Do decorations really matter?

All this uproar about people decorating for CHRISTmas before Thanksgiving got me to thinking.  Actually it got me to typing an imaginary ranting blog.  When that happens I try to tone it down some and actually type a blog.  I understand that people enjoy Thanksgiving and want it to be properly enjoyed before moving on.  My husband is one of those people.  That doesn't bother me.  I get that people want to concentrate on being Thankful.  Here is my point:  Why can't I be thankful with CHRISTmas decorations up?  Why does it matter if there is green and red hanging in my house instead of brown, orange, and yellow?  CHRISTmas makes me thankful.  It makes me happy.  I understand I am still very much a child at heart, but seeing the lights and colors and sounds brings out some extra kid in me.  I am lucky that we HAVE to decorate before Thanksgiving.  We have open house here at ABCH and we have to be completely ready by the first of December.  So, my decorations have been being put up for about a week.  I still have a little more to do, but it is getting done.  This blog actually developed after I saw a very hateful post by a lady last week.  I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion but when you become hateful and critical in your posts it is just unnecessary and I believe you have missed the reason for both seasons.  I don't believe God cares which decorations they have up or really if they have any.  Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and be grateful for what God has given us.  To me, CHRISTmas is too.  I am most thankful for what we celebrate on CHRISTmas.  I am thankful that God decided that I was worthy or His love and sent His son Jesus to earth to die for me so that I could spend eternity with Him in Heaven.  To me, both holidays intertwine.  They both serve the same purpose.  Yes, they both have different origins, but if ultimately I spend both holidays in praise and thanksgiving do my decorations really matter?  Don't judge others for putting theirs up a little early.  Maybe they have a child who gets all giddy when the CHRISTmas decorations start coming out.  To that Mom, I say, decorate your heart out and enjoy every extra minute of those squeals of joy.  Maybe they have gathered so many decorations they need extra time to put them out.  To those people I say, make sure you aren't consumed with 'stuff' and then sit back and marvel at how good God is to let us enjoy these perks in life.  And if you are one of those people who loves fall then keep your orange and red and brown out as long as you like and enjoy the many colors God gives us to glory at when the seasons change.  All that matters is we live each day in gratitude.  The decorations are just gravy on the potatoes.