I have never been one to get into the holiday season cheerfully... because when I think of holidays, I think of money. And, considering that I never have any -- I kind of just brush off the whole idea of holidays and do my best to ignore that holidays are even occurring.
This year... I learned a few lessons. Simple decorations, easy & cheap celebrating, and family and friends can easily provide holiday cheer without spending a lot of money. It helped to have a little nudge from some important friends :
Our roommate Erica rants & raves about how fabulously her mother would decorate their house each year for Christmas. I could tell that she was yearning for some holiday cheer... so, we made an attempt to do a little decorating -- partially for ourselves, but mostly for her.
Then, we visited our friends Bobby & Alicia's house and it looked like a Christmas Elf vomited Christmas everywhere. I say that in a good way. It was almost enchanting... and definitely inspiring. Luckily, that very same night -- they gave us their old Christmas tree and a ton of other decorations and even amazing holiday smelly candles & oils.
Alright... I can take a hint. We decorated. Are you guys happy now? ... I'm not gonna lie - I am very happy. It's such a great feeling to come home to a house full of Christmas cheer... even if we don't have money to spend on Christmas like the rest of this crazy country. I'm also not gonna lie again... My husband did most of the decorating. But... Thank You to everyone that gave us a little nudge! ;p
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