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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Fri Dec 23, 2011, 12:42 PM Dec 2011

I Noticed Something in My Neighborhood [View all]

More Christmas lights. This is the first year we are actually walking up and down the different streets and practically everyone is lighting up their houses. It's so festive. Even here in warm South Florida. It actually feels like Christmas for the first time in a few years.

This year has been tough for most people in my neighborhood. My husband just recently got a job (2 actually) and I believe things are looking up. Maybe it's just the lights, but I'm seeing something more there. People want to celebrate. They want to stop with the all of the negativity. They want to be happy again. It may be a small sign, but maybe it is a sign of things to come.

Thanks to you all and God Bless

Merry Christmas to all
Happy Hannukka to all
And to all a Happy New Year

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I Noticed Something in My Neighborhood [View all] RockaFowler Dec 2011 OP

Seen my neighbor across the street on a 20 foot ladder putting them up on his house NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #1

My neighborhood, too, here in South California. . . Journeyman Dec 2011 #2

I live in a townhouse in CA Frances Dec 2011 #3

Same around NW PA, haven't seen so many lights since I was a kid, 60's. Maybe it is a sign of hope. Mnemosyne Dec 2011 #4