Christmas trees, that is….<\/p>\n
Since we travel over the holiday, Gene and I haven’t put up our Christmas tree in a few years (I think since 2004, the year I decorated the outside of the house, too). The first year I didn’t decorate because I was sick the early part of December and now it’s just easy to say “Ehh, why bother? We’re going to be out of town.” I feel so bad about not putting up a tree – I have so many lovely ornaments (The LaineyD Penguin Ornament Collection) and they don’t see the light of day ever.<\/p>\n
We bought the fake, prelit tree years ago and now, even if I was in town and wanted to decorate, I’d rather just buy a real one to avoid dragging the tree box down from the attic.<\/p>\n
Real trees are easy that way (as long as you water them!) – drag them in the front door, decorate, celebrate, undecorate, drag back out the front door on garbage day. Done and done!<\/p>\n
(Then again, stringing lights is a huuuge PITA….)<\/p>\n
Fuggit. I’ll put the homemade wreath on the front door tomorrow. I keep it hanging on the inside of my home office door. The neighbors on both sides of us have now decorated (unsurprisingly, the neighbors from Brooklyn decorated a little LOUDER than the neighbors from Utah). Gene and I pulled into the cul-de-sac this evening and saw the finery (?) and I piped up – “Hey, let’s play a quick round of Guess Where the Atheists Live!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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