Decorating the tree. What a time. We had flown back into Dallas Saturday the 28th of November. After a 3 hour flight, a 3.25 hour car ride, unpacking of the car, and getting something small to eat I got a bee in my bonnet to get our tree. I really wanted to decorate it on Sunday and I knew I needed to get it in water. At 7pm Nate and I started looking for trees. We tried Home Depot (Christmas tree section closes at 6pm), the Lowes (same thing), then Wal-Mart. My FAVORITE place. We found a tree and pretty much just picked one out of the bins. We got it home where I had to saw off some bottom branches to fit in the tree stand and cut off the bottom for water to absorb.
I am feeling pretty good at this point until I try to center the tree. This is crazy. The stupid thing only works facing one direction and that NOT the direction I want. The tree is actually fuller now in the back facing the wall because my OCD won't allow it not to be straight up and down.
We did get it decorated on Sunday. We had to be a little bit sparing with our ornaments because our tree this year is about half the size as last year. Without Chris here to carry the stupid thing I wasn't about to do it on my own. I feel very accomplished though. Somewhat like a mountain woman just with shaved legs.
Our finished tree
I somehow got nominated for chairperson for the 20th BS Children's christmas party. Due to great ladies who stepped up to the plate I really didn't have to do much. Santa was awesome and I had to ask for a special Christmas gift. I'll let you know if it arrived on the 25th. Poor santa informed me immediately he had no control over my wish though. I think he better start believing.
Nate refused to sit on Santa's lap. I guess he's getting too old. We haven't broached the subject yet of if Santa if for real. I almost told him last night but if he's willing to pretend so am I. Personally, I love Santa. He rocks.
4 comments:
Your tree is awesome...YOU GO GIRL! Don't have the talk with Nate, my family always just says once you stop believing you start getting underwear! LOL
Good for you for getting up your own tree. I had to do that three years in a row, the military always seemed to have a way of deploying Pat over the holidays. I would of gotten the smaller tree too. I agree with Cindy just keep up the belief...He probably already had the Santa talk with his buddies at school.
Still can't believe you got the tree by yourself on the day you flew home...crazy...oh wait, it is you are talking about!
wow--you already have presents under the tree. and you got to sit on santa's lap. how long has it been since you've last done that?
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