My jaw almost dropped when I rounded the corner to turn onto my street and I saw this tonight. It’s beautiful yes….but it’s way to early for this kind of Yule Tide display. I was already having quite a difficult time with the Christmas trees popping up on top of stores and in malls everywhere before Halloween (and we all know how I feel about that) but to have the houses lighting up already is just too much for me to take. Now, to be fair, we have the lights on our house too. The big difference is we won’t turn them on until the day after Thanksgiving which is the next holiday on the calendar that deserves it’s own attention. Pilgrims breaking bread with the Indians? Pfft. Who needs it?
It’s much better though than another house in our neighborhood that I have termed “The House of Eternal Christmas”. This house has the lights wrapped around their trees all year long in an effort to not waste the energy required to put them up at the appropriate time. Somewhere around Valentines day, the giant wreath hanging over their driveway will fall halfway down and remain swaying in the wind for days threating to take out a small group of children as they gather waiting for the bus. Usually by the time the March thunderstorms roll in, the angels with the wreaths around their neck will finally make their way back into the garage. At Easter, we look forward to still seeing their tree, still fully lit, shedding a light onto their side patio to highlight the giant eggs they have placed out. However, by the time July 4th rolls around and they have flags draped from their balconies and it’s approximately 110 degrees here…I have officially had it with the red lights wrapped in tiny tight rows on every single one of their trees even if they aren’t lit up. It’s wrong…just wrong.
Here’s the bottom line, I don’t need a reminder already of how far behind I am already on Christmas. Cards done? No. Gift lists? Negative. Anticipation of Bitchmas which is just around the corner? I don’t need it.
Every holiday needs to know it’s place. And this holiday’s place is not yet.
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Two weeks ago I went to the mall while Miss G was at cheer practice and saw the most amazing thing ever. So amazing that I had to go back some two weeks later and take pictures to share with all of you. Now, before I get into it, let’s really define what two weeks ago means. I saw this for the first time on October 14th which in and of itself is not significant other than the fact it is too many days before Halloween and WAY too many days before Thanksgiving. Two holidays which I believe deserve their own attention.
Apparently not.
On October 14th, I walked into the mall and saw this:
I think I actually said “Oh. Hell. No.” out loud because the slack jawed man standing next to me said “Looks like a Hell Yes to me.”.
I love Christmas, I really do but I think it needs to know it’s place which is BEHIND HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING.
I’m not ready to hear Christmas carols and I know they are just around the corner too. I understand we are in a recession (or not depending on who you listen to….I personally AM in a recession) and they need to boost holiday sales but I don’t think acing out two other holidays is the way to do it either. Additionally, I would like to think the least amount possible about how much money I’ll have to spend at the holidays this year rather than start hyper-ventilating about it in October.
Also? That globe thing? Is that some type of hyperbolic chamber for Santa? Is he suffering from some illness I’m not aware of? Or is this some type of a play on that Boy in the Bubble movie with John Travolata from years ago? I think my children would fear going into what looks to be an oxygen chamber with a person they don’t know, even if it is Santa Claus.
Santa rules the roost of the holiday peeps but being the magnanamous guy he is he needs to not steal the thunder of The Great Pumpkin and Turkey Day. No matter how much I love him, everyone needs to know their place and his place is NOT YET no matter how cool of a guy he is.
I hope this doesn’t put me on the “bad” list…though there is so much else that would qualify me for that distinguished honor this year, I guess I shouldn’t sweat this one too much.
Premature Ornamentation is so much like a another certain phrase that starts with the word premature. Lots of excitement leading up to it, and then a finish that disappoints because you were expecting to get your stocking stuffed and all you got was a lump of coal. Just sayin’.
