Originally Posted by
steph535
my dad was afraid of heights, too, but then our house was never decorated outside, and I have never done it, either, as an adult, oh...except for last year, I put a string of multi-colored lights on a little bush outside our apartment.
AllIwantforChristmasisU, prayers and best wishes for your husband. also, I am always a combination of excited and a little jealous of those who put their tree and/or decorations up earlier than most. as I read that you put your tree up in early November, inside I'm delighted, jumping up and down, and shouting, "YES!!!!!" yet I can't allow myself to do the same, even though there is no one stopping me. growing up, I was seemed to feel the joy of Christmas starting some time in September, and would start singing Christmas songs, much to the dismay and irritation of the rest of the family, some of who would exclaim, "it's NOT Christmas!" so, my mother, (who loved Christmas, and Christmas music, who got me loving Christmas, but who had no problem greatly limiting our Christmas time) declared there would be nothing having to do with Christmas until either a week or 10 days before the actual day. (I can't remember which.) anyway, I know it's silly, but I don't want to hear comments from family or friends if I were to put a tree up much before Thanksgiving. And, a part of me feels like Thanksgiving should be separate; it seems to get swallowed up by Christmas. then again, I understand people who say they can do both. I guess I would like some 'sign' (lol) that says, this is right and this isn't. but, of course, there is no official 'right' or 'wrong' as far as all this goes.
