Finally. My favorite month. Everything about this month makes the little kid hiding inside of me jump for joy and my heart smile. The lights, the music, the cold weather, fires, fuzzy socks, and candles are all my jam. But decorating the house for Christmas gets taken to a whole new level.
Before Tyler and I married, I warned him about our house relocating to the North Pole on November 1st of every year.
Last year, he knew I wasn't kidding.
But this year is a little different for us. This Christmas, were packing up our stuff in a stack of boxes taking it room by room. Then we will proceed to play Tetris in a Penske truck. Thrilling.
This year there is no decorating. No fires (mostly because I'd burn the house down) and definitely no living in the North Pole for a cold minute. Although this goes against everything my heart desires, I'm can truly say I am totally 100% loving this season.
It is making me realize that trees, decorations, gifts do not make Christmas Christmas, but that Christ makes Christmas. And the faster I remember that, the better.
I am loving the fact that I don't have any decorations to take down if I don't get to put them up.
I'm loving the fact that this season is making me less worried about how the tree looks but more worried about spending time with family before we roll out.
So yes I will decorate again. Yes I will buy gifts for everyone again. I'll fill the stockings up like Santa ain't playin and make those fires. But this year, I won't. Am I'm pretty freaking happy about it.
Comment below and share some of the traditions you and your family have during the Christmas season. The ones you love, the ones you hate, and the ones that are down right crazy. We all have them. We're all a little bit crazy. Life's better that way.
Ps. I did break down after writing this and put our baby tree up on our wine bar. Sue me.
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