I live alone – pretty much a confirmed bachelor at age 48. (Though I haven’t completely given up hope of finding that special someone.) Anyway, since I live alone, the decorations are pretty much just for me. My friend Chuck helped me put them up last Wednesday. Just a tree, a manger scene, Advent candles, and a wreath on my front door.
Last year I didn’t put my tree (which is artificial) up, because I was in the middle of moving out of the apartment where I’d lived for almost 23 years. I closed on a condo on December 29th last year, and spent my first night there on January 9th. So this is my first full Advent/Christmas season in the new place. Though I actually will be out of town on Christmas itself.
As is my custom, Baby Jesus is not in the manger yet. I’ll put him in just before I leave town for Christmas break.
