Holiday Hoopla

I was tagged by the lovely Jill from Bailiwick Designs  – but silly me – I was way behind on my email and blog reading and didn’t notice until a couple of days ago.  The rules state that I need to specifically tag two others (rather than the vague ‘if you want to participate consider yourself tagged’) but since the holidays are practically over I’m not going to tag anyone. 

Here are 12 random, Christmas related things about me.

When I was about 5 I wanted more than anything a Betsy Wetsy type doll.  When I got up and Christmas morning and saw her under the tree I was so overcome I had to go back to bed for a while.

When I had my very first Christmas tree I bought these cheap plastic icicles to hang on the tree.  I still have them and use them every year.  They are actually quite pretty.

I have a little ceramic bluebird that I always put on the top most branch of the tree.

My favorite Christmas carol is Little Drummer Boy.  I especially like this David Bowie/Bing Crosby version.  Probably because it’s just so weird.

Before I was married and had children my friend and I would get together on Christmas eve and drink and make anatomically correct gingerbread men.

I always make my Dad a crab omelet on Christmas day.

Normally I always make a cinnamon pull apart for Christmas breakfast but this year I’ve decided to buck tradition and make a blueberry crumb cake from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa at Home.

I tend to go non-traditional with my Christmas wrap (except for last year I actually did red and green).  This year it is pale blue, silver and white.

Last year was the first time I ever saw A Christmas Carol.

I’ve seen the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker four times since 1986.

My mother in law gave my husband two beautiful hand blown Christmas ornaments from when he was a child and I BROKE one of them.  You cannot even imagine my despair. 

Nothing looks more tired to me than a Christmas tree on December 26th.  I tend to undecorate as soon as possible.

There you have it!  Happy Christmas Eve everyone!