By now, I’m sure most of you have undecked those halls. I get it. I understand. It feels so good to clean up and put everything away, fresh start for a fresh year. We have too, well…mostly.
Christmas spirit. Spreading goodwill towards man. Kindness, peace, and love to all. Why should that be crammed into just one month a year? Shouldn’t we be on our happiest and jolliest of behaviors all year round?
We get so focused on the list, the shopping, the baking, the wrapping, the traveling, that we all forget to sit back and enjoy the sparkle of the holiday. Christmas is here and gone in the blink of an eye, making us wish it wasn’t over already.
Why does it have to end? Does it have to?
Actually no, no it doesn’t. The sparkle lives on in the Soby household.
This is what our house looks like tonight, as I type.
No really is does, well except the lights blink and race each other, like they are on a serious caffeine high.
I’m sure the fact that our house still glows with joy on January 22, might be annoying to some, in particular, my neighbors, but I love it. It makes me smile and chuckle each night when they kick on. I’m not the only one….. The snowmen are smiling too.
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Lol. My halls have been undecked for a couple of weeks now, but just tonight got around to putting it all away. And probably only because my cleaning lady comes tomorrow!
I’m in charge of the inside. Peter’s in charge of the outside. He wants to change the color with each holiday! I think he just doesn’t want to get on the the ladder!
and now it all makes sense
Hahaha! I say, Go You!! I we were so busy before Christmas that the lights only went up 1 week before Christmas. Then…they were pulled down on Boxing Day!
I know crazy,right? But we had to go do work at our country property and they would still be up like yours…if we hadn’t! Lol
My neighbors 2 doors down still have theirs up and I love it!! Hugs Paula xx
If they were only up for a week, then that’s more reason to leave them up longer! Maybe next year!
Kerry
Tis funny!! xx
Sparkle on my dear! My husband would absolutely be crushed if he learned that your lights are still up. Every year he tries to delay the process of taking Christmas down!
Thanks! We don’t want to crush him, so we can’t let him know!
Our 80 year old neighbor purposely leaves hers up all year….she loves them! I love giving directions to our house to people in July…”We are the house next to the one with the Christmas lights!”
Your neighbor rocks!
Ohh….we hardly put up any lights this year as we were away …. but I have been known to leave my wreath on my front door until it is a fire hazard! lol
And … the snowmen…the little lighted sticks of happiness…I have GOT to get those next year.
I have been known to keep my Christmas cards from others out all year. People put so much effort into crating them, why take them down right away!
Oh … I like that idea. Sort of keeps your friends and family with you year round nod nods.
I actually taped all mine to the back of my front door and don’t have the heart to take them down. Family photos are the best so think I’ll leave them. Even yours Kerry
I keep meaning to tell you this, but I love your site layout! My boyfriend still has his outside Christmas lights up. He argues they aren’t JUST Christmas lights, which is true I guess. All the other Christmas stuff we took down the day after New Year’s.
Thanks! I think I spent weeks of my life trying out different layouts until I found one I really liked! It’s amazing how much time you can really spend here just looking and clicking! Your boyfriend is using my husband’s logic. He says they are holiday lights and since they are LEDs and can change color, he can make them celebrate any holiday!