The lights don’t go on until after November 11th, though. My boyfriend and I bought our home out in Buena vista three years ago. We moved out here permanently last year.
When we first met, my boyfriend Kevin had no Christmas decorations at all. But that changed after we started dating. I got him into the decorating spirit! Once we lived out here full time, we merged our decor. Over the past two years, I’ve added five new lawn decorations, and each year I add a new Christmas tree to be decorated, with lights, Christmas balls and candy canes! Plus, we added the blow-up presents around the garage this year!
We were planning on getting a large animated display this year, but due to COVID, we could not have it shipped to us. So there’ll be a surprise for next year! I set up the majority of this display. My three children helped me with the Christmas trees. Handing me balls as I went up and down the ladder to decorate. Kevin helped with the lights high on the house and garage peaks, the Christmas tree lights, stringing out the chords and our new inflatable presents. I appreciated the assistance very much!
The inside of my house is decorated like the outside too! It takes a lot of time, but I love every minute of it and enjoy watching it each night. Plus, I enjoy seeing the cars stop and view our display. Kids even come out and look at the different displays one by one.
There’s nothing out here like this. So it’s nice to set up something for the whole community to enjoy in this season! Most people drive by our back yard and see the display but don’t realize the front yard is decorated too!
It’s so much fun and a great time of year! Especially this year, we can all use a little magic and glow in our hearts. I think it helps make the season special.
-Rheanne Fazakas