Every year it seems like retailers drop the holiday bomb earlier and earlier. This usually inspires a lot of moaning and groaning. “It isn’t even Halloween yet!” you hear many of your friends and co-workers cry.
Well, I say, BRING. IT. ON.
I’m a HUGE fan of Christmas. They can start the season in September, if you ask me. I love the baking, I love the decorating, I love seeing Santa at the mall (when I deign to go there). I love the smell of cinnamon pine cones wafting through Bed Bath & Beyond. My heart skips a beat at the sight of those magic red cups at Starbucks, signaling the return of all of their yummy pumpkin, creme brulee and peppermint offerings. I love the sales, I love the idea of a roaring fire in the fireplace, I love brainstorming about the perfect gifts. And gawd help the other two Callans, who, every year have to contend with, “Can we buy a tree yet? Can we buy a tree yet? Can we buy a tree yet?” I can be merciless.
I have decorated a Christmas tree on October 16th before. True story.
But really, what’s not to love? Aside from parking mayhem at the mall, that is. Everything looks a little more sparkly, a little more twinkly, and all of the regular decorating rules about clutter and bling don’t apply. Everything tends to look a little bland and depressing when all the glitz comes down on New Year’s Day.
All that to say, I will unabashedly join the fray. My Holiday-inspired Catalog Crawl is coming up next!
I can not STAND early Christmas, but I will say I loved your Holiday crawl today, despite my current scroogeness. Seriously. I’m one of those people who wants there to be a LAW about not putting up Christmas decor until AFTER Thanksgiving. I mean, I like it and all – but I REALLY like Thanksgiving. I mean – eating food with no expectations of gifts or anything like that? Just….a day to gorge yourself?!?!? THAT is my kind of holiday.
But, you still found some pretty stuff. (: Good job, Rob.
Ha, you must have been biting your tongue in half today when I was groaning and moaning about the holidays! Between me and Claire, you do hang out with a couple of scrooges. I will try to get in the spirit soon, I swear. We’ll drink egg nog and be merry and bright!