Number Twelve: Lights

So people who put up Christmas lights are a tiny bit strange.


Last night Olivia, Tanya and myself drove around looking at the Christmas lights and decorations residents of Glenmore Park had brightened up the exterior of their house with, and, to tell you the truth (the bluntest of the blunt), I don't know why you would bother. I understand that decorating your house to the extent these people were is mainly for the sake of their children's temporary happiness, and a bit of edging around the eaves with fairy lights looks rather stylish, however some houses douse their rooves in colour and sparkle, almost blinding the people walking by.

We, here at the Ebelt residence, never deck out our house in lights; never have. We have a plastic tree that hasn't made an appearance this year. Instead, we have a 30 centimetre tree sitting on top of a coffee table with the presents stashed underneath the glass. I don't think I exist in a family of scrooges, rather we appreciate a simplistic Christmas rather than an attention grabber.

Last night I also introduced Olivia to Tanya's fear of Caddens Road in Orchard Hills. For those of you who don't know this street, basically there are three hills all in a row on at least a 4 kilometre stretch, with acreage on both sides. During daylight hours, it is pretty ordinary, however comes alive during the night time within Tanya's hyperactive mind, drawing on the fact that there are no street lights and only spanning fields of nothingness all around the car. Olivia and myself could barely breath because we were laughing so hard when Tanya screamed after seeing a moth that apparently appeared like a dead body on the asphalt.

Now, this is the kind of Christmas fun that I enjoy. It's not about the lights or the tinsel or even the presents. It's about the times spent with friends. I'm not Christian, but I am definately a subscriber to the pleasure brought by Christmas when people are brought together to share their time with each other.

You don't need lights or a tree to have fun.



Lovemeg