A blog by Cameron and Shannon

Being Very Into Christmas this year, I suddenly see that there are very important Christmas issues to talk about, such as Christmas lights.

I happen to be a white Christmas light person myself. I feel pretty passionately about white Christmas lights now that I am thinking about this, but to be honest, I have absolutely no idea what kind of Christmas lights are in our storage area right now and that have been on our tree for the past two years we’ve been married.

My mother was a colored Christmas lights gal, and I can respect that. Outdoors, however, there were only white lights. Maybe this was to simulate snow? To make the icicle lights more believable hanging from our roof in Florida?

Come to think of it, outside lights are a different issue altogether. I’m a big colored outside light person. I also enjoy those plastic Santas that are lit from the inside.

Oh! And the lights should never blink! Or synchronize to music (do Christmas lights really do that or did I make that up just now)? But the ones that twinkle…those are definitely a plus.

Then there’s the case of the amount of Christmas lights you should have on your tree. Personally, every year I just kind of buy a couple of strings when they are on sale and add ‘em in.

I could keep going on this issue (we’ve not even covered those giant Christmas lights from the 60’s) but I suppose I’ll stop here, considering I’ve already proven myself slightly unhealthily obsessed with CHRISTMAS LIGHTS for crying out loud. But I would definitely be interested on anyone else’s Christmas light opines.