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Carol Perkins: Christmas on Christmas Island? After remembering Christmases past and present and considering Christmas possibilities elsewhere, she comes to the conclusion one would expect from a native daughter of Old Met. The next earlier Carol Perkins store, Small town department stores By Carol Perkins "How'd Ya Like to Spend Christmas On Christmas Island?" Edmonton is at its finest during Christmas thanks to business owners and city/county employees and many volunteers who decorate the square to create holiday spirit. I love the lights around windows, lighted trees, wreaths, and greenery. For example, the tree in the upstairs window of the courthouse is magnificent. The courthouse yard also glows as the lamplights inhale the crisp air. When I saw the decorations going up at the light poles, I was as excited as a kid. I admit I don't know who does this job, but I'm grateful to them. This is good for the morale of a small town or for any town. Driving around, looking at lights a family tradition Driving around to look at the lights was always a tradition for my family. I still do this. Usually I wait until a few nights before Christmas, giving everyone time to finish decorating, and begin my drive. There were a couple of places that I really admired because their homes were lighted so well that an airplane might have mistaken them for a landing strip. Those houses either now sit empty or have been sold. I miss their efforts. Remember the one that was decorated entirely in blue? I called it "Blue Christmas." I miss those lights. Doesn't decorate the way she once did I don't decorate the way I once did. First of all, it is so time-consuming to drag out all the decorations and put them out and then put them away. I know I have grown a little lazy about decorating, but others tell me that happens with age. Sometimes I think about what it would be like to leave home for Christmas and come back after the holiday is over. Avoid all the hassle. Are you guilty of those thoughts too? Would like to see Rockies at Christmas Where would I go? I have always wanted to see the Rockies at Christmas. I visualize sitting around a fireplace inside a luxury resort overflowing with skiers, sipping hot chocolate. I would not be skiing, but I could dress the part and laugh loudly and pretend. There would be an elk's head wearing a Santa hat extended over the fireplace, a real spruce touching the ceiling, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" playing in the background, and snow falling outside. That would be a good Christmas. Maybe the New York is the place to see Perhaps if not the Rockies, I might want to be in New York City with a room facing Rockefeller Center, where I would watch ice skaters from my window and wish to be one of them. My one and only ice skating adventure found me off my feet rather than on them. One leg went to the left, the other to the right, and I fell right in the middle. A rink guard "heaved" me to my feet and slid me to the rail. My ankles always wiggled so much I could never balance myself. If not skating, I would spend time glazing at the mammoth tree towering like a skyscraper. Of course, I would visit St. Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Eve. A person can't be that close to this historical church without going inside and absorbing its splendor. What a sentimental Christmas that would be. Maybe Key West, to surf and drink Margaritas Maybe I would prefer a trip to Key West, where the weather would be warm and Santa wouldn't need snow. He would ride in on a surf board and drink Margaritas rather than milk. I could have a Jimmy Buffet type Christmas with a group of Parrotheads wearing Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops, and shorts, and gather with them on the beach around an aluminum Christmas tree and sing carols. This would be different, but not traditional enough for me Disney World would be fun at Christmas Disney World would be a fun place to take my family for Christmas if I had plenty of money and patience. I have been there after Christmas, and the crowds were horrendous, so I can't imagine what it would be like on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Tired kids pulling at their parents, long lines, and amusement park food! My grandchildren would never forget this Christmas, but I don't think Guy and I could survive it. Maybe this would be a trip for the parents. Could hang stocking on a Coconut tree There is always Hawaii for Christmas. I am sure I could find the real Christmas Island somewhere in the Pacific, where I could "hang my stocking on a great big coconut tree." Santa would bring my present "in on a canoe" and make my "Christmas dreams come true." I might like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island. Then again, maybe not. But best place: Right where she is! Honestly, there is no place like home for the holidays, as the song says. Even though I might not have the snow, the city lights, the warmth of the sun, or the sound of the ocean, I have family and friends and church and the community and the parade and all that makes our county so special. Where do I want to spend Christmas? Right where I am! Email Carol at cperkins@scrtc.com Give the gift that will keep your family and friends laughing this Christmas. Give them Let's Talk About... a collection of over 70 of Carol's favorite stories, many you have never read. Send check, cash, or money order to Carol Perkins, P.O. Box 134, Edmonton, KY 42129 for the Christmas special of just $12 (regularly $15). Every stocking needs a book! This story was posted on 2009-12-20 10:49:17
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