It is the first weekend in December so reality that Christmas and Hanukkah is right around the corner is in our face! I know in my neighborhood, this is the weekend that many of the house lights and decorations start to go up. I usually start pulling my decorations out this week too. Some of the houses are already decorated and I see Christmas tree lights shining through the windows too. Several people I know decorate over the Thanksgiving weekend.
I love the Christmas season. Shelly makes fun of me because I will start listening to Christmas music in October! LOL I love lots of lights on my tree and simple, but beautiful decorations. White, silver, gold, and clear ornaments are usually what I hang so I get lots of shine and shimmer in the lights. Colorful decor in my living room and kitchen makes me happy too.
When do you start decorating for Christmas? Are you a fan of lots of decorations or just a few? What is your favorite holiday ornament or decoration that you display during the holiday season?
Christmas time is full of great holiday memories that make me smile. Stop and think about your favorite memories for a smile today!
Christmas does make you smile. The spirit of the season is everywhere…it brings out the best and worst in people. I normally decorate between Thanksgiving and the first weekend in December. This year I was gone and came home to find my daughter and husband had put up the tree and hung the stockings. It was a nice surprise since it’s been a crazy year. We start in the middle of November watching Christmas movies and listening to Christmas songs. It’s a magical time of year.
We start our decorations the weekend after Thanksgiving. The first thing are the outside lights and next the tree. I love opening the boxes of ornaments and looking at some of the ones from years gone by.
As the years have passed, I find I decorate less and less. We have a wreath outside this year, and I hung a little plaque off the bedroom doorknob, but that’s probably all we’ll do. I haven’t put up a tree in decades. This time of year is hard for me, and somehow decorations just kind of weigh me down even more.
I don’t start decorating for Christmas until now when
I also start preparing Xmas cookies. What I do start early is my Xmas shopping.
Christmas music in October? I wait until after Thanksgiving.
My favorite Christmas decorations are the lights. I think Christmas decorations should not go up before December. People who start putting up decorations before December are jumping the gun.