Philip and Shannon Durst of Dallas start preparing for their Halloween decorations early. Like really early.
Shannon, who is the real brains of the operation, begins her research at the very beginning of the year and no, you won't find any ghouls, ghosts, or goblins in their yard.
Shannon tells WFAA, "I think there's 29 crosses this year. The more crosses we have, the more work for Phil."
Every year, the Dallas couple adorns their lawn with crosses marking the significant events that have come and gone as a makeshift graveyard to mark all the current event items that "died" in 2022.
"It's a very short-term history lesson," Shannon said. "Things that have died or gone away or ended or terminated."
The Dursts this year have crosses dedicated to, amongst other things, "Kim K and Pete D," "iPods," "Maris' home run record," "Elizabethan Era," and "The Last KMART."
The Dursts say the decorations make people feel nostalgic, and that many of them are events we've all "buried in the back of our minds."
The couple started this 12 years ago for the community. "Make people smile. Make people smile and say hi," said Shannon.
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