TBB Asks ~ December Holiday Edition

Happy December!  December is upon us and it is the monthly link up of questions with The Blended Blog.

1.  Candy Canes?  

I enjoy the soft peppermints for my candy cane taste :).  I do like seeing the varieties of them at this time of year and they can sure be cute for decorating.

2.  Christmas morning early riser or sleep in?

I am always an early riser, but on Christmas morning, we are now a little later as a family since the girls are teenagers.   We will have them up around 8:30, so not too late, but certainly not as early as we were 10 years ago!

3.  Did you shop on Black Friday?

Why yes I did!  And I shopped all that week online getting lots of gifts.  This is what my front door looked like most days last week.... 

4.  Christmas Tree up in November?

Why yes again!  Especially with Thanksgiving coming early this year and because we traveled, we put up our tree before Thanksgiving this year.  Typically, we put it up the weekend after Thanksgiving.

5.  Do you get Holiday ideas from Pinterest?

I certainly like to look at ideas on Pinterest, but most that I find are recipes.

6.  Christmas Glam or Ugly Sweater?

I could go for either of these, but probably would lean more towards the Christmas glam.

7.  Stocking Stuffers:  Wrapped or Unwrapped?

99% are unwrapped, however usually one or two small things will be wrapped.

8.  Traditional or Modern Christmas Songs?

I like both.  Some of my favorite Christmas albums from childhood were these:

I also like these from the last 30 years too:

A southern classic!

Josh Groban is one of my favorites and his version of "O Holy Night" is so good.  That is one of my favorite Christmas songs by one of my favorite singers. 

My most recent favorite Christmas album is this one.  If you haven't heard it, go listen!

9.  Fruitcake?

No thank you.  There are so many other good Christmas treats I prefer.

10.  Is your Christmas shopping finished?

Yes, it is!  I started in July with the Nordstrom Anniversary sale and then picked back up shopping the week of Thanksgiving and ended this past weekend.  

11.  Is there snow in December where you live?

It is rare to have snow in December, but it has happened.  Most of our snow comes in January, February, or even sometimes March.  We did actually see snow in November though!

12.  Classic show:  A Charlie Brown Christmas or Rudolph?

I love all the classic shows.  If I had to pick one, I would go with Charlie Brown because it focuses on the real reason of Christmas, the birth of Christ, our hope in life.

These are always fun link ups and hope you have a good Monday!