I Think We're Calling This Year's Outdoor Christmas Decorations...Done

 I guess things changed at Halloween. There was a time when we rummage around under the stairs, haul out the dusty boxes full of holiday decorations, and deck the house with holiday cheer, including outside the house.

This year...not so much.

In fact, we only put up two things for Halloween, in addition to our carved pumpkins. We bought a couple of Halloween trees with orange lights. They were cute, but very underwhelming. Still, we liked them and we even liked the minimalism of our decorations.

After the ghouls and goblins called it a night and Halloween ended, I put away the small Halloween trees under the stairs and dug out a small lighted Christmas tree and a deer. Instead of putting them back, I decided to put them outside and light them up.

We think that might be it for this year's outdoor Christmas decorations.

We decorated at Halloween and did even more at Christmas--not "Clark Griswold" crazy, but enough to let others know that the residence of our house celebrated the holiday. Last year we even tried putting up lights on the roof lines...

It did not go well or look good. We took comfort in the fact that we tried.

Maybe it's because last year's displays were not spectacular. Maybe it's because we're getting older and don't want to put in the effort. Maybe it's something else. Whatever the reason, we have a simple tree and deer display that we like and that--in its way--lets us celebrate the season. So, if you're driving in our Northern Utah neighborhood and you see the simplicity of our decorations, now you know the rest of the story.