I never followed those loose rules and usually had the tree up right after Thanksgiving, like normal people. And I swear, the older I get the less snow we get and if we get any, it's way later in the season...like February. Yay Global Warming (j/k)
Anyway.
We all know last year was a complete bust. Like my entire world was demolished and there was absolutely nothing to celebrate.
I'm not gonna lie.
Not too much has changed. Except that I survived the past 15 months and I'm somehow still surviving.
I'm not sure if I'm lucky that I haven't broken down, or if I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop and for me to be admitted into a full blown mental institution.
REGARDLESS. My point is that last year had NO rules and I put my tree up and all my decorations the first weekend in November.
I needed something to bring me some fake, superficial happiness.
And I got to enjoy it for longer than normal.
This year we waited until after Thanksgiving.
And we got a tree that's even taller than last year's tree.
And it's magical.
More superficial happiness to fill the giant hole in my heart.
It's working for now, so I'll just let it be.
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| Mom's house. She likes to keep it super simple. Like, SUPER simple. She's really only doing it for the kids. But my plan is to bring a new piece over every year. She won't even notice! |
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| This cow is only a year old and has 23 points! |
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| Here she is, all 11 feet of her. It's a tight squeeze in this room, but I don't care. It's merry and happy. |
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| See what I mean? Tight squeeze. |
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| Decorative bowl from Aldi, I fill it with different things for each season. |
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| My black, white, and red tree |
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| Merry Wiener! |
I love this time of year. Regardless of what's happening in life, Christmastime just makes me happy. I love giving gifts to people and I cannot wait for a few surprises I have up my sleeve!
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