who already has christmas decorations up?
 

My dad is a little crazy. Id say about 50% of my decorations are up. i started putting them up November 10!!! anyone else out there crazy about christmas?

We're the only christians on my block, even though we don't go to church...the x-mas lights don't go up till after thanksgiving

Better yet...who didn't take them down from last year? :)

Back in 1998 we strung some Christmas lights around the living room, and they are still up there, does that count? And I think a little straw reindeer has been sitting on top of the TV for two years.

Sadly, I don't think I'm going to get a tree up this year. We have to have the ceiling replaced in the living room and they're supposed to start the first week in December and it's going to be too hectic. Oh well, at least February won't roll around to find a partially denuded tree in my living room.

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If you don't worry so much about what life is going to give you, you won't care if you get lemons.

Better yet, my psycho neighbor has had orange and purple halloween lights out since October of 2000!!

Also, there is a house that I see out the window when Im in Chemistry class that has a giant plastic pumpkin still on display ontop of their roof...its really quite amusing, whenever I go into Chemistry I look to see if that pumpkin is still there.

yah but pumpkins can be 4 thanksgiving too

Correction: There is a Jack'o'lantern on the roof

The habit I have noticed in New Hampshire is to get a nice fresh wreath every December and hang it on the front door until you can get a new one the next year. There are rotting christmas wreaths and lights left up all year long as a standard practice.

I'll be in Utah for most of December this year in a conservative Christian town. While I am currently a practicing Christian, I think it might be fun to get back to my (suspected) roots a little and put a menorah up in the front window just to cheese off the neighbors.

HAHAHA, I'm cracking up DJ! :D

one of these days ill post a pic of my house. we add a lot of new stuff each year. at the current rate of expansion, our house will look like the Griswalds (National Lampoon Vacation movies) in 2009.

Re: who already has christmas decorations up?
 

So? One of my aunts put up christams stuff on Nov. 1st!!!

November 21st and that jack'o'lantern on the house roof across from my school is still out there :D

Now, my parents can't decorate the outside of their house (bad neighborhood, things get stolen or just destroyed), but I don't know of anyone who can beat the inside of their house! Picture over 5,000 Santa Claus figurines. And that doesn't include snowmen, reindeers, and all of the other Christmas things... I don't believe either of my parents know the meaning of the word "moderation".

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Second most important lesson I've learned: never tell my parents that I like something or I'll end up with over 500 of them (526 to be exact).

oooooh i actually created a popular post on CD!!! *me so happy*

anyway, i have 2 of 4 trees up inside my house. my exterior is about 75% complete and the interior is about 30% complete.

the good thing about being jewish is that i don't have to worry at all about christmas decorations. all i do is get out the little electric chanukiah (Miss Tree, it's not a menorah ;), and yes, my spelling is horrible) and put it up in the window, then i remind my parents to get chanukah candles, then we pig out on potato lakaes and apple sauce :D. simplicity is the key here.

/me can't wait till Nov 30th, and after that Jan 4th :)

Sorry about that......I wasn't raised in the tradition. I only just started to put two and two together with the family history research that's been done on the German's from Russia line.
Fortunately I have a step-nephew that is Jewish and he can help me navigate this whole new world I've discovered.
I like learning about new things and different cultures. New points of view and attitudes toward things can be very stimulating.

id like to know who answered my poll "Christmas, whats christmas?" not mad at you, just wanted to know who thought they were funny and answered that question.

Hey, While we're on the subject of the winter holidays, I would like to dole out some motherly advice.

I know most of you are still a bit young. But this could help a lot.

If you ever get married (and you're both celebrating in the Chrisatian tradition) have a written agreement/ pre nup. that works out a definite schedule for which parent or in-law's house you will be going to on certain years or at certain times during the Holiday.
It will save a lot of headaches and arguments down the road and the holiday will be much more pleasant for everyone.

house is about 60% complete. dad getting agitated because im "farting around" and not doing anything