The Christmas that stole Thanksgiving

Ahhhhhhhh, Christmas time is here! Oh you say it isn’t, but it soooooo is. You can’t deny it, it’s all around you. Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” starts this Friday. Yes, as in November 6^th, this Friday. The mall has already set up Santa’s Workshop. Even Brookstone was playing Christmas music on Halloween!

Christmas is inching its way up the calendar earlier and earlier every single year and I know I’m going to get hate mail, but I LOVE IT! I love Christmas. Everything about it. The weather, the music, the baking, the movies, the fire, the tree, the parties, the friends, the family, the cards, the traditions. We can thank my mother for my love of all things Christmas.  She’s what I like to call a Christmas extremist. Just as terrorists are fanatical about terrorizing; my mother is fanatical about Christmas.

I grew up in a house with two Christmas trees, garland on every banister, down every hallway, twinkling lights wrapped around pretty much anything that didn’t move, jingle bells and holiday sweaters on the dog, Christmas bed spreads and blankets, and even our bathroom towels were Christmas towels. The woman is nuts for Christmas. And sadly for my husband, I have inherited the Christmas gene.

Unfortunately for him he came from a family that puts up their tree maybe a week before Christmas? Well I broke the news to him (on Halloween, in fact), that the first of two Christmas trees is going up in T minus 14 days. Yes folks, that means my Christmas tree will be up on November 14^th. Judge me all you want, but as far as I’m concerned Thanksgiving is nothing but a Christmas tailgating party. A pre-party if you will. And as far as Christmas is concerned, well… Thanksgiving is dead. RIP Thanksgiving, it’s been real. Tis the season and bring on the egg nog!!

Come join us this Sunday, November 8th at the CHKD Holiday Bazaar. Entry is a $1 donation. It’s for a good cause and there will be lots of Christmassing going on!! Click here for more info on the CHKD Holiday Bazaar