It's September. As in, it is the month before Halloween and two months before Thanksgiving. And as of this date, there are more than 100 days before Christmas.
Many years ago, I remember being miffed that there were Christmas decorations out in retail stores in November before Thanksgiving. Just a few years ago, I noticed that the retail Christmas season was inching closer to Halloween.
But I have never seen Christmas come so early. It must be an Illinois thing. I have no other explanation. I'm all for getting Christmas shopping done early, but this is ridiculous. It was just a few days into September when I passed an entire row of Christmas decorations at Costco, and the Hallmark store in my work building now has their Halloween items adjacent to the Christmas display they put up late last week.
Therefore, in Lichtenstein, there will be a law that Christmas will not come before Thanksgiving. This is for several reasons. First of all, how are we supposed to concentrate on our Halloween costume with all the glare coming from the sparkly Christmas decorations? (BTW: Five friends and I have an EPIC group Halloween costume idea, and we plan to enter a Halloween contest. More on that next month - the month that the actual holiday occurs.)
Second of all, it's nearly impossible to look forward to sitting down to an amazing meal with family when you're distracted with what in the heck are you going to buy your dad for Christmas?
With thoughts about Christmas on the back burner until after Thanksgiving, we'll be free to concentrate on enjoying the beginning of fall and those two fantastic holidays.
Besides, in Lichtenstein, Christmas will officially last until Valentine's Day. (Come on - when Christmas is over you have New Year's Eve a week later, and then nothing except cold and snow until the middle of February. Christmas music and lights need to last through that bleak time period.)
I love being able to make the rules. How awesome is winter going to be in Lichtenstein? OK, maybe not awesome because of the cold, but at least much, much more bearable.
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas... from the day after Thanksgiving until Valentine's Day. You're welcome.
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