Tag: Holiday

The Perfect Gift

December 25, 2021 / Conal

It’s Christmas. Christmas!

It’s still early. The kids are still asleep in their beds waiting for their alarms to trigger that instant Christmas morning jump-out-of-bed reflex. The soft, warm lights of the Christmas tree are glowing across the living room. I have the TV tuned to the virtual fireplace which, I suppose, is keeping me virtually warm.

Under the tree, the presents are snugly tucked in. The bright colors and shiny bows are just waiting to be ripped into.

But as I sit here waiting for everyone to wake, I’m looking most forward to what awaits my artist wife under the tree.

The Christmas Star

December 11, 2021 / Conal

For as long as I can remember, I have loved Christmas lights. Many people do. But, my relationship with Christmas lights borders on obsession. Our light display sits at 8,000 lights, having grown from its initial 700 lights 12 years ago.

It takes me over 25 hours to put up our Christmas light display, not including all of the prep and test time I put in over the spring and summer months to develop new concepts and ideas for the display.

This year, with less than one week before I was planning to hit the “on” switch, it was her art background that pushed my final project over its remaining hurdle.