Christmas Meme

I've seen this one lots of places, and it looks like fun, so here goes:

1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?
Apple cider

2. Turkey or Ham?
Whatever Mom's making. We usually have ham for Christmas, but this year my baby sister is coming and she doesn't care for it, so Mom's making both a turkey and ham. I'm happy, cause I get ham plus Mom's homemade stuffing and turkey gravy!

3. Do you get a fake or real-you-cut-it-yourself Christmas tree?
We have a fake, pre-lit tree. I miss the smell, but I like being able to keep it up from Thanksgiving through New Year's without any worry about it drying out and causing a fire. Plus my husband loves not having to string the lights. He has the tree up in about ten minutes, and then we're on to the fun part - hanging the ornaments.

4. Decorations on the outside of your house?
No.

5. Snowball fights or sleddin'?
I like watching both.

7. Do you enjoy going downtown shopping?
Not really.

8. Favorite Christmas song?
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing and Mary, Did You Know and One Small Child and...

10. How do you feel about Christmas movies?
Love 'em.

11. When is it too early to start listening to Christmas music?
Before Thanksgiving.

12. Stockings before or after presents?
Before - as soon as we wake up!

13. Carolers, do you or do you not watch and listen to them?
Of course we listen - no Scrooges here.

14. Go to someone else's house or they come to you?
Go to Mom and Dad's.

15. Do you read the Christmas Story? If so when?
We read several different storybook versions throughout the season.

16. What do you do after presents and dinner?
Visit, nap, play games.

17. What is your favorite holiday smell?
Tie between my mom's spiced apple cider and her homemade stuffing.

18. Ice skating or walking around the mall?
Neither, thanks.

19. Do you open a present or presents on Christmas Eve, or wait until Christmas day?
Sometimes we open one on Christmas Eve, but the rest are Christmas morning as soon as we get to Grandma and Papa's house.

20. Favorite Christmas memory?
When we brought Natalie home from the hospital on December 18th, and Kevin had bought a little table-top tree for our teeny apartment and decorated it for me.

21. Favorite Part about winter?
Watching my kids delight when the snow starts falling.

22. Ever been kissed under mistletoe?
No, we've never had mistletoe at our house. Makes me think I should go out and get some!

Let me know if you decide to do this so I can go read your answers!