Comments on Zoe Rights: Enjoy the Little Things

I am so not ready for it yet either. Tonight there...

2009-11-10T16:45:13.532-08:00

I am so not ready for it yet either. Tonight there was some sort of Christmas movie starting on tv and my husband and I nearly banged heads lunging for the remote to change the channel! Too early!

This is actually the first year I recall seeing Ch...

2009-11-10T08:28:10.524-08:00

This is actually the first year I recall seeing Christmas decorations alongside the Halloween ones in the big chain stores. It hurt my heart.

Then, I went to the big evil corporate monolith store the other night to find that they had already started clearance on fall-themed and Thanksgiving merch. WHAT? Great, I guess, for those ardent Thanksgiving-lovers among us, but shitty for the holiday itself. It's just brushed aside anymore.

This weekend I went to the little allsorts store with the plank flooring, the one with the very charming Christmas displays and pretty unique ornaments. I was sad to see that their displays are pretty pitiful this year. I chalked it up to the economy, and asked the sales ladies if they'd be getting in any shipments soon. They were alarmed: "Oh nooooo. We stopped getting Christmas decor at the beginning of October." They told me that they'd started their Christmas push in early August.

What. THEFUCK.

I love Christmas too and HATE that people try to s...

2009-11-10T06:58:33.871-08:00

I love Christmas too and HATE that people try to start it too early. At my mom's we always get pajamas on Christmas Eve too and the next day there is a big breakfast. It's the most wonderful time of the year!