{"id":1902,"date":"2006-12-18T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2006-12-18T18:39:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-19T00:39:00","slug":"getting-personal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/casadeblundell.com\/jonathan\/getting-personal\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting personal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh no&#8230; it&#8217;s one of those Christmas questionnaires. I usually just respond to these by e-mail, but what the heck&#8230; you&#8217;ll all get to enjoy my answers.<\/p>\n<p>1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?<br \/>\nI prefer wrapping paper but often use gift bags<br \/>\n2. Real tree or artificial?<br \/>\nI love real trees but they make Laurie sneeze<br \/>\n3. When do you put up the tree?<br \/>\nAs soon as I can<br \/>\n4. When do you take the tree down?<br \/>\nJan. 2 or as soon as I can<br \/>\n5. Do you like eggnog?<br \/>\nyes<br \/>\n6. Favorite gift received as a child?<br \/>\nTransformers<br \/>\n7. Do you have a nativity scene?<br \/>\nYes<br \/>\n8. Hardest person to buy for?<br \/>\ndad and Laurie<br \/>\n9. Easiest person to buy for?<br \/>\nRolly or Matt<br \/>\n10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?<br \/>\nI got a random old empty cologne holder from my grandma one year &#8211; I thought it was the craziest thing ever &#8211; until I found out years later that it was the cologne my granddad used on his wedding day &#8211; now I wished I knew where it was<br \/>\n11. Mail or email Christmas cards?<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t  normally do either<br \/>\n12. Favorite Christmas Movie?<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a Wonderful Life<br \/>\n13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?<br \/>\nWhenever the time and budget permits<br \/>\n14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t think so<br \/>\n15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?<br \/>\nCranberry bread on Christmas morning<br \/>\n16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?<br \/>\nClear<br \/>\n17. Favorite Christmas song?<br \/>\nCarrol of the Bells<br \/>\n18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?<br \/>\nI&#8217;d love to travel if family is with us and there&#8217;s time to actually enjoy the holiday wherever we are<br \/>\n19. Can you name all of Santa&#8217;s reindeer?<br \/>\nOf course<br \/>\n20. Angel on the tree top or a star?<br \/>\nI think I have a star &#8211; except I haven&#8217;t had a chance to put my tree up this year.<br \/>\n21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll quote Laurie on this one, &#8220;Christmas morning&#8230;it&#8217;s not Christmas on Christmas Eve&#8230;do you open your birthday gifts the day before your birthday?&#8221;<br \/>\n22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?<br \/>\nCommercialism<br \/>\n23. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme or color?<br \/>\nI have years and years worth of ornaments my mom has given me for different points in my life. That&#8217;s what I use to decorate with.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m going to tag: <a href=\"http:\/\/rmfo-blogs.com\/brandi\">BRANDI<\/A>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/feed\/http%3A%2F%2Fblog.myspace.com%2Fblog%2Frss.cfm%3FfriendID%3D14485654\">AARON<\/A>, <a href=\"http:\/\/nanolog.blogspot.com\">HEADPHONAUGHT<\/A> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/feed\/http%3A%2F%2Fmmblog-mmblog.blogspot.com%2Fatom.xml\">MIKE McILVAIN<\/A>. Tag you guys &#8211; you&#8217;re it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh no&#8230; it&#8217;s one of those Christmas questionnaires. I usually just respond to these by e-mail, but what the heck&#8230; you&#8217;ll all get to enjoy my answers. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I prefer wrapping paper but often use gift bags 2. Real tree or artificial? 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