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Holiday GTKY poll
What?s your favorite holiday?
Do you love to visit the snow?
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol)
What are your plans for Christmas?
Do you host family for any of the big holidays?
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other?
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake?
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received?
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Re: Holiday GTKY poll
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas
Do you love to visit the snow? I like to VISIT it but I do not like to drive in it or live in it. Shoveling, snowblowing, and scrapping my car off is NOT fun at all.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Spring or Fall. I love to see the leaves change but I also love seeing flowers bloom and green grass start to grow
What are your plans for Christmas? We're going back to Cali one last time and then we plan to make our own Christmas traditions in our new home
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? I haven't yet because back in NY, my parents always did it but this year we'll have my IL's and Dad here for Thanksgiving.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? YES!! It's my favoriteeeee part!!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? real all the way. I LOVE the smell of it
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? ummm, I've gotten some great presents but in '06 DH proposed a couple weeks before Xmas so that was by far the best Xmas. :-)
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas and Halloween
Do you love to visit the snow? Its fine, but I am not a fan of the cold. My H loves the snow though, so I am getting more used to it.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall, especially places where the leaves change beautiful colors!
What are your plans for Christmas? Not sure yet, I will be fairly new at my job so I still don't know what days I have off. Hopefully I will get to go home to Nor Cal for a few days, and hopefully my H has those same days off too and can come with me!
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? No. But last year and this year we are hosting some of our friends for Thanksgiving
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? No, but our parents get us stockings. I am sure when we have kids and do their stockings we will start doing them for each other.
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? When I was growing up we used to go cut down our own real tree. Now that I live in the desert I have a fake one. I have had the same fake one for years, it is awesome, it already has the lights on it, so easy!
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? My do Bella!
What?s your favorite holiday? prob. def. Christmas
Do you love to visit the snow? absolutely not, that's one of the reasons why I moved here!
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall...LOVE it!
What are your plans for Christmas? work this yr...this one will prob. be the worst, since we're not going home & of course, no one's coming out here
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? I used to do a fam. Christmas party, but won't be doing anything this yr.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yes, love to do & get stockings!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? fake that already has the lights on & looks pretty real
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? i dunno...prob. my trip to go swim w/dolphins in FL. I always said I wanted to do that bf I died...i love dolphins.
What?s your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving and Christmas
Do you love to visit the snow? No. I do not like snow at all. I thought I would, but after spending 4 years in the snow at NAU, I despise it. I hate being cold!
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall, I like the excitement and the overall feeling that it has. Plus there is a lot of fun stuff that goes on like football games, Halloween, Thanksgiving and such!
What are your plans for Christmas? work
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? we haven't yet, we would like to at some point, but my family is pretty stuck in their ways and we always go to my grandmas or my parents house so I don't see that changing anytime soon
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yes!! I love stockings more than actual presents!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Fake...I like that I don't have to remember to water it plus I'm worried about a real one catching on fire. I know it probably wouldn't happen but I'm irrational like that haha
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? Hmm...that is hard! I think it was when I was about 7, I got the Barbie motorhome and I was beyond thrilled! LOL
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas
Do you love to visit the snow? I love snow! But I hated endless winters in NH and the freezing cold!
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Summers in NH
What are your plans for Christmas? I hope to be in our own place for Raedyn's first Christmas and then we will be going to the IL's.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Haven't yet
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Our parents have done stockings for us but we haven't for each other yet but I want to this year
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? I always had a real tree growing up but we got a fake one last year since we were in an apt. and were going away for Christmas. Once we are settled somewhere it will always be real.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? Well I got pregnant on DH's Christmas exodus so that was a pretty great gift!
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What?s your favorite holiday? Easter. It's lowkey, but my family always gets together for amazing brunch and a grown up egg hunt. I love it!
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes. I love to live with the snow too. Snow + me are a good team.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall. I love the temperatures, not hot anymore, not too cold.
What are your plans for Christmas? Don't have big plans really. We just get together with my family for the day.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? I usually host Thanksgiving or Christmas. This year we're taking Tday because the ILs are coming in.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yup!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? We have two fakes. I'm not into real pine needles.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? The Christmas after my Dad passed away, DH bought this beautiful astronomy coffee table book that I had been eyeing. He put on the card To: Jaye From: Dad. It really touched me that he honoured the hobby I shared with my Dad. Later, we used it as our Guestbook at our wedding. It's my most favourite gift.
