Today we have fellow Whovian Trish Doller to share her favorite Christmas tradition. Let's welcome her, yes?
When my kids were little (and still believed in Santa) we would go to midnight Mass together and then they would go to bed. Instead of wrapping their presents early, I would wait until Christmas eve after they were asleep and the house was quiet. I'd keep the Christmas tree lit and sometimes--softly--listen to music as I wrapped. Or, I'd just enjoy the solitude. After I finished wrapping, I'd creep upstairs to sleep for a handful of hours before going back down so I could see the kids' faces when they discovered their presents from Santa. They're too big for that now--my son is 22 and my daughter is 18--but it will always be my favorite Christmas tradition.
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Huge thanks to Trish for taking the time to share that sweet tradition. Make sure you're following her on Twitter, liking her Facebook page, subscribing to her blog and adding all of her books on your GoodReads shelves.
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I am guilty of wrapping presents last minute... :)
ReplyDeleteOnly Santa gifts get wrapped last minute the rest are done early
ReplyDeleteI love wrapping presents! I get super into it, I have probably 30 different kinds of wrapping paper I have collected over the years!!
ReplyDeleteI usually finish wrapping presents really early! I like to take my time wrapping the presents. :)
ReplyDeleteMost definitely.
ReplyDeleteMainly because I'm last minute shopper. I actually did better this year and shopped on the 23rd instead of the 24th like I always do. Finished wrapping presents at around 2 a.m. You can so tell I got tired of wrapping halfway through.
Yeah you could say so I have some I still have to wrap and waiting for two more to show up.
ReplyDeleteUsually but got everything done a week early this year...go me!! ;)
ReplyDeleteYes absolutely. My mom always got me to wrap every single present the night before christmas. One christmas I had to stay up until 4 in the morning wrapping. I used to love doing it but now it's on my hate list and I refuse to wrap anything. Thanks and Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI not only wrap presents last-minute, but I'm awful at wrapping. Like, a six-year-old could do better. Oh well - it's the thought that counts, right? :)
ReplyDeleteNo, I am not. I'm usually done wrapping presents a week before! :)
ReplyDeleteWell I usually have a bag of bows and tissue paper, so I just put the present in the bag with tissue paper and add a nice bow! So yes, I wrap gifts last minute! :)
ReplyDeleteYep. Lol. Just finish a few hours ago. I like the rush.
ReplyDeleteI am a last-minute person in almost everything, so yeah, present-wrapping is included in that.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the time and condition..I usually finish wrapping a couple days before..
ReplyDeleteI guess, if 2 days before Christmas is last minute.
ReplyDeleteYes,I am :D
ReplyDeleteAre you a last minute present wrapper?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. Yesterday, when my mom was at work, I wrapped her Christmas gifts... hahahah So, yes.
Merry Christmas! :D
Yes,sometimes.
ReplyDeleteHaha, definitely!
ReplyDeleteYep, I was still wrapping some yesterday lol
ReplyDeleteNOPE! :) I'm usually not, because when I give presents, I want them to look fabulous. I take my time and make them look perfect. :)
ReplyDeleteNo I usually wrap them a week before hehe :) Thank you for the international giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYes, always jajha xd
ReplyDeleteI am most definitely a last minute present wrapper. I try to start early, but the majority are wrapped on Christmas Eve. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am not only a last minute wrapper, I am a last minute shopper! We are always waiting to see if dad gets a bonus or not plus that last check before Christmas! This year we actually had a few gifts early so I would say it was a success!
ReplyDeleteSometimes. And, sometimes, not even wrapping....LOL! :D
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately , yes and in addition a last-minute-buyer ,too :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness YES. But it makes sense, seeing as I'm a procrastinator with everything else in my life--it's bound to show in my present-wrapping-timeline as well ;)
ReplyDeleteYes! I'm a procrastinator! xD
ReplyDeleteI am I always wait till the lsat minute it has helped the last two years my 17 year old has done most of it Thank you for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteNo, I am not. I'm usually done wrapping presents a lot of days before.
ReplyDeleteRaffle name: Demitra Giote
I'm last minute at everything. obviously LOL
ReplyDeleteYes! Last time, I even forgot to wrap and bring the gift with me. So, I went back home, wrapped the gift, and came to the event later than the others. Hahaha
ReplyDeleteI get gifts wrapped up pretty early.
ReplyDeleteIt kind of depends? It depends on how busy I am, how excited I am to give the person the gift, the mood I'm in, etc.
ReplyDeleteAlways!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately yes, I am a last minute present wrapper. But I guess it's the thought that counts right?
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't usually wrap presents last minute, because I enjoy doing it and like to have some nice wrapped things under the tree :)
ReplyDeleteYep! Happy holidays and thanks for this awesome giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteI only wrap holiday presents last minute, birthday presents are always early wrapped. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm a teenager, so I still live with my parents. I usually do it whenever my mom already has the wrapping paper out. :P
ReplyDeleteNope, I usually wrap everything as soon as I buy it. Last minute wrapping happens only if I decide to add anything that was not originally planned. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for a giveaway!
Nope! I love wrapping gifts. I'm always excited to buy and wrap gifts. :)
ReplyDeleteWell for me, I wrap presents anytime there IS something to wrap, but if I bought something for my friends, then I would do it ASAP. If my parents got something for me to wrap for them, (which can come anytime) I do it whenever...
ReplyDeleteI really try not to be but somehow always end up wrapping presents up to the last second!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha of course I am!I am such a professional procrastinator. If there is one thing I am good at it's probably procrastination. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteWhether or not I wrap presents last minute varies by the year. I usually am pretty good about getting wrapping done ahead of time, but for the past few years Christmas has snuck up on me and I've ended up wrapping on Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteI love wrapping gifts.But,yes,sometimes I end up at the last minute.
ReplyDeleteSometimes Yes... :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes...:/
ReplyDeleteYeup. I like wrapping gifts, but that doesn't mean I end it at time D:
ReplyDeleteI'm too lazy to even wrap my presents. I just stick it in a bag and put tissue paper over it and call it a day. xD
ReplyDeleteI wrapped my gifts with newspapers and staples on Christmas Eve two years ago :p
ReplyDeleteThis year I used three layers of wrapping paper and a whole roll of tape and was probably four days early!
I never used to be, but YES -- I now wrap them on Christmas Eve.
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