so excited it’s my favorite time of the year (Thanksgiving & Christmas) - I’m already listening to my Christmas CD’s. I remember when I was young, after Thanksgiving- it always seemed like forever for Christmas to come. Now that I am older-it’s pretty much right around the corner. So with that being said, here’s a little game of Favorites for Thanksgiving & Christmas!!! Enjoy!!!!
Favorite Thanksgiving Memory as a child? Helping my mom cook the Thanksgiving lunch, eating with the family and using those fancy wine glasses for our “sparkling grape juice”, and then watching a movie we rented.
Favorite Thanksgiving Memory as an adult? Last Thanksgiving, our family (Pentecosts) had a progressive style Thanksgiving. (Jon and Sarah –appetizers, David and Michele- Main Meal, Mark and I – dessert, and Mark’s parents- night cap and a movie. It was a full day, but I had fun.
Favorite Thanksgiving Food? My mom’s stuffing & cheesecake & Turkey
Favorite part of the winter? The coldness, wearing coats and winter wear, snow-if I lived up north-sledding, the holidays.
Favorite Christmas song? Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire
Favorite Christmas movie? National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
Fake or Real Tree? Growing up always fake. Since Mark and I have been married- REAL. I really like it better.
Stockings after presents or before? Before
Favorite Christmas Memory growing up? Opening one present Christmas Eve- it was usually pajamas my mom made- I was so happy because I was able to wear them to bed. My mom would bake bread Christmas Eve in time for Christmas morning breakfast. We’d always get a slice or two that night. Waking up Christmas morning- Dad would read the Christmas story and my siblings and I would be so impatient and wanted to open our gifts. After we opened our gifts we’d have Christmas breakfast (country-salted- ham, baked bread, hmmmm yummy days!!!! Then go and play with our toys!!!
Favorite Christmas Memory as an adult? The Christmas before Mark and I got married. I came to visit him and his family for Christmas. They were so warm and welcoming. I got off work (Christmas Eve) around 12 and flew out of New Orleans to Tampa. I was soo excited to see Mark. He greeted me at the airport with a rose. It was soo sweet. That Christmas was special and I got to know his family better and we had a wonderful time.
Did you believe in Santa as a child? No, but when we lived in Germany, the kids in the apartment would leave their boots outside the door and on Christmas morning there would be candy in there if they were good and coal if they were bad. I got candy. It’s a German or European custom. I think Santa comes from that.
Wanna play? Copy and Paste- but put your answers where mine are.
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maybe i will do it later was fun to read though. see you later.
Gabby,
I'm planning on posting a lot in the near future about my love of Christmas, but here's a few sneak peaks.
Favorite Thanksgiving Memory as a child? Waking up and watching some of the "Macy's" parade on TV. Also, my cousin and Uncle setting up a model train set for the Holidays.
Favorite Thanksgiving Memory as an adult? Thansgiving is kind of a boring day to me sometimes, but one of the memories I liked was sharing as a family at the table, what we were thankful for.
Favorite Thanksgiving Food?
Mashed potatoes and gravy!!! mixed with the turkey!
Favorite part of the winter? Christmas Eve.
Favorite Christmas song?
I'd have to break them down into categories (Like I will on a post soon), but I'll say "the Christmas Song" (Chestnuts roasting...)
Favorite Christmas movie?
There's an animated one called "the Christmas Messenger". It's mixed with live action but shows animated videos to certain carols. Just always loved it.
Fake or Real Tree?
Grew up with fake ones. My Gram had real trees for a time down here in Florida, but now has went back to a fake one that rotates:(
I prefer "Real" trees.
Stockings after presents or before?
Before and on Christmas Eve to hold us over till morning.
Favorite Christmas Memory growing up?
Waiting by the tree early Christmas morning right before everyone had gotten up. I couldn't believe the day had finally arrived. Such anticipation!
Favorite Christmas Memory as an adult?
Christmas Eve 2001, sharing the evening with someone close.
Did you believe in Santa as a child? Kind of for a little while.
I found a link to a part of "the Christmas Messenger"!!!! This is my favorite part of the whole thing. It's a video of "Good King Wenceslas". A carol that I fell in love with as a young boy after seeing this. I loved how the lyrics were "narrarated" as a story. I still have this on VHS. Maybe I'll have to have a couple of you over to watch it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItSbX10Gpcs
My second favorite part of this cartoon, because it features "We Three Kings", another favorite carol of mine!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkAOfUXMoU
Ok, I can't help it, here's another clip from another favorite. This one is from "the California Raisin's Christmas Special."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhUFUcLrwo
Cool survey!!!!
Favorite Thanksgiving Memory as a child? Definately the watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with my grandpa in the morning, and then switching over to football when it was finished.
Favorite Thanksgiving Food? Everything--all mixed up in that nasty pile you get toward the end that looks gross but tastes SOOO good--turkey and everything all piled up together.
Favorite part of the winter? Fuzzy scarves and fuzzy socks, a cozy fire in the wood stove, homemade soup...and of course CHRISTMAS!!!!
Favorite Christmas song? "The Christmas Song"--Chestnuts Roasting...
Favorite Christmas movie? "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
Fake or Real Tree? REAL. All the way.
I can’t believe Chad didn’t mention sleeping under the tree! He would “Schedule” a night near Christmas, preferably Christmas Eve.
awe that is sweet salty dog
I did do the "sleeping near the tree" thing a few times. It would "only" be done on Christmas Eve. That's what made it so special. This was done more in my teens.
Time for another Spiffalicious and delicious post, Gabby.
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