Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Last weekend Lincoln and I set out to find ourselves the perfect Christmas tree. This was a special mission because despite it being our third married Christmas this would be the very first tree we had together as a married couple! Our first year we were back and forth from California so we didn't decorate and our second year we had just purchased our house and moved in on the 26th so it didn't make sense to decorate after the fact!

Originally I had seen that the local high school baseball team was selling trees to raise money for their school so we went out on Saturday evening to pick one out. Unfortunately, as I drove to the school it looked extremely dark and I realized there were no trees there anymore! Thankfully I knew of a nursery nearby that I had driven past a few times admiring their selection. We headed down the road and pulled in. They had some amazing trees- some even 13 feet tall! We choose a nice 7 foot Frasier fir and had the guys load it up on the Jetta after we picked out a tree stand and paid for them inside. Some of my favorite memories growing up are of my family going to a farm to pick out the best tree. We would make a day of it and drink hot cider and cut it down ourselves. It always seemed to be the coldest day of the year! This year it was pretty warm and we had all the intention of going to a real tree farm, but somehow grownup life got in the way and suddenly it was the middle of the month! I still love our tree and I made sure to take lots of pictures because it will still be a very special memory as I grow up!

Once we got the tree home we had a little dinner and then Linc carried it into the house and set it up. We let it fall overnight because it had been in the net bag for a few hours but when the lights were finally put on it looked great! It took me another week before all the decorations were put on but it turned out better than I had imagined! I also had trouble finding an angel that didn't creep me out (they all seem to have really weird faces this seaon) so we went with a modern and stylish bow creation that a woman from the local Holiday Shop helped me design. It's definitely not your traditional tree topper, but it's growing on me! We are also waiting on a very special hand made tree skirt that my mom has been working on. It will incorporate all the colors of the balls we picked out to decorate the tree with- apple green, red, and blue. I absolutely love my house during the Christmas season and wish I could leave all the beautiful decorations up all year long! I hope you and your family have enjoyed preparing for the upcoming events that this season brings and take time to remember why we are celebrating! Merry Christmas!