I normally don't get the tree up until about a week before Christmas but I've had it up for 2 weeks already. Did a boatload of baking this past Sunday. YD even commented on my Christmas spirit. I have no idea what came over me this year. Maybe it was that milestone birthday I had last month. Maybe it's cyclical because I've felt this way before. And maybe it's "just because". At any rate, my family has been enjoying it all.
Is it a bad thing that I have enough decorations to decorate 2 trees? Last year I did it up in gold and clear ornaments. This year, I used the cutesy ones. My angel doesn't really match the cutesy theme but it's the only topper I have and I truly love her, so she gets to grace the tree each year, no matter what decorations go on it.
It's weird to think that I'll be putting up a tree only 4 more times after this year. Señor B and I will retire early 2015 and plan to winter in México. I'm surely not dragging all those decorations down there with me.
We've had a series of bad events happen in our little town...several high profile deaths, a bank robbery and the burning of the old hotel. The deaths have especially bothered me...all good people who had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's given me pause to speculate how precious life is, how precious the people in our lives are and how it can all be taken away in an unanticipated instant.
I hope we all take the time to let our loved ones know how special they are and to let them know, always. Not just at Christmas or year's end.
Wishing eveyone a peaceful and love-filled Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Barb, and Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too, Marc.
ReplyDeleteI'm so embarrassed that you saw my bad photo. It wasn't until I posted it that I saw the needed improvements, but I just didn't feel like re-doing it, so there ya go. :-)
Barb: hope you had a wonderful Christmas and we wish you a fantastic New Year.
ReplyDeleteWhat on earth is going on up there???
Who died, which bank got robbed?? If you don't want to answer here you can email me the gory details, I am now very curious.
Brenda, Christmas was great. I hope yours was, too. Wishing you a great New Year, as well.
ReplyDeleteThe deaths....so, so sad. Two young men were shot to death, two young girls were killed in two seperate vehicle accidents, an elderly lady was stabbed to death, and a retired teacher couple, on their way to see their daughter for Christmas, was killed in a collision with a semi, just minutes from their destination.
All of this, as well as the robbery and fire, since the end of Sept.
You know, not much happens in our little town and then, BAM! Everyone is in a bit of a daze over it all.
I'll email you more specifics.