Christmas Survey
Getting Ready
Do You Look Forward to Christmas?: Always
Do You Prefer Real or Fake trees?: Real
Which Do You Have?: Fake, have you seen a fir tree in Southern Arizona?
Do You Hang a Wreath?: Always made door swag out of bottom branches of real tree.
Do You Hang Lights On Your House?: Not always
Do You Play Christmas Music?: Yes, its Thanksgiving so I can start today
Do You Hang Stockings?: No
Do You Get Ornaments Every Year Like Hallmark Ornaments?: Did for kids when they were at home
Do You Hang Mistletoe?: Have in past
Do You Put Candy Canes On Your Tree?: No
Do You Use a Tinsel Garland or Strands of Tinsel?: yes
Favorites
Christmas Candy: Chocolate covered mountians my Dad always bought,
can only find out Vermont Country Store now and they don't taste near as good at $19.95 lb.
Christmas Cookie: Any homemade
Holiday Food: Turkey & Dressing
Holiday Dessert: Pumpkin Pie
Holiday Drink: None really
Candy Cane Flavor: Origional peppermint
Santa's Reindeer: Rudolph
Christmas Carol: Any Statler Brothers Song
Christmas Movie: None
Christmas Color: Blue & Silver
Christmas Activity: Getting together with family and friends.
Do You Believe In Santa?: Yes
Do You Like Fruitcake?: No
Do You Like Eggnog?: No
Do You Go Caroling?: Have you heard me sing!!
Do You Drive Around and Look at the Christmas Lights?: Yes
Do You Do Christmas Baking?: Not as much as in the past.
Ham or Turkey for Christmas Dinner?: Turkey...if the crowds big enough ham also.
Do You Set Out Cookies for Santa?: No
Do You Leave Carrots for Santa's Reindeer?: No
Do You Have a Family Christmas Dinner?: Have in past
Do You Read T'was The Night Before Christmas Every Year?: No
Do You Open a Present on Christmas Eve?: Eve, always went to parents house Christmas Day.
Do You get Photos Taken With Santa?: No
Do You Go To Holiday Parties?: Sometimes
You Host a Holiday Party?: Seldom
Do You Prefer to Give or Receive?: Give
Do You Drink Hot Chocolate?: Yes
Marshmallows or Whipped Cream?: Whipped Cream
Do You Send Christmas Cards?: Yes
Would You Want a White Christmas?: In Arizona, get real.
What Do You Do On Christmas Eve?: Usually stay at home now
Do You Have Any Special Family traditions?: All have changed since parents passed away in 1999
How Early Do You Wake Up on Christmas Morning?: Same as usual, about 6-7 am
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Hawaii
Wow...Great.....So lovely.....what more can I say.
Arrived the afternoon of the 4th November, picked up rental car and short drive to Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona. As we were checking in the desk clerk looked at Don taking luggage out of car and said "he is big, just a moment". In less than a minute she said "I changed your room it was a double and he needs a king size". It could not have been a better room, 3rd floor over the turtle bay on the left corner of the building so we had a balcony on two sides with a small table and two chairs (one side you had to stand it was so narrow but you could look over the pool and watch sufers)looking down you could see fish in the water and green sea turtles, needless to say we spent lots of time sitting watching sunsets over the water and left the sliding glass door open to hear the waves wash in at night.
Took the Big Island Grand Circle Island Tour (know locally as the 13 hr tour)and yes it did take 13 hrs. Picked up at hotel and visited coffee factory, volcano, macadema nut factory, chocolate factory, black sand beach and drove through a rainforst, desert, mountian and valleys.
Included a luaua, Hilo Hatties,trip to Hilo, Greenwell Coffee Plantation (it had been in the family since 1850's), stopped at Kimura Fabrics which has a great selection of Hawaiian prints (and has been in business for 60 years), even tried our hand (body) at snorkeling...twice...loved the beautiful fish.
John & Steph and family invited us to a wonderful lunch at the yacht harbor, which turned out to be a treat from Trudy next door. Was suprised to see Pat & Jodie Schatz owners of Crane Prarie Resort in the High Lakes Region of Oregon at the next table. John & Steph also had us to their home for pupus and hang out time till our plane left at 11:45pm the last night.
Have pictures but still haven't gotten them from the camera to computer so that will be a later post.
Arrived the afternoon of the 4th November, picked up rental car and short drive to Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona. As we were checking in the desk clerk looked at Don taking luggage out of car and said "he is big, just a moment". In less than a minute she said "I changed your room it was a double and he needs a king size". It could not have been a better room, 3rd floor over the turtle bay on the left corner of the building so we had a balcony on two sides with a small table and two chairs (one side you had to stand it was so narrow but you could look over the pool and watch sufers)looking down you could see fish in the water and green sea turtles, needless to say we spent lots of time sitting watching sunsets over the water and left the sliding glass door open to hear the waves wash in at night.
Took the Big Island Grand Circle Island Tour (know locally as the 13 hr tour)and yes it did take 13 hrs. Picked up at hotel and visited coffee factory, volcano, macadema nut factory, chocolate factory, black sand beach and drove through a rainforst, desert, mountian and valleys.
Included a luaua, Hilo Hatties,trip to Hilo, Greenwell Coffee Plantation (it had been in the family since 1850's), stopped at Kimura Fabrics which has a great selection of Hawaiian prints (and has been in business for 60 years), even tried our hand (body) at snorkeling...twice...loved the beautiful fish.
John & Steph and family invited us to a wonderful lunch at the yacht harbor, which turned out to be a treat from Trudy next door. Was suprised to see Pat & Jodie Schatz owners of Crane Prarie Resort in the High Lakes Region of Oregon at the next table. John & Steph also had us to their home for pupus and hang out time till our plane left at 11:45pm the last night.
Have pictures but still haven't gotten them from the camera to computer so that will be a later post.
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