Edgy Mama

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
EM: Egg nog, with lots o brandy.
2. Letter to Santa?
EM: Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas is you! Bring that whip you use with the reindeer, kay? I’ve been naughty this year, but I’ll be nice for you.
And lots of chocolate, please.
xoxoxo, EM
3. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
EM: Depends on whether you’re talking to me or to E-spouse. Also depends on how late I’m willing to stay up on Christmas Eve.
4. Colored lights on your tree/house or white?
EM: Multi-colored, baby.
5. Do you hang mistletoe?
EM: No, it hangs me.
6. When do you put your decorations up?
EM: As soon as I’ve finished digesting the turkey.
7. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
EM: Lobster tails with butter.
8. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
EM: Christmas morning at my grandparents’ house. It was like walking into a toy store for me and my cousins.
9. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
EM: What truth?
10. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
EM: YES! The biggest one under the tree.
11. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
EM: I have no idea what this question means. Naked while drinking rum punch? With lights and ornaments?
12. Can you ice skate?
EM: Yes, shakily.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
EM: Lucy, the new Honda Accord I got when I was 22. I drove that car for 16 years, then sold her, and E-spouse recently spotted her in the Asheville airport parking lot.
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
EM: Being with family and friends and, in particular, my kidlings.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
EM: Peppermint ice cream with chocolate sauce.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
EM: Drinking mimosas for breakfast on Christmas day.
17. What tops your tree?
EM: A multi-pointed gold star.
18. Which do you prefer, giving or receiving?
EM: Both.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
EM: Feliz Navidad.
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
EM: Yum. Particularly the soft King Leos dipped in dark chocolate.