Do you start
your holiday shopping on Black Friday or do you leave it until the last minute?
Well here in
the UK we don’t have Black Friday as we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. However,
I do start my Christmas shopping quite early and usually have my presents all
bought and ready to be wrapped up by the beginning of December. This year I am
a little behind since I’ve been pretty busy, but I’ve put a list together and
decided what I’m going to get everyone. Now it is just a matter of getting
round to buying it all!
If you could
be in any Christmas movie what would it be?
My favourite
Christmas movie by far is Elf, although I had never watched it before until 2
years ago, but I got it on DVD last year and it was played many times. I’ve
even watched it a couple of times already to get into the Christmassy mood! So
yes, that would be the Christmas movie I would love to be in!
Which do you
like better, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Well, since
Christmas Eve is my BIRTHDAY, I find it hard to choose between the two since I
am celebrating different things on each day! If I had to choose though I would
probably say Christmas Eve since I have an amazing day celebrating my birthday
and then in the evening I start to get excited for Christmas! :)
When does
your family put up the Christmas tree and who decorates it?
We usually
put our Christmas decorations up about 2 weeks before Christmas, although I
tend to put mine up in my room towards the end of November! My dad and brother
don’t tend to show any interest in putting up the Christmas tree, so I usually
help my mum set it all up. However my mum likes to be in charge of the
decorations as she likes to have everything in a specific place and its easier
not to get involved hah!
White lights
or coloured lights?
I prefer
white lights. I think they looked classier than the coloured lights which can
look a bit tacky sometimes.
Are you
guilty of peeking at your presents or do you like the surprise?
When I was
younger my brother and I used to go on a present hunt haha! My mum was never
very good at hiding them; they were in the same place every year! However, now
I don’t look for them AT ALL, I love the surprise!
Would you
rather live in a gingerbread house or Santa’s workshop.
I would
rather live in Santa’s workshop! Whenever you see versions of it on films it
always looks like such a fun place with different things going on all the time,
so I think it would be more interesting.
Tell us your
Christmas Eve traditions.
Like I
mentioned in a previous question, Christmas Eve is actually my birthday so my
family’s traditions might not be the same as others. I usually have a lie in on
my birthday and then when I get up I open up my presents and cards. My dad then
usually makes a fry up for all of my family, which is my favourite breakfast
but incredibly unhealthy so I have them very rarely. Then it’s become tradition
to go to the cinema on my birthday, movie of my choice, and go out for dinner
afterwards. In the evening my extended family come over and we have a chilled
out evening before getting some shut eye and waiting for Santa ;)
If you
could be under the mistletoe with anyone who would it be?
My boyfriend
:)
What tops
your tree?
My mum has a
fairy that tops our tree which she has had forever!
Can you name
the twelve days of Christmas?
I could look
this up, but I shall do it without cheating!
A partridge
in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, 4 calling birds, 5 gold
rings, 6 geese a-laying, seven swans a swimming, 8 pipers piping, 9 milk maids
milking, ermmm I don’t think that that’s right but it’s as much as I can
remember haha!
Have you
ever gone Christmas Carolling?
Nope, I’ve
never gone Carol singing :(
Do you
countdown to Christmas? If so, how many days are left?
Yes, I am a
big kid and countdown to Christmas as it is my favourite time of the year!
There are 34 sleeps left til Christmas!
What are
some foods and treats you can count on having every holiday season?
Well the
most obvious one is Christmas dinner. Turkey, pigs in blankets, brussel sprouts
(erugh), veggies, potatoes, stuffing, Yorkshire puddings and lashings of gravy!
Followed by Christmas pudding and custard mmm!
Whenever I go to family parties over Christmas the buffet food tends to be the same also! Leftover Turkey sandwiches, picky Chinese/Indian pieces, crisps, salads, chicken legs etc.
Whenever I go to family parties over Christmas the buffet food tends to be the same also! Leftover Turkey sandwiches, picky Chinese/Indian pieces, crisps, salads, chicken legs etc.
I also eat a
lottttt of mince pies over the Christmas period and have many a trip to
Starbucks/Costa Coffee for anything pepperminty!
How has
Christmas kept its magic for you as you’ve grown older?
I think that
I like to keep the Christmas traditions alive by eating festive food, watching
Christmas movies and decorating the house so you cannot escape Christmas. This,
for me, keeps the Christmassy feeling going and I love that feeling!
