OK People. Since it is Christmas time, we needs to cover some basic "decorating philosophy" concepts. First, if you're going to put up decorations, do us all a favor and display them tastefully, or sparingly, or, if all else fails, inside your house.
Here are a few of my Christmas Decorations Pet Peeves:
- Giant inflatable holiday things. (Do you really NEED a 10 foot tall polar bear in a ski hat on your front yard?)
- Icicle lights in Alabama. (C'mon people, you aren't fooling anybody. They don't look anything like icicles (trust me, I've seen icicles), and even if they did, we are in ALABAMA, it's 90 degrees (okay, 60, but still).)
- Front yards that look like they have been resodded with lights. (Watch "Christmas Vacation" and if you can't figure out what is so funny about Clark's decorations, pause the movie, run outside and remove 75% of your lights to get you back to an acceptable level.)
- Some of the lights blink and some are steady. (Choose one or the other or else you are going to give someone a seizure.)
- Dancing Santas. (I don't care if he's wearing sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, or the traditional santa suit. It is disturbing. It is especially disconcerting if he's got a motion sensor and shakes his hips to "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" whenever anyone walks near him. )
- Mixing Christmas themes. (Please, please make a decision between Santa OR the nativity scene. Don't do them both. I've read the Gospels quite closely and can assure you that Mary rode a donkey, not Rudolph; and it was not Frosty the Snowman who delivered the myrrh.)
Keeping these simple principles of decorating in mind can lead to a wonderful holiday season by all.
1 comment:
Hey you...I like your Christmas decorating commentary...however, I would argue there are those who tastefully use 10 foot blow up things in there yard...they are cute & seasonal if placed strategically in a yard big enough for one. It is the fault of those who abuse them that make them trashy. Otherwise I agree whole heartedly!! Kevin and I make fun of them quite often...there is a yard up here that, as far as we believe has every one ever released onto the market...some questionably seasonal (as per KJ)!! Oh the trashiness...There is no yard big enough!!
Are you trying to brag about your 60/90 degree weather in AL...it is freezing here and icicles although never fooling anyone are acceptable!
See you soon:
Christi
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