For the last several weeks, as we all know, Mindy has been Christmas-ing. She has closets full of presents, has used 8 rolls of wrapping paper, and has been spreading Christmas cheer everywhere she goes. While I’m not exactly a Christmas elf myself, I usually put off Christmas preparations till the middle of November like everyone else. I chastise merchants for their blatant plug of commercialism by putting out Christmas decorations alongside mounds of Halloween candy. I shun radio stations that start playing jingle bells after the monster mash, and I abhor television stations that play back to back specials of Charlie Brown and The Great Pumpkin and a Charlie Brown Christmas. Usually I demand the separation and distinction of holidays. But, living by Mindy this year has been very different! The other morning I even woke up full of Christmas cheer.
I also feel to point fingers at Scott for my shameful behavior. I’ve been working on his present since August when we drew names. It has been a labor of love which I have enjoyed seeing develop but at the same time it’s forced me to be in the Christmas spirit sooner than expected.
(I promise that the sharing of this background and preparatory information has a point.) So Mindy and I have been blatantly discussing Christmas for several weeks now and this weekend it all came to a climax. The Case family left St. George on Friday to spend time at Amy’s before heading up to Richfield for Halloween. We told Mindy that we needed to work on her computer so she should leave her house open. Matthew and I had concocted a plan that we would sneak into Mindy’s house and put up her Christmas tree while she was gone, so that when she came home it would be a Christmas miracle. We even went and bought a bell and put it on her tree as “the first gift of Christmas” (our first idea was to get 4 bells and take the ringer out of one and give it to Kyle, but Matthew talked me out of it). So we waited at Mindy’s house till she left, and being Mindy, she was already suspicious. She called us twice, once she had left, to try to catch us, stating that she was looking at us through the window. At this, Matthew jumped and immediately checked all the windows. Matthew and I hurriedly put up the Christmas tree and giggled like little school girls/boys as we hopped in our car and drove away.
After the fun weekend we got a call from Mindy, “Santa came to our house during Halloween!” For once Mindy was surprised! It’s going to be a merry Halloween, a joyous thanksgiving, and a happy holiday after all.
A Story - In Mindy's defense:
Rebecca Monson was invited to a small holiday party at the home of Larry King. The place was decorated top to bottom in Christmas!....And he's Jewish!
3 comments:
You have mad writing skills! I laughed outloud as I read this post. Mostly because I remember Matthews voice on the phone when I told him I was looking in the window at him (I was passing the Hurricane exit at the time) and there was just enough fear in his voice that I almost told Kyle to turn around so I could really peek through the windows. It was a funny suprise and you REALLY did get me...a feat(sp) only few can claim.
I too hate when merchants rush holidays...or back to school for that matter. However, Christmas is one holiday that cant get rushed fast enough. Have you ever heard of Christmas in July? I love to think of the magical days of Christmas when I am sitting in the hot summer (yucky) sun.
Sorry I did not make it over to your santas workshop yesterday. I was cleaning up one party(Kyles office party) because we were having another one that night (priest chili cook off). It was busy...but thats what the holidays are all about! I love (almost) every second of it!
And just FYI I dont in anyway disregard Thanksgiving, to me it is a big dinner of gratitude that Christmas is almost here!
P.S. Remember that we are putting up our Christmas decorations on monday (Novemeber 10) so please come...I will invite dad and pam too. So far Kyle has not caught on that it is even one week earlier than we did it last year and I have recieved no bans from him (I laugh in the face of bans anyways). Do you have any treat requests for that special night? I still have some humice...how long does that stuff last anyways. See...you like early Christmas and I like humice...we are rubbing off on each other! Love ya lots.
I have to agree with the point that the best time to go Christmas decoration shopping is the 2nd week of OCTOBER!!!!!! Grrrrrrr.
Happy Holidaze!
Hi Jessica and Matthew. I found your blog after you gave Carl the info. I don't use my real name on my blog, but you know who I am... Carl's wife. ;o) Good to see your picture after so long. I hope you are well!
"Benny" (Carl's wife in WA)
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