We decorated the outside of the house very simply this year with candles in the windows and a wreath on the door. Love that the newer candles go out by themselves when the sun comes up. I remember older ones that you had to run around and unplug every morning and plug back up every evening. I like the way candles look in the windows, a warm greeting to friends and family.
We got the tree up and it looks pretty, the same as every year because it’s artificial. Perhaps one year we will switch up and buy a live tree. We don’t have a lot of decorations but still I think the house looks nice. I will be tired of it and ready to pack everything up right after Christmas.