I've had my tree up for a week and a half! (I'm a little embarrested to admit that after seeing everyone elses replies.) I consider the "holiday season" to begin after halloween. I definitely married into the right family, Justin's dad puts his lights up on the outside of the house the week after halloween and Justin's mom has the inside decorted that week too.

I usually get my Christmas decorations out early november, but the tree usually goes up a bit later. However Justin bought me a new tree this year, so I put it up at the same time I got out the other decorations. My "old" tree is a huge, very full tree that I love very much, but unfortunately so did the cats. It was a very difficult tree to have in my busy house. This year Justin bought me a slim tree and it's working out much better. The cat's have not yet climbed it, they just play with it.

*(The background in my signature is a picture I took of part of my tree.)*