Pretty isn't always nice!

This morning I braved the cold to remove some of our outdoor Christmas decorations that are visible for the first time, thanks to the rain we got over the weekend. They've been covered in several feet of snow for what seems like months now. Of course, untangling them was something else! They may not be pretty but at least half of them (the most obvious ones) are down now.

I started thinking about how we spend so much time putting up outdoor christmas decor only to have to stuck in the snow too long after christmas passes. If it wasn't so pretty then perhaps we wouldn't do it; but not doing so feels so scrooge-like for us. Not to mention, we all love seeing the lights outside our house during the season. It feels cheerier during the gloomy winter.

Not everything pretty is always nice though. I've always thought that personality is more important than looks, not that looks don't hurt. Unfortunately sometimes the 'pretty' people aren't so pretty on the inside which actually makes them quite unattractive. Likewise, someone with a great personality & decent looks is actually more attractive. Lucky for me, I found both in my Hubby!