"In the right light, at the right time,
everything is extraordinary."
-- Aaron Rose
 |
| Bird nest with Christmas lights 11-24-14 |
"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things --
not the great occasions -- give off the greatest glow of happiness."
-- Bob Hope
We had a little warm-up over the weekend, so we grabbed the opportunity to get some stuff done, including hanging the outside Christmas lights.
I'd like to say that we had an unusually early burst of Christmas spirit and goodwill, but truthfully, our motivation was more self-preservation than anything.
Hanging Christmas lights in the freezing cold is a bitch.
You can't hang those pesky little fuckers with gloves or mittens on. You have to go at it bare-handed. So if you get a warm enough day close-ish enough to Christmas, do it then and save your fingers from frostbite.
Quite honestly, it was a good day to do it. So we did it.
I must admit, though, our little house looks pretty fucking adorable. And it felt good to feel good about decorating a little bit. For the past couple of years I haven't given a rat's ass about Christmas, period. As for Christmas decorations -- Fuggedaboutit.
Of course, our strands of lights were all tangled and not lighting up right. So we decided to start fresh. We even strayed away from the typical tiny white twinkle lights and went retro.
I rode my bike over to our local ACE Hardware and bought two strings of lights that remind me of the big old glass-bulb kind from my childhood.
Except, unlike the flesh-blistering glass bulbs of yore, these lights are plastic and cool to the touch and won't burn anyone's fingers. They also won't burn down the house.
They look pretty cool too. Looking at them outside makes me feel happy inside.
