I think Christmas lights should be various sized, multi-colored, flashing, gaudy almost Vegas-like type of decoration. My wife, Lauren, feels as though they should be perfectly lined strands of white twinkle lights that make the house look Rockwell-esque and classy. Lauren usually wins the Christmas decoration battle. Lauren usually wins all of the decoration battles. Spring time and Easter she decorates with cute pastels colors and bunnies and Robins, where I would prefer Liberace inspired purple and yellow. Fourth of July she has perfectly placed flags and red white and blue streamers lined across our front lawn, where I would want Uncle Sam shooting fireworks out of his beard. I like flash and pizazz, she likes sophisticated and tasteful.
The only holiday where I ever had a chance of winning the decoration battle was Halloween. I could put out my fog machine, strobe lights and pretend to cook people
on the grill and Lauren did not care. I could put out ugly scarecrows and mismatched webbing and it wouldn't bother Lauren at all. She did not mind bold and glaring on October 31st. Halloween was my day to decorate the house.
This year that has somehow all changed. Lauren has taken over Halloween decorating from me. She is making it her holiday. She decided she wanted to decorate. She changed the kids portraits in hall.
Each child with their own demonized look.
She decorated the front of the house with Halloween lights. What is considered gaudy at Christmas is perfectly fine at Halloween. I don't get it.
Those aren't twinkle lights all perfect in a line.
That Jack O'Lantern is not symmetrical. It does not look refined at all.
I don't know if Lauren is coming around to my way of thinking or if she is just trying to hijack the one holiday I get to decorate. The Truth be told Lauren did a good job.The house does look good. Maybe even a better job than I would have done. It looks garish and classy at the same time. Spooky yet friendly. Maybe my ideas are rubbing off on her.
We make a good pair. Happy Halloween.
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9 comments:
I always knew you were a boob
i commented on your twitter picture...what a couple of boobs!
and i love the kids pictures...those are hilarious.
Where are the matching panties??
That is the best costume ever.
Where did you get this costume? I must have it for next year.
Now there's a SET!!!
Did you ever notice that one is always bigger than the other?
That is an awesome costume. You both are really a great pair. ;-)
Great costuming, great blog.
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