diane175 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 All this talk has got me in the mood to decorate my house already!! :) We usually don't decorate and put the tree up til after Halloween and before Thanksgiving, but I am getting anxious! LOL When do you decorate and how far do you go? Does your house look like the Griswald's? Mine is getting there! I seem to add more every year! I seem to get my hubby on the roof every year with a new addition!
Trishy Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I have a small tree that I put up around turkey day but not much of the traditional decorations. Instead the whole house is full of snowmen. I have them everywhere. I put away everything on the shelves and put the snowmen statues up. They can stay up until around February because I try not to buy them with anything X'mas on them.
elena_398 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Last year my husband and I jumped the gun and put up the decorations a week before Thanksgiving. Usually we put them Thanksgiving weekend. This site gets me going too! All the talk about BF and christmas in general. I may do it again this year! Heck, I've already wrapped and tagged what I've bought so far for my kids! Im on top of things this year.
AuntJamelle Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I can't wait to start decorating for Christmas! But I will...:) Day after Thanksgiving the entire house will start it's transformation. 4 Christmas trees and two decorated mantles and lots and lots of garland are just part of the holiday "look" in our home. The outside of the house is more my husband's responsibility and he needs encouragement to do anything. So the Griswalds we are not - but we'll do something this year, just don't know what yet.
Guest Deals4Me Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Within DAYS after thanksgiving, my house is a beacon. Thank god I dont live near a ocean cause ships would think they were supposed to dock on my front yard. My hubby goes overboard to the T. Omg. Our electric bill is sickening unless I put a stop on it.
elena_398 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 We didn't do tons of outside decorating last year. Now you come into the house and are shocked. Its a christmas wonderland. My street has a competition every year on who has the best decorations. Every year my one neighbor wins it. And every year my husband and I say we are going to enter! Maybe this year. LOL
Steakgoddess Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 We always decorate the day after Thanksgiving. Not too much besides the tree and a few odds and ends and a wreath on the front door usually. However, this year we just can't wait for the holidays and are putting up two trees and lights, too!!
Tracy72 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I start the first week of Dec...try to ....depends on the mood I am in...this yr maybe early...got a new big tree last yr so cant wait to see it up....lol
starshine Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I put up the tree a few days after Thanksgiving. This year I got a 8' foot Christmas Moose last year on Clearance for 8.00 at WM. Can't wait to put it up!
Kandy Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I normally put up the tree about a week before Thanksgivin. I enjoy looking at all the lights, and the tree and want to be able sit back and relax.
fairydustcrissy Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I usually do the tree about halfway thru Dec, but this year we have a fake that I got for 25.00 at Home Depot last year. Maybe a couple of days after thanksgiving...thats how long it takes me to recover.
amani Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 Hello everyone; This is my first time posting and I have to admit I didn't know how excited I was about BF & Christmas until I registered for Gottadeal.com. But anyway.....last year I put my Christmas tree up a few days after Thanksgiving, but you know what, I think I want to start this week-end. LOL
outnumbered Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I usually decorate around the beginning of December. Everything is down by December 30 because my oldest son's birthday is Dec 31 and I want only birthday stuff up for him, so that he's not sharing his bday with Christmas.
Gporter34 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 OMG!!! This is so much fun! I am a Christmas nut. In our family I am referred to as "Clark" (as in Griswald). I am constantly trying to do more decorating. Growing up we put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving, however, as my enthusiasm has grown, I started putting it up earlier every year. Now my husband and kids just ask that I wait until after Halloween. I do the yard, trees, house, and all. I love BF, it's a "tradition" for my mother and me. While our husbands are watching the big game after dinner, we plan our trip. We usually start at 3:00 am because our Wal-Mart is open 24 hours.
JazzMama Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 After Thanksgiving: I put out decorations on Saturday, the tree goes up Sunday, and hubby puts up the outdoor lights the next weekend.
Gator Pam Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I usually decorate around the beginning of December. Everything is down by December 30 because my oldest son's birthday is Dec 31 and I want only birthday stuff up for him, so that he's not sharing his bday with Christmas.I can understand that. So many people think giving one gift for both Chr-stmas and an end of the year birthday suffices. I say, no way!! But other than that, who else takes down there decorations quickly after Chr-stmas? As a Jew, I don't decorate at home, but as a child we had Roman Catholic neighbors who always invited my sister and me to their house for what they called 'Little Chr-stmas,' around January 6th, Three Kings Day I think. To my Jewish eyes, it was a complete celebration of Chr-stmas all over again! Tree, stockings, presents, festive dinner, the works! Then the tree came down starting the next day. Does anyone here do anything similar? I can't imagine keeping a tree fresh that long. If I remember correctly, their tree was brought home the Sunday before Chr-stmas, and decorated during the week. But, no lights were put on until after sunset on Chr-stmas Eve.
