Christmas Survey

'Tis the Season to be NICE!
A survey my little sister, Joslyn, sent me that got me thinking about Christmas and what it really means... so i put it on my blog...

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping Paper is cooler to rip apart!
2. Real tree or Artificial?
I like both but artificial is what we have in washington... :)

3. When do you put up the tree?
around thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down?
after valentines day.

5. Do you like eggnog?
I sure do!!

6. Favorite gift to recieve as a child?
White bread and grape jelly... haha

7. Hardest person to buy for?
friends

8. Easiest person to buy for?
family

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
yes i used put the sheep and sheperds right up next to Jesus because if they are far away from him then they can't see him...

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
snail mail, they seem more thoughtful :)

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
there are no worsts at Christmas, unless someone gave you trash..

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
Frosty, Rudloph, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, How the Grinch stole Christmas, any of those!

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
normally in november but this year about two weeks before...

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
Once... lol

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
preferably food...... i mean it's impossible to eat milk... I agree with Jos on this one!

16. Lights on the tree?
Yes, white on the tree and colored outside the house!

17. Favorite Christmas song?
All of them, the ones focused on Christ more then the fun ones though

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
generally we stay home but this year we are in california, which is just as cool, i am happy as long as i am with my family!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's?
dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet,cupid, doner and blitzen... cupid just makes me think of a cherub with an arrow shooting it at people- lol.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
Stars

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
one the night before and the rest on christmas, family tradition :)

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
When flights get canceled because of snow, or driving is bad...

23. Favorite ornament theme or color?
Well mostly it is dark burgandy and hunter green with all the ornaments we have gotten over the years, some are made by my grandfather, and we get one from my parents every year too :)

24. Favorite time for Christmas dinner?
Whenever we have it, mostly with my dads family around 7 or 8.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
Things i need like bath towels and money for textbooks.. lol, i sound like an adult

26. What is your favoite part about christmas time?
I love the fact that it becomes about giving and not recieving, more about christ and his life and what he did, helping me to reflect on how i am being like him and giving to others, and being the best i can. It is also a happy time of year, where people actually care :)

Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad, Ho Ho Ho, Sretan Bozic and Krisimasi Njema!!!!!!

so more random things i have seen include the following:

ice is slippery
socks keep your feet warm mostly
baseball hats make everything better
selling back textbooks means another supply of income
boys are overrated but at the same time they do mean something
sometimes its hard to sleep when you study too much
time goes faster if you don't look at your watch
Christmas is not about receiving it is about giving
arguments can be constructive and positive if you make them that way
there is more than one true love out there for you, its just finding the person who you click with the best.
the only way to get through hard thins is to keep going, "Just put one foot in front of the other."
people are people they have feelings, thoughts, hopes and dreams just like everyone else does.
sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

more random insights... maybe i am thinking too much but then again maybe not...

Odd insights or maybe just random things...

odd insights... things I have recently been finding as I look around...

no liquids in the library except water
ice is slippery and can cause much pain if fallen on
scheduled exams are annoying but convenient, they make you be ready or not
mountains with snow on them look cool when the sun is starting to come up
salt is salty
snow is mostly white except if it touches the ground
it is important to always be ready for the unexpected
finals are final
christmas vacation will be two amazing weeks long
boys are silly when it comes to getting serious
technology is overrated
texting is getting annoying
christmas lights are happy
snow is cold
studying is tiring
pulling cookies in your friends car in an empty parking lot full of fresh fallen snow always lifts your spirits
expectations appear to never be met
friends mess up too
life is what you want it to be
facebook is getting old
Elf is hilarious, if you need to laugh watch it over and over
Naps make everything better
Food is important and can make things happy if you enjoy eating what you are eating
Christmas Trees mean more than you think they do!

I guess that theres lots more odd insights, but those are some of the random things i have seen over the last few days, good and bad, new and old, maybe you'll find something worth reading in this silly post...

December is Finally Here!

Happy December!
O how happy I am that I only have three weeks left of the semester. They are crammed full of tests, and work, and then i will have two full weeks of absolutely NO HOMEWORK, or READING! I get to go to California this year which will be different, wearing shorts in 75 degree weather, swimming in the ocean, while listening to frosty the snowman. Not quiet the same.

It was funny I asked my Dad when I was home for thanksgiving is they still put up Christmas Lights and go Christmas Caroling, he laughed and something along the lines of us not living in a foreign country. He gave me this look like you really asked me that question... it was pretty funny... but I guess we all have our Blonde moments right?!?

So yes I am excited but still unsure of what to expect, I am thrilled that I get to wear shorts and flip-flops the whole time and I dont care if everyone there thinks I am crazy... haha...

Only a few more weeks of school and then I will can start again!