Too early? Yes. No. Yes...No?

My question for the day...is it too early to put up my Christmas tree? David says yes. I say no. We are having a minor disagreement on this issue. Normally, I would wait until the day after Thanksgiving (or weekend after) or even December 1st, but I just bought a new tree and new ornaments and I really want to decorate. When I was a kid, I remember our Christmas tree going up at or around Thanksgiving and it was usually brought down the day after Christmas. We always had a beautiful tree. My mom had all gold, silver, and white decorations and they looked amazing at night. We used to do a real tree, but when we discovered my allergy to them, we went to a fake one. However, it still looked great. My mom's decorations were rather simple, traditional, and sophisticated...candles in every window, stockings on the fireplace, and the tree. I, on the other hand, have multi-color lights, multi-color ornaments (including pink), and my mom's stockings. I also have lights for the back porch and a wreath for the door. A little color never hurt. I possibly got this from my father, as his Christmas lights went up weeks ago. And when I say Christmas lights, I am talking about the Griswolds being jealous of my dad's lights. He has so many lights on the tree as well that you don't even see the tree. As soon as you walk into the house, Christmas music is blaring (nothing unusual) and the lights are all over the place. A little kid's dream house basically. Whenever friends come over with little kids or babies, the kids are usually occupied the entire time by just the lights. Just starring and admiring the colors.





I know I talked a little about traditions on some other posts, but I am struggling with beginning a tradition of when to put up the Christmas tree. Is it wrong to have the tree up a week and a half before Thanksgiving? Is it just too early? Take into account that we are usually gone the entire Thanksgiving weekend and then are gone again a few days before Christmas. Somewhere in there I have final exams and my mind is totally concentrated on them until they are over. So, technically, it all cancels out right? We still only enjoy the tree for about a month or less. Maybe by the end of today, I will win and the tree will be up...

Little Cousins on Christmas Day 2009