Bring on the Holiday's

November 1st. It was cold. A heavy rain storm, followed by a windstorm, has left most of the trees in our area without their leaves. What was once a gorgeous pallet of spectacular color is now the vacant, lifeless remains of a season that was. Fall, though technically here till December 21st, is all but over. The colder weather and leafless trees all point to the coming winter season. And with the winter season comes the holiday days we absolutely love, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The house rule was, nothing Christmas until the Friday after Thanksgiving. We resisted all sorts of holiday temptation until the week of Thanksgiving. No movies. No music. No decorations. No Christmas. But all of that has changed.

Today ushers in the official start of the holiday season, at least in the Higham house. What's the holiday season you ask? The celebration of both, Thanksgiving AND Christmas.
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What's that mean? Well, simply put, we're getting into the spirit of the holidays a little earlier than we have in the past. What this doesn't mean is that we're skipping over Thanksgiving just to get to Christmas sooner. No, we intend on taking plenty of time to celebrate and remember the things that we are thankful for. However, we're also not waiting to begin thinking and celebrating Christmas.

In fact, tonight, we watched our first Christmas movie. Over the last couple of years the movie Elf, with Will Ferrell and James Caan, has been the first movie watched. Tonight we lit the fire, snuggled up on the sofa, and enjoyed the familiar laughed and magic that comes with Christmas.
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Why the change?

Why not?

Think about it. Christmas and Thanksgiving are two of the biggest holidays on the calendar. But every year we battle with the question of, "when is it okay to play Christmas music?" Then we get all wrapped up in the stress of preparing the turkey feast. We shop, we cook, we gather, we eat. Then it's over and we're on to the next holiday.

Christmas isn't that different. We shop, we wrap, we prepare, we gather, we give and receive. Then it's over. By the end of the day we find ourselves sitting in the aftermath wondering, is that all there is?

No, that's not all there is! Both Thanksgiving and Christmas  come with so much more. 

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The celebrations, the traditions, the joy, and the fun;
​Life in the Higham House, the holiday edition.

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So starting this month, we're taking the opportunity to celebrate all that Thanksgiving and Christmas mean to us. The celebrations, the traditions, the joy, and the fun; Life in the Higham House, the holiday edition.

Come along and join us as we turn the Life in the Higham House blog into our, Bring on the Holiday Extravaganza! Let's go, bring on the holiday's!

​- the Higham family
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