Yup...Those who know my Christmas obsession affectionately (I hope) call me Clark Griswold!
It started at a young age. I remember the shimmer and sparkle of Christmas lights as being so fascinating. One of my earliest memories is when I was 7 years old in our house in Pennsylvania with those vintage opaque C9 bulbs in those basic colors of White, Green, Orange, Red, and Blue. Those lights gave off such a warm glow and when they reflected off of the freshly fallen snow...pure magic!
From there the obsession grew. As soon as my parents allowed me to climb a ladder to reach the roof line (with my dad's assistance of course) I was "in charge" of the Christmas Light decorating...at least until they told me that "we are not buying any more lights!"
Ahh...but someday...when I grew up and had a house of my own...