When does it REALLY hit you that the Holidays are here?

[stinkerbelle]

Honestly - with all the "early" marketing going on everywhere, it REALLY doesn't hit me that the holidays are here until I'm standing in my parents backyard on Thanksgiving with a glass of wine in one hand and a camera in the other...taking pictures of my dad and brother lowering a turkey into the fryer.

THEN the holidays are here for me!

 

[OhMari]

Looking at my check book each week, paying bills and wondering what present I could buy this week.

I had a nightmare that it was Christmas and I had nothing bought.

 

[candykisses]

When I get my Christmas club check.

 

[Danauk]

When my 2 week Christmas break from work begins.

 

[soccercruiser87]

when they start to have christmas specials on tv.

 

[Tinkerbelle739]

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE?!?!?!??!

 

[newholiday]

DHs Christmas club check

sending/receiving those DIS Christmas cards - up Im to 6 already

decorating the house

shopping/paying those bills

returning to Church

 

[tlgoblue]

The Holidays start for me the day the kids go back to school!

Keep the Faith!
Tracy

 

[septbride2002]

When I see Santa at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. That means the holidays are started. I do shop in advance though. Also the Christmas specials - when they start showing those I know for sure it is Christmas time!

~Amanda

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Mid November, around the time of the first snow!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

the novelty Christmas songs come back,especially "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"

 

[DCLuvinit]

Originally posted by septbride2002
When I see Santa at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. That means the holidays are started.

Me too! I LOVE the parade!!!

 

[jeleebeene]

Seeing the Thanksgiving Parade and smelling all the goodies cooking for dinner - I know the Holidays have begun!!

 

[disneydragon]

Somewhere in December

 

[snoopy]

Day after Thanksgiving means Christmas is coming to me.

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Once college football season is over and bowl invitations are being handed out.

 

[llij]

Probably the day after Halloween!! I then realize how the weeks are going to fly by.............

I love the holidays.