Gporter34 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I always leave mine up until New Year's Day. My youngest daughter's birthday is Christmas Eve and my husband's birthday is the 26th of December. We always have birthday parties for them seperate from all of the Christmas festivities. "Can't wait!!!"
humblegal Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 We usually start slowly putting up Christmas and taking down Autumn right after Halloween. And as we live very close to the International airport I worry our long driveway will be mistaken for a runway!LOL DH goes all out on the front yard and a couple of years ago we got caught a bit with a Tropical storm in mid November that dumped so much rain all of the 8ft blowups were totally submersed on the ground. Amazing though, days later they dried out and all of them are still working.....This year I took down all the Autumn deco to evacuate for Hurricane Rita and do not have the heart to put it all up again, so I may start Christmas even earlier! We are SO ready for winter here in the Houston area.
diane175 Posted October 12, 2005 Author Posted October 12, 2005 Within DAYS after thanksgiving, my house is a beacon. Thank god I dont live near a ocean cause ships would think they were supposed to dock on my front yard. My hubby goes overboard to the T. Omg. Our electric bill is sickening unless I put a stop on it. I had to laugh! Our husbands never better get together or we will OWN the light company! LOL As for taking down our deco, we usually take it down the first week of the New Year. Altho, I hate to see them come down!
starshine Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 As a Jew, I don't decorate at home, but as a child we had Roman Catholic neighbors who always invited my sister and me to their house for what they called 'Little Chr-stmas,' around January 6th, Three Kings Day I think. To my Jewish eyes, it was a complete celebration of Chr-stmas all over again! Tree, stockings, presents, festive dinner, the works! Then the tree came down starting the next day..I grew up Catholic and my Grandmother always did the nativity set in parts. First Mary and Joseph are there then Christmas day Jesus was there and the angles and shepherd. And on January 6th the Wise Men showed up in Bethleham. Then the Nativity went in the closet for another year. We didn't have a celebration but is was fun to look at the nativity when a new part was added.
freesia39 Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 i don't have a tree. i wanted to get just a little "shrub" i could put up for the holidays, but my bf kept going "we don't need it, we move to much" blah blah blah. THIS YEAR if he doesn't give in on the tree (we're not making any major moves for the next three years) i'm making my own freaking tree, and taping it on top of his michael jordan cut out, since that's where i congregated all our presents that we got for our families and friends last year. i was going to make just a little tree, maybe a foot tall out of construction paper, but the michael jordan cut out is 6'6". i'm tempted to cover the entire thing. hehehehehehehee.
disneytati Posted October 12, 2005 Posted October 12, 2005 I just love Christmas decorations!!!! As we don't decorate houses for Halloween (we are now starting to have Halloween parties, and decorations at stores, but there's no trick-or-treating, or going out on the streets wearing costumes), and we don't even have Thanksgiving, the only time of the year we decorate houses is Christmas. When I move to the USA, I'll decorate my house in all the occasions!!!
Jean Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 Ok .. I have to admit I couldn't wait no longer I put up one tree and I hope to get another one up this week-end ... 1 down 9 to go.... I love Christmas !!!!!
Angelseyes28 Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 I always make sure to have my tree put up before BF, that way when I get home from shopping I can start to wrap presents and put them under the tree:D
geomacey Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 We HAVE to have a real tree... I insist on it! Soooo decorating around our house usually takes place a week or two <at most> before Christmas. It's tradition now.... DH and I go to the tree farm, see a tree, walk all over god's green acres and go back and cut down the tree we originally saw! Happens every year! So why don't we just cut it when we see it? Heck and miss slipping and sliding in mud, muck and ice?? NO WAY! After the tree is put up and DH puts the lights on (for me to rearrange), then the rest of the house gets transformed, including the Disney Princess tree for DD's room, Outside is done as the weather permits. Last year our poor airblown snowman spent more time down than up because of the winds...not sure if we'll even attempt him this year.
brynnfromtheblock Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 We put up our tree the day after Thanksgiving.. (so no real tree for us) and take it down in January.....
bayhaysay Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 We put our tree up the day before Thanksgiving (no time on Thanksgiving Day and I like it up when I get through shopping on BF) but it is such a hassle to take down I have been know to leave it up until the middle of March!
genoandkiddo Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 well if you have read my threads about halloween then you know that I decorate!!!!!!. My hubby loves to decor the outside, whilst I decor the inside. My problem this year is where, I am going to put some of the stuff I bought after Christmas when it was 90% off. Have alot more candles too. We decor on Black Friday. I come home take a nap, then get up put stuff away and put the tree up. Then we go down town to watch the parade of lights and get our picture taken with santa.
Guest Deals4Me Posted October 13, 2005 Posted October 13, 2005 I had to laugh! Our husbands never better get together or we will OWN the light company! LOL As for taking down our deco, we usually take it down the first week of the New Year. Altho, I hate to see them come down! Heck no they'll never subside....Its a challenge to them. At my hubby's parents house, where he lived till we moved... He thought of it as a contest... every nook of the house was decorated. Funny part was he won this mental contest every year, cause the only thing in other houses was a christmas tree slightly visiable from behind curtains. On my court, omg. Hubby is sooo bad. ugh. BUT last year, I took the cake. I dont like the holograph stuff, cause that plastic they make it from becomes brittle and fades over time...a short time. BUT When I walked into Menards a few days after christmas when they were putting stuff away, I found a rack with the HUGE holograh stuff that was selling for $100+ for $5 I bought the Santas Sliegh, and the reindeer. I have a small Kia Rio...no way that stuff was fitting in the trunk...They are HUGE.So...We got them in the car and had to ride with windows down for a few small things that I couldnt keep contained in the car... BY THE WAY...This was in January and 2 feet of snow on the ground... BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Thank god for living close!
diane175 Posted October 13, 2005 Author Posted October 13, 2005 That is sooooo funny!! Sounds like you got one heck of a deal tho!
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