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Christmas in September
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    Wow, I love it when it starts to cool down. Last night, I actually got cold!! And, sadly, I'm in the mood for Christmas music! I'm listening to Bing Crosby croon "I'll be Home for Christmas" (my favorite Christmas song), and wishing we had a tree up. I get this way every Fall, wishing that Christmas could last longer and that good feeling I get every year could linger. That good feeling makes me happy and makes me remember good years gone by, and now, it reminds me of all of those awesome Christmas's my dad worked so hard to make just right. It's bittersweet. :) I hope everyone gets that good feeling a little early this year, just like I do. *hugs*
  • WickedDunkieJunkieWickedDunkieJunkie
    Posts: 5,859Member
    Christmas is my favorite holiday.
    I love pulling out all my other nativity sets (I have one I keep out all year in my curio cabinet)
    I decorate all crazy... I get to put out my Santa sunbathing tart warmer...
    Have the music going all the time... Everything from classic Christmas songs... To the funny stuff... Candles burning... Cookies...

    Did you say it was Christmas time?...
    WDJ_Avatar_zps4536679b
    We Are The Music Makers... And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams...

  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @WickedDunkieJunkie A woman after my own heart!!lol
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    I'm with you on this! DH is just as Christmas crazy as I am, and we start decorating the day after Thanksgiving..sometimes the day of. Tree is up first, and then Christmas sort of explodes through the rest of the house. The smells are my favorite.. I'm already stocking up on fall/winter tarts and candles to keep me going all winter ;)
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    My SO loves Christmas too!! It's great!! Yes, I love putting the tree up. I love the cinnamon candles, they smell the best. Or, if you have a little potpourri pot, you can put whole cloves, cinnamon sticks and water in it. The smell is fabulous!!
  • DreamerDreamer
    Posts: 2,266Member
    I LOVE Christmas....  But , I only want the snow the day before, the of, and the day after.   LOL
    There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. Which one are you?
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    This morning it was 65 degrees out at 8am with a light breeze and the sun was shining bright, no clouds in the sky OMG it was so beautiful!!! It made me think of Christmas instantly. I love Christmas time its like I fall in love with it every year. The music, the cooking, the chill, the warm blankets, cozy nights by the fire, OH I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    Thank God I'm not the only one!! My Xh hated it. I'm lucky to have SO and you lovely ladies!!
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    My mom always did the cinnamon sticks and cloves! I love the cinnamon candles too, and the sugar cookie, the pumpkin pie.. I have a candle problem, lol. More a scentsy problem now, my friend bought me a warmer for Christmas last year, and I was hooked. Our dollar store gets these amazing maple caramel cream candles too, DH knows when I find them I'm getting as many as I can. :) He doesn't get the whole "smells like the holiday" part until he walks in and asks what I'm baking.. nothing! It just smells awesome ;)
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    I agree on snow days! We had a mild winter last year, but the two years prior were bad enough the kids missed weeks of school...I remember one of my Facebook status updates was "It's turning into The Shining up in here..."
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    And we have a nice sledding hill in our yard now..so, sledding and hot chocolate- extra marshmallows or whipped cream..or both :)
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    I've found the cheapo candles at walmart are really good for Christmas. They have a gigantic pine scented one for like $5. (we have a fake tree so I like to get the pine/fir candles) And they last a long time!! 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    Oh, and the Starbucks Seasonal Drinks!! My favorite is the Salted-Caramel Hot Chocolate. YUM. I LOVE the snow! Well, not so much last year, because I wasn't able to see SO like I wanted to, but this year??? It's going to ROCK!
    Just a side note: The year my dad died (12/12/09), it snowed like crazy on Christmas Eve. I'll never forget my mom looking out the window and crying, saying that Daddy did it for her. We've *rarely* had snow on Christmas...but it was coming down like you wouldn't believe. It was beautiful. And I do believe that Dad had something to do with it.
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member

    unforgiven said:

    I've found the cheapo candles at walmart are really good for Christmas. They have a gigantic pine scented one for like $5. (we have a fake tree so I like to get the pine/fir candles) And they last a long time!! 



