Isn't it too soon for Christmas?
Ok, Halloween happened less than one week ago and already Christmas has begun to invade my house. As I write this Cat is digging through the movies so she can put one in. The selection…Christmas Vacation. Ok, Chevy and the gang is really one of my favorite movies but shouldn’t we wait until Thanksgiving until we start digging out all things Christmas? The reason for the movie, Cat has begun to address our Christmas cards. It is always our (i.e. her) goal to have them out the first week of December, and that requires writing a letter to put in them and addressing them all before Thanksgiving. To Cat’s credit, the decorations haven’t come out yet. They are still safely packed in the attic (and will stay there for some time if I’m lucky).
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t really like Christmas. I’m sure there is some psychological repression of something in my past that I can’t get over that makes me dislike it so much. So the fact that the “season” has begun this early in November (and will last until mid-January) is like torture. Ten weeks of Christmas is like 9 weeks too much. There are some things about Christmas I do like. I like the movies (Christmas Vacation, Christmas Story, The Grinch (the cartoon)). I love the food, but then again who doesn’t. And I do have this weird passion for our Department 56 North Pole and Elfland
Merry Christmas, or something like that.
posted by Rob at
1:47 PM
2 Comments:
There are two reason's Rob doesn't like Christmas... because there is added work....and because people are happy. Rob doesn't like happiness. Now, Good Friday...that's a day he sinks his teeth into.
And to my defense... yes, we were watching Xmas movies.. but if I am going to make out 80some flippin cards... I'm going to watch some movies to make the cards somewhat enjoyable.
The decorations won't be coming out till December - but I didn't say anything about the Christmas music.
Rob, I have to tell you that my personally think it is time for Christmas once the snow starts to fly. So a couple of Wednesdays ago when we all running around like idiots because of the first snow meant the introduction of Christmas. It is a gradual thing though. First, you start with getting the itch to make out of a Christmas list, then you want to listen to the music, you start making or buying gifts for family members, and then you start the decorating. Consider yourself lucky that cat only keeps decoration up until mid January. I tend to leave mine up until the end of February mostly because I like to put my birthday presents under my Christmas tree and pretend it is Christmas again. Haha! So much fun! Gotta love Christmas!
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