I'm starting this month off with this Christmas-themed randomness: A Merry Fictional Blog Challenge!
Advent Calendar: What traditions do you celebrate during December? Are you starting new traditions this year?
Always celebrating Christmas Eve with Mom's side of the fam, then Christmas morning breakfast and gifts with the immediate fam. JEM & Kelly's Convivial Cozy Christmas Party, my Mockey Little Christmas (assuming I host that again this year), Nancy's game night. I want us to start a new family tradition this year that honors Grandad's memory in some way, but not sure what that will look like just yet.
Carols: What's your favorite Christmas song(s)?
If I must narrow it to one current favorite, I'm definitely going with Someday at Christmas by Stevie Wonder and Andra Day ❤
Coal: A naughty character you'd send coal to?
Jasper Bloom from The Holiday... he's the actual worst!
Fireplace: Favorite Christmas movie that melts your heart?
Semi-random, but I'm going with The Family Man. More than I would've once expected, I understand the inner conflict between independence and alone time and plenty of money VS. family life and the myriad of joys and responsibilities that come right along with that... he gets a glimpse of both worlds, and I'm glad he makes the right choice in the end. ❤
Gingerbread: What's your favorite holiday snack?
Fudge... peanut butter or chocolate or cookies n' cream... all good!
Hot Cocoa: What's your favorite drink?
Hot chocolate or apple cider... mostly, I just drink water but that seemed like a really boring choice. lol
Lights: A character who has had the brightest or most positive impact for you this year?
Neville from Harry Potter... the Christmas on the Closed Ward chapter in Order of the Phoenix always makes me cry - I can't even handle it! I have many thoughts on that, but to boil it down, I love that he finds the resilience and inner strength to step up and fight because of the heartbreaking loss he has endured!
Mistletoe: Character you'd like to meet under the mistletoe?
This year's choice would definitely be Neal Caffrey... hellooo!
Mittens: A cozy outfit that keeps you warm during winter?
Umm, at the moment, a hoodie and PJ pants. lol
Naughty: Three characters who'd make the Naughty list.
1) Delilah on A Million Little Things - not a fan!
2) Jasper Bloom again
3) Thanos! lol
Nice: Three characters who'd make the Nice list.
1) Tom Holland's Peter Parker - he's just precious!
2) Uncle Nicky from This is Us - also becoming precious!
3) Kathleen Kelly from You've Got Mail =)
North Pole: If you could spend Christmas anywhere (even fictional), where would you go?
Since our days are numbered, I would not choose to miss a Christmas with my own family for this... but if I could jump into any book or movie Christmas on another day, then I would choose to join the sisters and Marmee in the March home from Little Women! Their old-fashioned Christmas is sweet and slow and full of love, thoughtfulness, simple joys, kindness to others, and making their own entertainment! ❤
Presents: A book or movie on your wish list?
Speaking of Little Women, I can't wait to see the new movie coming out this Christmas!
As for a book on my wish list, Beth Moore's Chasing Vines is already pre-ordered, and I'm super excited about that one, too!
Rudolph: What's your favorite TV holiday special?
I don't have one. Looked up a list of the top 50 and I've never watched most of them, so I guess this one doesn't apply for me. lol
Santa: A character you'd love to exchange presents with? What would you get them?
The young Ronald Weasley, who's one of my fav characters ever! He often feels bad about being poor ("Why is everything I own RUBBISH!?"), so I would give him extra money that he could convert to galleons and spend however he wanted that year... in exchange for some chocolate frogs or Bertie Bott's every-flavor jelly beans or whatever he was able to give... most preferably a trip to meet everyone at The Burrow! =)
Scrooge: A villain you'd help see life in a different way?
Sticking with the HP theme, I'd chat with Draco Malfoy. He has bad parents who've messed him up, but there's goodness in him, and it's not too late! lol
Snowflake: A special fandom or movie moment that made 2019 awesome.
I wouldn't say it made the year awesome - lol - but the ending of Brittany Runs a Marathon was a super inspiring 2019 movie moment! And it was fun to connect with my cousin and another cousin's wife over our shared love of the HP audiobooks! =)
Tree: What do you decorate your house with for the season?
All the Christmasy things... trees, garland, candles, ornaments, beads, ribbon, any glittery things that come in hot pink, turquoise, purple, silver, and lime green! =)
Yuletide: The top 3 things in your life that make you the most happy?
My super-current top 3 happy things list = JD McPherson's All the Gifts I Need song (thanks to my cousin Ashley for introducing me to his Christmas album), Hideaway pizza, and writing a blog post!! =) (I wrote this late last night, and since then, I made this happy slideshow to go with that song.)
BONUS: Ugly Christmas Sweater: Would you wear a sweater Molly Weasley made you or avoid it like the plague?
Are you freaking kidding? I would be all about it! Molly's strong and awesome, and homemade thoughtful personalized gifts are always fantastic, and anything that tied me to the Weasley fam and Harry Potter - yusss, please! ;-)
This one was fun to write! =) I thought about doing a 25-day Christmas blog challenge, but there are too many other things to write about this month. Anyway, happy December 1st, and Happy Birthday to Laura Allison!! ❤
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