Decor usually starts going up the day after Thanksgiving. Sort of a tradition. Although this year, I have my Christmas throw already on the sofa because I was cold and I love it so much.
We celebrate but have not put a tree up in the last 6 years or so (since we moved into our new house). My grandmother usually puts her's up a few days before Thanksgiving though. Mom was always a big christmas buff, her's goes up sometime after her birthday most years (her bday = Dec. 4th).
Great post Brandi! We have always put my moms up together as a family on Thanksgiving night, after dinner. Here at my house we have always put it up the day after Thanksgiving but last year, we put it up the week BEFORE and we will probably do the same this year. I love this time of the year and the Christmas tree is way more symbolic to our family then just the gifts. I have 3 kids and a nephew that I care for everyday so, the 6yr old and 2 two yr olds will no doubt try and pull everything off it lol, the 10 yr old really could care less HA. For that reason I dont fully decorate it till about a week before Christmas. Alternatively, we let the kids make handmade decorations for it, you know like paper colored ornaments etc. We have a great time doing this all month long before the "real" decorations go up. I've been doing that for like the past 4 years.
Now as far as my site, the Christmas skin will go up Thanksgiving night when I get home from Moms!
11-05-2007, 06:51 PM
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