Wow! I'm honored. Hmm... let's see...
Favorite Thanksgiving tradition: has to be going to my Grandma and Grandpa Jensen's house when I stilled lived at home in Omaha. This is my step-grandparents, but I never felt any less a part of the family. Grandma would make all the traditional stuff and we had the typical get together - adults at one table, kids at the "kiddie table", men watching football afterwards, etc. The kids would go in the basement to explore and play games. Just your typical warm, family get together. (except for perverted uncle who always gave us the "creepy eye", but that's another story)
Christmas: man, Christmas was such an awesome time growing up. Again we'd go to Grandma's and have even more goodies (she makes incredible desserts) and Dad would make pies and kuchen, but I think my favorite tradition and one my husband and I still practice today is that on Christmas eve, my family would always to eat at Burger King before going to the Christmas Eve service. We started this one year 'cause we were running late and nothing was open except Burger King. No one was there except us and the employees told us that if they didn't get any more customers after a certain time they would get to go home early. So, since then, we've made it a point to ruin their night! Hee Hee!!!
What's on my nightstand: aromatherapy diffuser that I never use, kleenex, cell phone charger, reading lamp, various reciepts and change that have been empited out of my pockets before getting ready for bed, cordless phone and magazines.
Favorite book: (this is easy) "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls. I still read this book at least once a year and I still cry every time. I've been doing this since I was about 12. All Harry Potter books run a close second.
