A buckeye is a chestnut, but there are also delicious cookies called buckeyes.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrap mostly.
2. Real or fake tree? Both. Real tree in the living room and the fake in the basement.
3. When does the tree go up? The second Saturday after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Day or 2 after New Years Day
5 . Do you like eggnog? Yes (alcoholic)
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Football uniform.
7. Do you have a Nativity scene? Yes
8. Hardest person to buy for? My wife
9. Easiest person to buy for? My brother
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received Pajamas (i never wear pajamas)
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
12. Favorite Christmas Movie A Christmas Story/It's a Wonderful Life
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? mid-December
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes. My favorite gifts are those that I can re-gift.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Lobster
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night/Silent Night
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel on the real and a star on the artificial.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? My inlaws open on the eve; my family on the day.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Traffic
23. Best thing about this time of year? Sharing the Christmas spirit with friends and family.
24. What do you want for Xmas? Nothing