A Christmas Tag!
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Bags... no tape or sharp cutting implments involved, Safety first, I always say.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Bags... no tape or sharp cutting implments involved, Safety first, I always say.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real ... Go out find one, drag it into the house and create major fire hazard. Buy a pre-lite one and in 10 minutes you are good to go. Time is very important at this point in my life. See above re: safety.
3. When do you put up the tree? As soon as my wife makes me.
4. When do you take the tree down? See above,
5. Do you like egg nog? Not since I had to give up the rum!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Microscope, and it has been a curse ever since.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Duh... I'm married!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Me, I know just what I want every time.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail (on Geri's list)
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Plastic (toy) guitar when I was 19 (I'm still pissed about it!)
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.(2nd is Christmas Bloody Eve)
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? As early as June in some cases.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not yet, but considering the yes answers I've seen, it may become a practice in the future.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Turkey and all that other stuff.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored on the tree and only what Geri makes me do on the outside.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Feliz Navidad (only the Jose Feleciano version)
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel since no one comes to see us. :-(
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Duh! I'm not that old. Check again next year.
20. Angel on the tree top noor a star? The only TRUE topping for a tree is a STAR.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Our gifts at home before we hit the road and whatever pittance we get when we arrive at our kids :-(
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Paying the credit card bill in January.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Less is more!
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Isn't this really the same as #15. Again, check again next year with this one too.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace and harmony throughout the world (really).
Ski, you just got tagged!!
The visit started with a surprise for us from all of the kids. In additon to Christmas, Geri and I celeberated our 40th anniversary. The kids arranged for us to stay at the Westin Hotel in downtown (30th floor) and front row (actually 2nd row) center aisle tickets to see the Seattle production of the Nutcracker. They also presented us with a "new" wedding album. Very wonderful evening.
On Christmas Eve day we headed to the mountains for a day of skiing. The weather cooperated and a good time was had by all.
After a great day of skiing it was time for Christmas. No doubt about who would be the first one's up the next morning.
Basically, I think Santa out did himself this year.
And of course, there is always room for the weird gift that Papa asked for.
It's called a Horner Trumpet Call harmonica. Very cool to say the least.
You can't possibley go wrong when there is chocolate involved, and giant hamburgers with huge mugs of rootbeer.
Of course, no trip to the Emerald City is complete without a trip to the Pike Street Fish Market!
