Good morning everyone!
Today, my cousins moved into the apartment that we had been preparing in the basement. While I watched from a vantage point on the porch (I'm lazy, okay?!), I thought about some of the things that they brought in; and the possibility of some of those things being holiday decorations; which is what today's discussion is going to be about.
Now, I don't know about you guys, but Christmas decorating is a HUGE deal at my house. Mostly because we do it early, but also because we have a lot of decorations. In our basement storage area, we have at least seven crates of Christmas decorations, in addition to a fake tree, an outdoor wreath for the door, and all of the lights. After we cart all of those upstairs, we take it tub by tub and empty out all the decorations. Then, we just walk around the house and assimilate the decorations into the other things in our house. Usually, we end up with a box full of normal house things that are then replaced after the Christmas decorations come down; which is usually sometime in...March. We like to really milk the niceness out of the Christmas decor. In fact, one year we left the tree up through July!
On another note, I'd also like to discuss the benefits of constructing your own decorations as opposed to buying some in a store. For example, we still have a paper chain that my mother and I constructed when I was really young that we decorate with. I mean, granted, it's a little messed up BUT I really enjoy unpacking it every year. What I'm trying to say is that if you have the time, it's good to make some of your own decorations. Christmas crafts are interesting and fun, and good quality time for you and your family or friends.
And we've come to one of the last but also most important decorating items: lights. I know, I know, they're a pain to put up; however, when you're finished and your house is all lit up for the holidays it's well worth it. I look forward to designing new and fun things to do with the lights that we put up on the house, even if it's just a couple of strings. Believe me, I want it to look like those crazy houses that use millions of lights, but we just don't have the time. In fact, our neighbors (who have quite a bit of money) wrap each of the trees in their yard with lights. They cover every inch of every tree and I bet you could probably see their house from space. My mother even took a picture of it one year and put it on Facebook with the caption: "Glenn finally got the lights up!" A small lie, but well worth the reactions from friends and family. The only tip I have for you about lightage is to have an idea of what you want to do with the lights before you climb on up a ladder and start working on it, AND make sure to package your lights correctly and make sure that they work BEFORE you attach them to your house. Take a couple minutes inside to work on untangling lights and plugging them in to make sure they work.
That's just about all I have for you today.
Until next time,
Lasagna Claus
Remember! 136 Days Until Christmas!
AND ONE DAY UNTIL SHARK WEEK!
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