A week ago I watched as my neighbors put up their outside Christmas decorations. I was filled with anticipation for the not-to-
distant day when the neighborhoods will be lit up with bright lights to celebrate Christmas. Then I was a little bummed because I am not really putting any up. See, we are still renting and I don’t think I should be climbing on the roof hooking up lights. I did however, have a hankering to do some Christmas decorating. So I called up my dad to see when he was going to hang the plethora of lights that illuminate our home during the Holiday season.
To my shock and dismay I found out that he was planning on saving a little money this season by NOT putting up lights in all the trees. I knew that this could not happen! There was family honor at stake and I wasn’t going to let my parent’s have the house without the Christmas lights! So I went down there on Saturday (I left Matt home with a cold) and we climbed into the attic and got the lights down. I conceded that we didn’t need lights in EVERY tree, but we did need them in at least one, and we chose the pine tree in the front yard.
The sunlight was quickly disappearing and so we climbed through the boxes and grabbed out the lights for the tree. Unfortunately – also in Haun tradition – half the Christmas lights didn’t work. We didn’t get them going in time to put them up. But I did get to participate in the wonderful tradition of light testing. We even made it all the way to the end of the row and had to start over. Oh – the Joy of Christmas!
distant day when the neighborhoods will be lit up with bright lights to celebrate Christmas. Then I was a little bummed because I am not really putting any up. See, we are still renting and I don’t think I should be climbing on the roof hooking up lights. I did however, have a hankering to do some Christmas decorating. So I called up my dad to see when he was going to hang the plethora of lights that illuminate our home during the Holiday season.To my shock and dismay I found out that he was planning on saving a little money this season by NOT putting up lights in all the trees. I knew that this could not happen! There was family honor at stake and I wasn’t going to let my parent’s have the house without the Christmas lights! So I went down there on Saturday (I left Matt home with a cold) and we climbed into the attic and got the lights down. I conceded that we didn’t need lights in EVERY tree, but we did need them in at least one, and we chose the pine tree in the front yard.
The sunlight was quickly disappearing and so we climbed through the boxes and grabbed out the lights for the tree. Unfortunately – also in Haun tradition – half the Christmas lights didn’t work. We didn’t get them going in time to put them up. But I did get to participate in the wonderful tradition of light testing. We even made it all the way to the end of the row and had to start over. Oh – the Joy of Christmas!
2 comments:
You are brave! I used to HATE light-testing day. Dad is mellower now I guess :) And, put some lights up at your house anyway...at least in the windows or on the railing or something!!
Way to keep up traditions! Putting up lights are a pain...but the end results are great! I agree with Chrystie, you should put up some lights...they'll make you happy!
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