Christmas Hoopla!

Well....thanks Nan! Ha, I've been tagged by Nan at On My Porch to tell 12 random things about myself that have to do with Christmas. Sheesh Nan, I had a long day and really didn't feel like putting my thinking cap on. But...oh well here goes...

1. Growing up we always celebrated on Christmas Eve, with a big special dinner, followed by midnight mass (I loved to sing at church out loud - ha), and then we'd come home and open our presents. On Christmas Day we just hung around the house and enjoyed our gifts and leftovers.

2. We ALWAYS eat tamales on Christmas along with the traditional Christmas dinner.

3. I love getting presents, but most of all - I enjoy giving and saying thank you to the people who helped me throughout the year.

4. I look forward to shopping for my Christmas cards for the following year, carefully searching for the perfect one...

5. I love how fresh falling snow brings a sense of peace and serenity to my soul.

6. I love to bake lots of cookies, and make trays to give to my family and friends.

7. I hate how plain the house looks when I put all my Christmas decorations away for the season...always makes the house feel so empty.

8. I love to see the look on my boys faces when they find the crumbs on the plate where Santa ate the cookies we left him on the fireplace on Christmas Eve...

9. I love how my husband always has several Christmas gifts for me that he's hidden at my sister's house until Christmas Eve....and they are always beautifully wrapped, with a very special card he's carefully picked out.

10. And most of all, though I can do a lot better, I try to remember those less fortunate than me, and I try to give to each salvation army collector that I pass during this season, and donate whatever I can at the grocery store...but it's something I need to remember all year too...

RULES: 1. List 12 random things about yourself that has to do with Christmas.2. Please refer to it as hoopla and not the dreaded m-word.3 According the the creator, Andrea, you must specifically tag your people. There's none of this saying, "if you reading this consider yourself tagged.4. Hurry, Christmas is coming and Andrea would like as many people to get involved in this as possible so it can make the rounds and we can read 12 things about everyone and Christmas. I tag the following friends to join in the Christmas Hoopla!

Marcela

Mary