on wed. ryan, ellie and i had some errands to run and first went to our fave hardware store. we usually go once a month or more and since sept. i've been salivating over this 9.5 foot artificial pre-lit Christmas tree. i have had a 7 ft. tree since college - it's beautiful and close to my heart. ryan detests it. i mean curses each year we start to assemble it. we've always talked about getting a new tree but how can you justify that kind of expense? especially during the holiday (gift/property tax) season! once we bought our new house and Christmas rolled around my beautiful tree looked like charlie brown's in our gargantuan parlor. last year we tried to help matters and ended up putting the tree on a milk crate. ha! the tree is so old the colors have faded from the ends of the branches - needless to say it's a chore to put it together. lest i mention the hundreds of lights i think HAVE to be wrapped around the branches.
so on wed. we stood and looked at the tree... and looked at the tree... and looked at it some more. we did it. we are now proud owners of a new fake tree! some of you have big trees, i'm certain. but for me - this was a big deal. i couldn't wait to put it up last night after we came home and it's amazing! full, lush, tall and actually takes up most of the room! and yeah, i did add more lights :)
the funniest part about the entire story is we go all out on decorating for the holidays and never have company! no one sees our hard work - but at least we like it :)
hope everyone had a great holiday!
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