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Every year my family hosts an annual 'Tacky Party.' The invites? "Get out your fugliest Christmas attire and come rock hard at our Third Annual Tacky Christmas Party! This is sure to make for some phenomenal photos! Be warned... we have security at the door and our dress code will be STRICTLY enforced!" (That's the Mr. Dykstra friendly version. :]) We deck our house out in the tackiest, most "grandma-esque" Christmas accessories we can find; our house, currently, looks like it's decorated by a crazy Christmas fangirl. The party this year is themed after "Don't be Tardy for the Party" by Kim Zolciak. (The song speaks for itself.) My mom invites all the family and friends over; the best part, though, is the food. December is the month where my family members, on my mom's side, atleast, actually cook things they should more often-- my favorite being my mom's oreo truffles and my grandma's peanut butter balls-- and almost everything they bring to the party is worthy of five star status.
People are decked out in things from knee high striped socks, Santa suits, Christmas aprons, and the most common item, dubbed "Tacky Christmas Sweater From Mom's Closet."  Dont be tardy for the party!

 I fully believe that honor is to be earned by another individual and that love just can’t be given out like candy. I wouldn’t give honor and respect to a person that treated me unfairly and didn’t give me and didn’t have a mutual appreciation for me. As some teachers say, “I don’t give out respect, you earn it.”

 Iff you treated everyone with love, respect, and honor, it could be compared to rewarding bad behavior; when your dog eats your homework, you don’t pet him and say, “Good dog!”  You reward the dog that is obedient follows your orders, and loves you unconditionally. When you honor someone, you need to trust them;  and when you trust someone, you trust them in a specific way. With that trust, that love that accompanies it is also specific. For instance, you may have different types of love and trust for someone as a friend, a relative, or a lover; and for true, complete love, you need to respect them.

If you do not have high regard for a person’s behavior, intelligence, or morals, it’s hard to find honor in their lifestyle. Its human nature to not regard a person who is conceited, condescending, arrogant, envious, or negative. When you feel another person belittles, deceives, or takes advantage of the love you bestow on them and reciprocated, you will eventually become disenchanted and fall out of love and despise one another. Respect should be mutual. You respect a coach or a teacher that directs that guides you sternly yet fairly; a coach that rants and yells aimlessly, without direction, or a teacher that is a pushover will earn little or no respect from their students. I believe to fully achieve someone’s love that you must have a positive impact on one another’s lives.