It happened. Right there in front of the check out lady with her shiny name badge and pretty earrings...it actually happened. The first Christmas presents for the kids were swiped and purchased right under my nose. As each *beep* sounded with the slide of a bar code, I couldn't figure out if I was overcome with visions of sugarplums dancing around their heads, or simply just feeling a queazy knot build up in the pit of my stomach. It isn't even HALLOWEEN for Pete's sake! How did this happen?
Maybe it was the fact that the whole store (from front to back) was decorated in Christmas trees. Red, green, twinkling, beautiful Christmas trees...have I mentioned that it's not Halloween yet?
Has it always been like this? Maybe I'm crazy but I remember as a kid being SO excited after Thanksgiving to start looking for the first signs of Christmas. The decorations, music, the magic of it all seemed to take forever until it arrived.
I guess it must work though, because there I was - standing at the register with Christmas toys for the kids...in October.
Maybe I'll make the most of it and look at it as planning ahead...yeah...that sounds good. I'm sure that just like everything else, it really is going to seem like no time at all before Christmas is actually here.
So Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas since they all seem to be together now! May your days be Merry, Scary, Stuffing and Bright.
Maybe it was the fact that the whole store (from front to back) was decorated in Christmas trees. Red, green, twinkling, beautiful Christmas trees...have I mentioned that it's not Halloween yet?
Has it always been like this? Maybe I'm crazy but I remember as a kid being SO excited after Thanksgiving to start looking for the first signs of Christmas. The decorations, music, the magic of it all seemed to take forever until it arrived.
I guess it must work though, because there I was - standing at the register with Christmas toys for the kids...in October.
Maybe I'll make the most of it and look at it as planning ahead...yeah...that sounds good. I'm sure that just like everything else, it really is going to seem like no time at all before Christmas is actually here.
So Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas since they all seem to be together now! May your days be Merry, Scary, Stuffing and Bright.
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That's it! There's nothing else to do! Thank You So Much!!! (Oh and there are some peanut butter cookies for Santa in it for you if I see you!) :)
That's it! There's nothing else to do! Thank You So Much!!! (Oh and there are some peanut butter cookies for Santa in it for you if I see you!) :)
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