A Totally Expected Blond Moment

As you've already learned about me, recycling is not at the top list of things I think about.  Not because I'm a bad person or anti Earth, I just have other things on my mind.  And, to be honest, those who subscribe to the Mayan calendar know, why the hell bother, am I right???

For Christmas, we usually decorate the outside of our house every year with so many lights and blow ups and reindeer that we could rival the Griswalds.  This year neither one of us was into it.  Climbing on the roof, balancing on one foot on the ladder trying to reach as far as possible so you don't have to climb all the way down and move it again.  That sort of thing.  The inside of our house already looks like Christmas threw up anyhow.  We put up 4 trees, wrapped the banister with garland and lights, set up the little village, basically covered every surface with something Christmasy. 

We got a lot of moans and groans from our neighbors when they heared we weren't decorating.  Every single house on either side of us, and halfway up our street, decorated.  Hell, Dave and Lisa who aren't even here for the holiday this year, had a couple little elves go over and decorate for them.  That really stings because we thought at least we could be in it together.

Steve and Kathy, one of our favorite party couples, live about 4 houses up from us.  They hadn't decorated yet either.  We went up there a few Saturday's ago for drinks and fun.  When the subject of decorating came up we were just saying how thrilled we were that they hadn't decorated either and we could be in it together.  The following is how the conversation went:

Me: We are so glad to see you aren't decorating the outside.  We've been getting crap from everyone.

Steve:  Oh no, you know what, we are going green this year.

Me, aka, Blondie: Steve, I don't care what color of lights you are hanging up, WE AREN'T DECORATING.

Yes folks that's right.  That's how it went.  Steve, Kathy and Kyle just took pause while I figured it out.   If I'm nothing else, at least I can be counted on for other's entertainment.