NOTE: This post was written in January ’23
So yes, it’s mid-January. And yes, our household Christmas decorations are still up, both interior and exterior. I’d like to excuse it or explain it away with ‘a lot on my plate’, or ‘weather’, or something, but it’s just simply ‘don’t want to’. And this goes for both my wife and I.. we will both find something else to do.
In my defense, our decorations are the equivalent of the average household decorations on steroids. Decorations are, BY FAR, the biggest singular collection in my garage.. not keepsakes, not sports stuff, not camping stuff, not kids stuff, oh no. DECORATIONS. I’ve lost count of how many decoration tubs are stacked out in the garage. And they keep multiplying like rabbits. My wife is determined that the astronauts are able to see our house while in orbit during the holidays. That the GOOGLEMAPS satellite view has a big, bright light right where our house is. That if somebody asks for directions to our house around Halloween, the answer can simply be ‘the house with a skeleton walking a giant spider in the front yard’. But I have to concede on this one, if I’m allowed ‘creative freedom’ on my 49ers-themed basement. Give and take, people.