OMG....I jsut about lost it when I read this. HOW freaking sweet. I bet you were blown away by this?!
Absolutely. It still blows me away that he did it.
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas in the past... I love the lights and the excitement and how all the kids react and act.
Do you love to visit the snow? I like it for the first hour or so, and then I'm done and want to be back somewhere warm. I hate being cold!
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall... I always get excited about my bday and all the holidays coming up.
What are your plans for Christmas? I'm pretty sure we're going to NY for holidays at FI's parents.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Nope, always been at my moms house, last year was my moms for Christmas and then FI's parents for new years.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? My mom did stockings for both of us last year. If we weren't traveling for holidays, we would.
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Neither... FI thinks it's pointless to do a tree when we're not here for the actual holidays. I keep trying to tell him we need one for ALL of December and part of January. LOL
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? This is kinda goofy, but probably my DSi, and before that my xbox 360. I use them both so much, and get so much entertainment out of them that I think overall, they have made me happiest of any gifts that I've gotten.
What?s your favorite holiday? 4th of July
Do you love to visit the snow? visit yes, live in no
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall in NY, Winter in AZ ( I don't follow directions well )
What are your plans for Christmas? Well we were hoping to go home to NY to visit my fam, but it's just too stinking expensive with me staying home which makes me really sad
So we will likely go up to Page and be with DH's fam
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? we'll be "hosting" thanksgiving this year at his gma's house in town. But I'll be doing all the cooking since MIL is still recovering
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other?kinda, but nothing big
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? fakers
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? oh dear, I'm not sure
What?s your favorite holiday? I love Christmas but I'm going with Thanksgiving because it's easier and all you have to do is relax and eat.
Do you love to visit the snow? For like a day or two, just enough to throw a few snowballs and enjoy everything looking beautiful and white.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall
What are your plans for Christmas? Both of our families are here so not much. We have considered going to Disneyland for our 2 year anniversary which shortly after Christmas.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? No, our house would be too cramped.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yes, our first Christmas we actually got each other the same stocking gift, massage oil
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Real, last year we went and cut down our own.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? A dollhouse that my dad built when I was 6 or 7. We dressed it up over the years with wallpaper, carpet and linoleum pieces. I had planned to save it for a future daughter but sadly somone stole it out of my parent's garage.
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas and Thanksgiving, so much good food and time with the family.
Do you love to visit the snow? I don't like the cold, but it's fun to play in for a short time.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) I like the fall when it's cooling off from summer heat and I can wear my warmer clothes that have been packed away for so long.
What are your plans for Christmas? We'll be homebodies this year, with our new little guy making his appearance hopefully by his due date (the week before).
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? No, we typically house/family hop between his and my families. Maybe next year and new house we'll start doing some hosting.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yep, I love stockings!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? I used to do real growing up and then bought a fake one at after xmas sale a few years back and never looked back. So great not to have to worry about needles dropping or fire starting.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? I don't really know, I got a teddy bear from my parents when I was like 6 or 7 that to this day I still have out on my bedstand.What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas!
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes, as long as I'm not the one driving in it.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Well, I've only ever really lived in Arizona (Phoenix then Tucson), besides the five months I lived in Orlando when I worked for Disney World, so... I kind of have to base it off Phoenix. I LOVE fall. It starts finally cooling down, and you know that summer is behind us. It feels so nice to be able to get out and enjoy the weather again.
What are your plans for Christmas? Oh geez. NO idea right now. Things in my family are a giant mess (not with my husband and daughter, but with my parents), and I kind of don't even want to think about it right now.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Last year we hosted Thanksgiving (we live in Tucson, but our family is all in Phoenix). My parents came down, along with my sister and her (at the time) boyfriend. It was pretty awesome not having to leave home for the holidays (that like NEVER happens. Normally we drive all over the place and back again). I am hoping to do it again.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Well, usually we spend the night at my parents' (mom and stepdad) on Christmas Eve and wake up Christmas morning there. We all have stockings. So, we do, but it's not just from us. My mom usually fills up a lot of the stockings.
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Fake. Real is nice, but I worry about the fire hazard and cleaning up after them is a pain.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? Either my first annual passport to Disneyland, or my parents and sister coming to Disney World for Christmas when I worked there. That was pretty awesome and one of my best Christmas memories.
