Christmas....

I know, I know -- I will got tons of grief from the folks that believe that Christmas shouldn't begin before Thanksgiving is over. I, too, believe that - well, mostly. What I believe is that you should take time with family and be thankful for all the blessings that God has showered upon you and yours during the Thanksgiving season (well, really all year long).

In my love for Christmas, I do a whole lot of stuff for the holiday and I LOVE IT!! BUT, sometimes it requires getting a little ahead and doing something of which I typically wouldn't even dream.....decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving. Yes, you read it here....the goal for my day today, November 20 is to decorate my humble little apartment for Christmas. And now, at 1:30 pm, I have decorated my new skinny tree with a few favorite ornaments and opened almost every box of decorations that I have. So now my apartment looks like a Christmas store in disarray. Never fear, I will get it all up and pretty before I head home for quality time of Thanksgiving with my family.

Now why, you ask, am I breaking my own rule? Well, it is like I said, I do love this season so much and create so much chaos and craziness for myself that there just isn't enough time after Thanksgiving to get it all done! The one big factor that is driving this is my annual Christmas party/open house. Basically, I cook a bunch of fun, fextive holiday party food and invite all my friends to come hang out. Lots of fun, yummy once a year foods, and great fellowship with friends who talk about it all year long....but it does translate into some work for me. Believe it, though, if I didn't love it, I wouldn't do it!

Hope that you are enjoying this week of Thanksgiving and anticipating the reason we celebrate Christmas - the birth of our Savior.