I’m not quite in the Holiday spirit but I’m getting there. Yesterday my husband put some lights on the house and we got our Christmas tree up. I even had hot spiced wine mulling (this ritual actually starts the day after Thanksgiving). I don’t drink it every day, just let its flavor permeate the house (and cover the odor of two large dogs).
I grew up celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve and decorating a day or two before. This was normal, so I’m actually a little ahead of schedule. Today I will spend some time getting the rest of the house more festive, which might start with getting it clean, and then adding garland, the Three Kings and miniature Christmas room that my grandma made, the Annalee Elves and Santas that my mom and dad have given me over the years and if I get really crazy I might pull out Santa’s sleigh and the reindeer that have been handed down to our family and string them across the back window. But that might be going a bit too far for me.
Several years ago I decorated earlier, like many people (including my grandma), but by the time Christmas arrived, the tree was crisp and dropping needles, my garland was shriveled up, the Christmas songs were getting old and honestly I was tired of it all. Call me Scrooge, but that’s how I felt, I guess I don’t need all the ramp up time, just a few days around the Holiday to really relax and enjoy.
How do you get in the Holiday spirit? What are some of your rituals?
WRITING PROMPT: Write about how you get in the Holiday spirit.
