I have a hypothesis that I'd like to prove. I hypothesize that people who are extreme holiday decorators are happy people; happier than most of us. When I see these homes with thousands and thousands of Christmas lights, a Santa and reindeer on the roof, a few lit-up snowmen and deer with bobbing heads in the yard, and every branch of every tree covered with lights, I just can't imagine a depressed, ornery, or angry person living there. One home we pass on our drive home has a magnificent light display that is synchronized to move with the Christmas songs on a specific radio station. There is Santa in the window laughing and holding his belly.
The home down the hill from us is the place to see during Halloween. They have a 20 foot spider on the roof glaring menacingly down at all visitors and of course a huge spider web nearby. Frankenstein has his arms outstretched ready to grab unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. Ghosts hang from the trees swaying in the cool October breeze. There is just no possible way that these people aren't fantastic. I believe that these extreme decorators are so happy that they want to make others happy through their holiday displays.
I'd like to ask the neighbors of these extreme holiday decorators, if these people are as happy as their home suggests and prove my hypothesis. I know every time I drive by these homes I can't help but smile and wonder about the happy people that I'm certain live there.
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