As much as I feel nostalgia and appreciate the kid friendliness of our Christmas tree, I've struggled with my desire to give it a new color scheme for a few Christmas's now. It's been such a good little tree to us, for so many years... how could I let the little guy dress up in yet the same outfit for another year in a row? See how I get? Personification 3D!
We have got to stop driving around and longing for the round happy snowmen, cuddly reindeers, and Jolly happy Santa's, it's affecting me. It's not good.
Just today I considered buying Red Reindeer plates to place on top of my everyday white ones. I just knew it would have made my plates sooo happy!
But I made a promise to myself, that this year I would use what I had, I would not be buying anything new for Christmas. I would be strong. A "Brand New Shiny"Christmas would have to wait outside Bungalow'56's door; chips on Santa's plate, and all.
But today? Today I faltered. I just needed something, anything, to bring new life to our tired Christmas. I reasoned that there was one thing Christmas needed. OK, maybe two.
You see, in two short days we were going to be celebrating a very important birthday. Every year we bake a cake, and every year we sing the traditional birthday song. Baby Jesus gets the full Birthday treatment. Or does he? I realized something was missing.
You see at Bungalow'56 a birthday does not see the light of day without the dining room being swathed in streamers,
and bedecked with balloons.
When I mentioned this to the girls, we all concurred that this was, in fact, a necessity. We bought the ballooons and knew the white, green, and red streamers would be the Christmas lift our house needed.
Now, I think it's important to mention here, that a certain little table cloth, which included the colors of the balloons just happened to have caught my eye a few weeks back. It just didn't feel right to leave the table out of the festivities.
All is right with the world now. With the balloons and streamers and a few candy canes thrown in for good measure, The festivities at Bungalow'56 are definitely in full swing.
The most important question that must be answered today, is. . . what kind of Birthday Cake should we bake baby Jesus? Because I'm sensing that this Santa plate is feeling a little lonely. . .
Merry Christmas!
Fabulous idea, fabulously executed!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that table'cloth'! Can you buy me one? I will give you the money, I promise....
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there are some left at your friendly Great Canadian Superstore! I asked them to save you one.
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Jasmine V said...
ReplyDeleteHello Dana!
Jasmine here, just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful card. That was really nice...it made my day! Anyways thanks again and have a wonderful Christmas!