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas! Favorite time of year by far
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes. I've never lived in it but love visiting.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Winter. Love the cold weather and wearing jackets, scarves, etc.
What are your plans for Christmas? Will just be staying in town. Will wake up and do presents with the IL's and then will see my family in the afternoon/evening.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? No we always go to one of our parents'
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Haven't yet. MIL always has done them but once we have our own house in a couple years we will.
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? We have fake
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? I'm not sure. Haven't ever gotten anything too exciting.
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What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas of course, St. Patty's Day is a close second.
Do you love to visit the snow? I like to visit it and ski but don't think I could ever live with it.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Summer, yes even AZ summer.
What are your plans for Christmas? Not sure yet, we might be going to Vermont for Christmas since my Grandpa isn't doing too well:/
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Not yet, we've had to drive all over the Valley for holidays so we can't wait to have our own place big enough for family.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yep, we have stockings for each other and friends
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Real! It doesn't seem right without one.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? When I was 7 or 8 my parents bought me a mini sewing machine. I remember getting to stay up until 12AM to play with it.
What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas for sure!
Do you love to visit the snow? I do love to visit!
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) I've never lived elsewhere... I love this time of year though!
What are your plans for Christmas? Not sure, seeing family for sure.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? I typically host Thanksgiving, and have hosted our large family party.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Absolutely!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Fake, I'm allergic.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? Probably my baby sister- awe! I asked Santa for her every year for like 4 years until she finally arrived.
What?s your favorite holiday?- Thanksgiving and Christmas is a close second.
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes, but I think the snow we have here isnt real.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) -I love winter, I love the cold weather.
What are your plans for Christmas?- Not sure yet, we will have to wait and see if the Hubs works Christmas or not.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? -No, we go to my grandparents or my IL's
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? -Yes.
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? -real, I will never have a fake one.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? -My engagement ring.
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What?s your favorite holiday? Christmas for sure
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes but I don't get to often
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall, even here!
What are your plans for Christmas? We will see my husband's family since we are going to Thanksgiving in San Francisco with my family.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Hah no. My house is less than 1000 sq feet. We do BBQ though.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Some years, we usually forget though
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? Fake. I grew up with real trees but we've done fake since I've been on my own/with my husband.
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? Ooo probably my first little diamond necklace from my husband or our fridge last year from my MIL.
What?s your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving! nom nom nom
Do you love to visit the snow? Yes! But I haven't in a long time
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) Fall.
What are your plans for Christmas? I have no idea. We usually just get together with my mom and 800 siblings.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Nope
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? Yes
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? We bought a real one the first year, but a fake one the next
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? I don't even know
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What?s your favorite holiday? thanksgiving new years and christmas!
Do you love to visit the snow? i've only gone up north when i was a kiddo need to go again soon.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol) lol ive only lived in phx - i love fall and spring!
What are your plans for Christmas? christmas eve is spent with dh's fam for dinner and gifts then we go over to my parents early in the am christmas day open gifts have a yummy breakfast then start cooking our big christmas dinner.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? we hosted my family for christmas last year. this year we are going to my parents for thanksgiving and christmas.
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? YES!
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? we have a fake one and pine scented candles lol
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? last year dh's mom gave me season one of desperate housewives on dvd and that was awesome! hahaha
What?s your favorite holiday? I love Christmas, but I truly live for everything starting in October through the new year!
Do you love to visit the snow? The first time I ever went to the snow was when I was 19 and I LOVED it, every year CJ's famiy and us go to pine for the weekend and it usually snows on the last day we are there.
What?s your favorite season? (don?t base it off Phoenix weather lol)Fall and Winter because in California with the changing leaves and the sweater weather... uhhh nothing better.
What are your plans for Christmas? This year we will be with my family since we were with CJ's family last year. With everyone being in Arizona it is hard to divide the time because we really want to see everyone.
Do you host family for any of the big holidays? Last year I hosted my very first major holiday, Christmas for CJ's family and this year we are hosting Turkey day with my fam bam!
Do you and your husband do stockings for each other? YES!!! it usually consist a movie some candy and soetimes a cd or something...
Do you buy a real Christmas tree or do fake? We have a fake because the real ones make me nervous her in AZ with it being so dry... plus this way I can put it up earlier and leave it up a little longer
What?s the best Christmas present you?ve ever received? My kitchen island cart! I love it and it was the gift from the first Christmas in our house