The exterior holiday adornment of our house is Sweetie’s job each year.
And, over the years, he has truly mastered the finer nuances of decorating for Christmas. Sweetie’s annual holiday house embellishing tradition goes a bit like this:
-wait for the coldest pre-Christmas day of the year
-get all bundled up (a la Randy from A Christmas Story)
-struggle to secure lights to eavestroughs using highly glove-padded fingers
-heroically throw gloves aside and brave frostbite
-with fingers completely numb and unresponsive, valiantly create a masterful spectacle of sparkly Christmas loveliness
-call it a day, stand back, shiver, proudly admire
-pray that sensation returns to fingertips at some point in the near-ish future
-run inside for cocoa
Ah, yes. Christmas traditions rock. :)
And in case you’re unfamiliar with A Christmas Story (one of the greatest Christmas movies ever!), watch this:
I heart Christmas. :)