    I am allergic to the real trees!! SO didn't believe me and kept walking me past a real one at the Firewheel Mall a few years ago, and I couldn't stop sneezing!! I wanted to kill him!
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    Salted caramel is @sammie's new addiction. lol. I haven't tried any of Starbuck's seasonal drinks, maybe this year. 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @unforgiven You should try the Peppermint. It's my mom's favorite. :)
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    @morganD OH NO! That's too bad, the feel of Christmas isn't quite complete without key scents like pine/fir. Are you ok with the candles though? 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    Maybe this year I'll get peppermint and pine! 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @Unforgiven I LOVE candles. So does SO. But I think pine/fir scent might give a headache, just out of allergy-memory or something.lol
  • DreamerDreamer
    Posts: 2,266Member

    Allergic to trees!!! Thats horrible...lol. How do you go camping?

     

    And thanks ladies, no I need to go candle shopping today.  Needs some pumpkin pie candles, and whatever other holdiay scents I can find.

    There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. Which one are you?
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @Dreamer Camping...yeah....um, the last time I went camping, it was in the living room floor.lol If I go camping, I have to take meds with me, or I'll sneeze myself to death.
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,700Confessional Manager
    Yankee Candle is bound to be having a sale on holiday candles soon. But I'm sure theres less expensive and close to the same quality ones out there. 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @Unforgiven I'm looking forward to all of it. Candles, the tree, the kids getting excited about Santa...there's just nothing like it. :)
  • momofdbbmomofdbb
    Posts: 9,092Member
    @MorganD yay !!! I'm not the only person allergic to Christmas trees !!! I was beginning to think I was a freak of nature ! My kids love REAL TREES though so I end up suffering. The only room that had space for the tree was my room too!!!
    " Wibbly wobbly timey wimey ......." The Doctor
    " I'm a leafe on the wind..watch how I soar ." Wash :((
    " Oh the wall had it comming.' Sherlock Holmes
    yea I am geek !!
  • MorganD
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    @momofdbb I love my kids, but not enough to suffer that much. When I was still with xh, his parents had a real tree. OMG. I thought I was going to die. My skin had hives!
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    The kids make it. There's nothing like that excitement, that belief in the magic of Santa... I think that's why DH and I enjoy it all as much as we do. Christmas was always magic in my house when I was growing up, and for me it's just a feeling of HOME, the smells, the music, lights... :)
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @CastleQueen My dad was the best Santa ever. He made Christmas magical. No matter how hard I try, I'll never make it as awesome as he did.
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    @MorganD Mom was the holiday queen..she decorated for every single holiday. Christmas was the best though..it was always so warm and inviting. I hope our kids all think that about us someday, you know?
  • KellynnKellynn
    Posts: 1,986Member
    Do your kids still believe in Santa? My ds is 8, and I think this is about it. I think he knows, but pretends for me, lol
  • momofdbbmomofdbb
    Posts: 9,092Member
    @MorganD I didn't have hives but my nose was stuffy/ran and my eyes matted shut while I was asleep. I am allergic to cats as well and we had cats. DD wanted one. Yes we had cats before her and I was not allergic then my allergies changed ! I always had eye issues and th sniffles. I could not find any allergy medicine that didnt make me sleepy so I didn't take anything. Stbxh would not let me see an allergist to get a script. The worse time was when a cat hair got in my eye and my corna swelled up ! Yea went to the Eye Foundation with that one, my eye was shut and very painful. He was so mad at me !!! It cost a 30 $ copay !!!
    " Wibbly wobbly timey wimey ......." The Doctor
    " I'm a leafe on the wind..watch how I soar ." Wash :((
    " Oh the wall had it comming.' Sherlock Holmes
    yea I am geek !!
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @CastleQueen I totally understand. I hope my kids look back on our Christmas's and smile like I do now.
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    @Dreamer Pumpkin pie candles are so hard to find around here!!

