who else is getting ready?

[1girl1boy (leslie)]

i'm going to do something i've never done before...i'm going to decorate the house for christmas before thanksgiving! http://www.thedigichick.com/forums/images/smilies/confused0068.gif

i've always been a staunch "no decorating until the day after thanksgiving" kind of girl, but we are traveling for thanksgiving for the first time in our 7 year marriage and i want to get it done before we leave so that it is done when we get home. how nice will it be to walk in to a christmas-y house?

so who else is getting ready to decorate?

[crystalbella77]

I am!!! We are going to do it on Garret's next 4 days off. :) which are tues-friday next week. So we will get it done by Wednesday probably. lol!

[jjstar]

We're going to start this weekend and then hopefully have it all done by Thanksgiving. I'm so excited! I am however sad because it means we can't put up a real tree. Since we're going to Disney in a few weeks it just isn't going to work out (and still look good by Christmas).

[lizzyfizzy]

oh my leslie...your a brave soul. i think i'll repeat my bad habits and wait til the last minute. thanks for almost inspiring me. LOL!!! ;)

[shayenne]

hm since christmas it be 30 days and i think i will beginn in 15 days with dacoratet and preporations the days i love
and think my childrens looking forward too thi s;-)

[LauraKaye]

Not me, I must wait! :) My son's birthday is December 6 and I don't let myself decorate for Christmas until after we have celebrated his special day.

[1girl1boy (leslie)]

Not me, I must wait! :) My son's birthday is December 6 and I don't let myself decorate for Christmas until after we have celebrated his special day.

that's really sweet, laura! my son's is the 14th. don't think we can wait that late. :giggle

[ina]

I usually wait till after my birthday on Nov. 29th. As a kid, I would *insist* that we wait until after my birthday! :giggle I'm thinking of starting early this year though, since we're having guests over that day, and it would be nice if the house was Christmassy already. We usually get a live tree though, so that part may have to wait.

[LauraKaye]

that's really sweet, laura! my son's is the 14th. don't think we can wait that late. :giggle

I wouldn't wait either Leslie if my son's was on that date. I'm barely fending off waiting until the 6th. It's crazy how many stores already have their decorations up!

[shades of bliss]

We will be leaving for a few days also, but I refuse to admit the season is upon me! LOL

[jjstar]

We got a new tree while we were out tonight. I've been pulling for a new thinner one and we got it! It will fit better and it has over 1000 lights already on it. We're going to start first thing in the morning. DS wanted to stay up tonight to do it?!

[Jule]

I have to wait! We will move on dec. 6th so I think it wouldn't make sence to decorate everything now ;)

[trinad]

OMG, I would have my stuff up already but my hubby insist that we wait until at least Thanksgiving dinner is over and his had his nap!!!! :giggle

[newfiemountiewife]

I always wait until I'm done shopping, so I am planning to do it next weekend, the earliest ever! But no tree, we get a real tree, and it's much too early for that.

[dst212 (Daniela)]

Next weekend! I always put up the tree on December 1st, but since it's a Monday, we'll do it the Sunday before. That means I need to find time this week to go out and buy some new stuff to refresh the existing decorations... Fun!

[1girl1boy (leslie)]

well, both trees are up and fluffed! i'll get busy decorating them tomorrow. it's so odd! i'm not use to doing this until the day after thanksgiving.

[jjstar]

We got almost everything done this weekend! Our dining room tree only has the lights on it so I still need to finish that one up tomorrow. It is so nice to have it up. My husband even strung lights from the ceiling in Jameson's room. It is so bright in there!

[Priscilla]

I'd love to but I am not sure how my MIL would feel about it so ........ not gonna do it....and we are having T-giving here.

[Amy H]

I'm doing it tonight! We have family coming in for Thanksgiving, and my house looks best during Christmas, so I like to decorate before they get here :) I put up all the garlands and the showy tree in the foyer, but we wait until later to do the "family tree" in the living room. Who's done theirs already? I wanna see pics!

[kathitownz]

Gosh, you guys are really making me feel bad. Hey, I ALWAYS have my tree up and decorated at least 3 days before Christmas, and Daver gets the lights up before the girls come home! I KNOW! I KNOW! I'm a mess!

[ina]

I started putting up decor today, thanks to everybody here! LOL You've all gotten me into the Christmas mood already! :D