Yesterday was our wedding anniversary. The day was beautiful! The sun come up bright and early and like always the Texas Hill Country sun rise was beautiful!
We've been married for 42 years now and so we are no where near newlyweds and so we opted out of the romantic candle light dinner and dancing under the stars. What did we do? Why go to our favorite store...Costco! But first we went to Garden Ridge and there was at the very least 40,000 square feet of nothing but Christmas lights, Christmas bulbs, Christmas holly, Christmas trees, Christmas Wreathes, Christmas candles...anything Christmas, they had it.

I wasn't in the Christmas buying spirit until I walked in this store and then all of a sudden I developed an acute disease that could be chronic if allowed. A disease called Christmas madness. Yes, I lost my mind right there in the store and started buying things to create work for me. Things I've sworn I'd never do!!!! Things like this:

No, it is not a Gingerbread House Kit. It is a Gingerbread Train Kit. Kevin is a boy and is heavily into trains, not just Thomas (although he loves loves loves Thomas) he just loves all trains. He doesn't give a lick about a girly house. So, when the sweet little boy begged for a Gingerbread Train, what does daddy do? Cave in. Really mama caves in too, but I'll never admit it...it's easier to blame daddy for spoiling the kid! It's the Christmas madness I tell you. Now if you don't want to catch it, don't go near Garden Ridge.

Then as we were wondering through the store I kept wondering where is all that beautiful Christmas music coming from? I pricked my ear and started following the tunes. It lead me to this tree with great big ole bulbs that flashed in time to the Christmas music and changed colors! Yes, this is where the music was coming from! An outdoor 9' musical Christmas tree that kept time to the music by strutting her stuff, er...I mean flashing her lights and changing colors! Bow to your partner! Doe Si do! Do the promenade! No, no, no, I mean Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Deck the halls with boughs of holly Falalalalalalalala....Oh there goes that Christmas madness disease strikes again! I just couldn't help myself. I fell in love with her branches and her lights! The Christmas madness disease made me do it! I also bought this: ...remote control and all!

Yes, you can tell you've been married a long time when you forgo romantic candle lite dinners for Gingerbread Trains and a Remote Control Outdoor Musical Flashing Christmas Tree! Not only that but when we left we went to none other than my favorite store...Costco! and the Christmas madness disease was kept under control for a time.