Each year my neighbor puts out a Holiday light display that would make the Griswalds jealous.
You know, the family from that National Lampoon movie.
Anyway I always watch this process from the comfort of my recliner and wonder why he goes to so much trouble. For me it works out because I can enjoy the Holiday lights without going outside and freezing myself. In our neck of the woods wintery weather arrives around the middle of November and doesn’t let up until early March. It seems like taking your health into your hands trying to decorate is just crazy. Last year, that same neighbor almost got frost bite hanging all of the decor on his house. I saw him out there freezing and went out to offer him a cup of coffee. He came in and thawed out for a bit and we started talking about his display. I even mentioned how beautiful it was and how I could see everything from the warm comfort of my living room. He simply said that he was happy that I enjoyed it. I am sure he was thinking that I too should decorate so that he could look out at beautiful lights from his own home. I don’t think I will ever feel the need to stand outside, freezing and having my hands and feet at risk of danger just to put some lights on my home. I enjoy sitting in my perfectly heated home and sipping a cup of hot coffee instead. I decorate plenty, it is just inside and I am warm the whole time.