dual personalities

Daughter #2 reporting from College Park, today!

Like Daughter #1, I spent some time getting in the Christmas spirit this weekend. I have been waiting dutifully for a couple of weeks now to get out my Christmas decorations and deck the halls, but I do believe in waiting until after Thanksgiving. With turkey day falling so early this year, we get a full month of cheer before Christmas day! I can’t complain.

Over many years of shopping for ornaments and decor on the day after Christmas, I’ve about reached capacity in my “cozy” one-bedroom apartment. Every year I think, “maybe next year we will have space for a full-size tree,” but here we are. Our little guy is pretty hilarious, tucked in a corner and dripping with ornaments!

Perhaps more comical is our TV-cum-mantle, which currently houses what DN is calling a “rodent choir.” I’m sorry, they aren’t ALL rodents, and the rodents themselves are adorable.

Hanging up twinkle lights, tucking red berries here and there, filling shelves with wintery figures and angels and the like — it’s all so lovely. All of my decorations remind me of my mother and sister, great gifters and shoppers and care package senders who have helped me grow my collection over the years. What could be better?

Perhaps a Christmas cocktail!

*Danny Kaye in “White Christmas”