Last year I remember noting that the first Christmas decorations we saw were in September! We were in some store in some mall and walking through one of the back departments where no ever goes, shoved all in a corner were the store's Christmas decorations for that season. They had pulled them out but hadn't yet put them up.

This year it was the same timing, but the store was already fully decked out. We went to Garden Ridge last month and they already had multiple aisles dedicated to decorations: lights, ornaments, yard fixtures, huge inflatable eyesores (which Abby thought were pretty neat), and a veritable Christmas tree forest. They had all shapes and sizes with different light patterns and colors. We took a stroll through it but Abby wasn't as impressed as I thought she would be, considering her fascination with them last year.

Now I know this isn't a Christmas blog this year but I thought I'd relate that little story as blogging here again is reminiscent of last year's Christmas blog. So everyone knows, our Christmas visit this year will be from Jan 1st through Jan 7th. We are looking forward to visiting and it will be fun blogging with you again in the season preceding.