friday five**

1. Do you enjoy the cold weather and snow for the holidays?

YES! i would love to have a white christmas! but if it is not going to snow- i prefer being on the beach. how' that for black and white thinking. i would especially like to avoid rain for the holidays. the only time rain is enjoyable is when i want (and am able) to take a nap; or if i'm able to watch a storm.

2. What is your ideal holiday celebration? How, where, with whom would you celebrate to make things perfect?

this year- these are the things that i 'wish' for...

charles would be here. have my whole family together (w/ my dad as well). my dad would get to meet charles. no one would fight. go down to faith mission. remember how blessed i am- be overcome w/ gratitude; have a big party where all my friends come over and meet all my nieces and nephews. have a fire, drink egg nog, have it snow at least 6 inches, laugh a lot. and have enough $ to get people gifts that i know they would really enjoy- and not be financially strained to do it.

realistically; this year it would be great if; charles could be here. his sister and chuks could come for christmas so that they didn't have to be alone for the holiday; we could all goto faith mission together; it would snow 6 inches; no one gets sick from the little kids who always seem to be sick and are chronic carriers; we have a fire, drink egg nog, it snows a good bit, the fighting subsides b/c we realize how ridiculous we are around one another.

3. Do you do have any holiday traditions?

serving christmas eve dinner at faith mission or doing bethlahem on broad st.

4. Do you do anything to help the needy?

see #3

5. What one gift would you like for yourself?

i don't really get this... is this what i'm 'asking' for? or what i would buy for myself?

well here's my wish list.

** questions taken from... http://fridayfive.org/