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I Love You, Nordies

Mmmmm...the scent of new clothes and all that is wonderful; my mecca...Nordstroms. I have a love for Nordies. My mom, sister, and I all worked there at one time. It is in our blood. I love that every Norstroms smells the same and that I can easily find my way around any of them no matter where they are. Just when I thought I couldn't fall more deeply in love with this infamous place, I did. Let me explain.

I love the holiday season. I love Fall, the cooler weather, and celebrating each holiday individually. The season comes and passes so quickly! For this reason, I like to savor each moment, each holiday; especially now that I have a child. However, it seems that everywhere and everyone else wants to rush to Christmas. Nevermind Thanksgiving and turkey and being grateful. Oh no. It's all about how much we can get the consumer to spend on various Christmas items. Well, I have found that as many stores and families began preparing for Christmas back in August, Nordstroms was different. I went to may favorite place yesterday and as I walked out I read a wonderfully glorious sign on their window. It read, "We are decking our halls November 28th. We like to celebrate one holiday at a time." As if I couldn't love Nordies any more! Thank you, Nordstrom, for taking your time and not rushing us all through this beautiful season. Now we can all take a breath, sit back, and enjoy!
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Becca said…
Good for them!!!!!! I hated the fact that I went to a few sotres the day after Halloween and they had all thier Christmas stuff up. I guess that is what happens when you celebrate the Holidays instead of Thanksgiving and Christmas,or Hanukkah....by themselves.
November 23, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Rachel said…
I love that Nordstroms doesn't decorate for Christmas until AFTER Thanksgiving. I couldn't believe how many stores I walked into on Nov 1st that had decked their halls a month too early!
November 23, 2008 at 4:15 PM
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