Christmas is getting closer every day, and I am so looking forward to it. Decorating the house is something that I love doing. I have already been going through things in my mind about where to put this and that around the house. And I have been listening to Christmas music for the past few weeks. I do not subject others to that, unless they are Christmas music junkies like me. But it is my happy music, and I have no shame about listening to it all year round. But one tradition that I grew up with that still holds true to me is when to decorate for Christmas.
I have friends who have already started to decorate for the holidays. Some friends are completely done already. Good for them. If it makes you happy, then do it. And shame on people who are critical of those choices. Someone decorating their own home to give themselves some pleasure does not affect someone else's life so just leave it alone. Mind your own business LOL But, I digress. Growing up, Mom's favorite holiday was Thanksgiving so there would be no mention of Christmas decorating until that holiday was done. That's the way it was and there was no questioning that. The decorating of our house was done some time during the first week of December. We always had company over Thanksgiving, so decorating the day after Turkey Day was not an option. Once I was old enough to help decorate, then it would happen on the weekend when I was not in school. And often the tree was not done until a week later. We always had a live tree that we got from the Christmas tree business that was set up in the Rose's parking lot on Skyway Drive. Now, I have an artificial tree that goes up the same time as the house decorations. Anyway, the point being that I do not decorate until after Thanksgiving. That's just the way that I do it.
I'm looking forward to it because it is a happy time for me. I can lose myself in the joys of Christmas and let go of all that is going on in the world. I have always loved Christmas and I always will. This year, I would love to share that love with people. Have people over for meals and visits. Anyone that wants to listen to some Christmas records is more than welcome to spend some hours with me doing that. I love my music and have over 250 different vinyl records for Christmas. It's just a magical time for me. I want this Christmas to go by slowly. I want to savor every moment with friends and family. I like waiting to get ready for Christmas because it gives me something to really look forward to. I hope you can join me at some point for some holiday cheer!
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