    @MorganD I do, too. And I hope they find someone who loves it the way they do and keeps that magic going. If we're really lucky, we'll be the awesome grandmas who make the best Christmas! :)
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @CastleQueen Hopefully not for a looong time!lol
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    @MorganD Not until they're almost 40, lol. Then we will discuss it ;)
  • CastleQueen
    Posts: 203Member
    My oldest doesn't believe anymore, but the younger two do! I figure I have a few years left- and no one told me it hurts when they stop believing, but it does a little.
  • WickedDunkieJunkieWickedDunkieJunkie
    Posts: 5,859Member
    Mmmmmmmmmm Yankee Candle Buttercream ... Best scent ever....
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    We Are The Music Makers... And We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams...

  • fatchickonabikefatchickonabike
    Posts: 5,498Member
    Dreamer said:

    I LOVE Christmas....  But , I only want the snow the day before, the of, and the day after.   LOL

    Totally! I've always said I love winter up until Christmas, but I could really do without the interminable slog through Jan-Feb-March-and-sometimes-April to spring.
    "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof bullshit detector.” - Ernest Hemingway
  • DreamerDreamer
    Posts: 2,266Member
    Ok, so after all this Christmas talk, when I went out to get birthday stuff for ds6(omg I cant believe he's nearly 7) I actually DID some Christmas shopping early for a change!!  Go me.
    There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. Which one are you?
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @Dreamer Go you!
  • mamaofboysmamaofboys
    Posts: 393Member
    @wickeddunkiejunkie Pumpkin Buttercream is even better! I think it's one of their new scents.
    Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift; that's why they call it the present.
  • morewithlessmommorewithlessmom
    Posts: 117Member
    I wait until after Halloween to put my tree up. I wait HARD.
    “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” ~ Dr Seuss
  • Emmasmom04Emmasmom04
    Posts: 209Member
    I love christmas, it's my favorite, we have been watching christmas movies and it's making me really anxious, I can't wait!!
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @morewithlessmom @Emmasmom04 I completely understand!!lol I already have a Christmas ringtone on my phone.lol We have to have a really small tree this year...that's the downside of have a really small house. :(
  • GritsGrits
    Posts: 3,757Member
    I love me some Christmastime! And we have room to decorate this year for the first time in 5 years! I'm elated!!

    @MorganD, my Nana cries her eyes out every time she hears Bing Crosby sing "I'll Be Home for Christmas". Especially since her mom died.

    And for all you candle nuts, lf you like Yankee's FB page and watch it around the holidays, they usually have a Buy 2 Get 2 Free coupon. I split it with someone last year...2 Yankee housewarmer candles for $25?? Yes Please!! Cinnamon is a must in my house at Christmas, and they brought out a new scent last year called Over The River...amazeballs ladies!!
    "I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles." ~Audrey Hepburn
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @Grits I'm a Bing freak...and that's my favorite Christmas song. Christmas has been so different since dad died, but I think I'm disappointed, because I keep expecting it to be like it used to be, but it's not. I still love it, though. *sigh*
  • MorganD
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  • shate98shate98
    Posts: 2,834Member
    I love me some Christmas, but then my life if this time of year revolves around Christmas. Santa was here last week. Not a joke. We were filming. Santa, xmas cookies, the tree, the lights, the snow. Ah, the ad world. Where Christmas arrives in August and lasts until January...
    "As you wander through your life, whatever be your goal,
    keep your eye upon the doughnut, not upon the hole."
  • MorganD
    Posts: 3,451Member
    @shate98 That's my kind of Christmas. :)
  • Rachely
    Posts: 53Member
    i was singing a christmas song yesterday in walmart looking at halloween stuff. time for nightmare before xmas!!
  • faery74faery74
    Posts: 69Member
    I love Christmas and I start shopping in August but everything else waits until after Thanksgiving.
  • crazybroad
    Posts: 91Member
    I would be in heaven if I could have Christmas decorations out all year without being called crazy!! When I'm having a bad day I love walking through Hobby Lobby or something among all the glitter and colors ans purty Christmas stuff!!! 
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