Now on with the story...
With saw in hand Dale and I headed out yesterday in search for the perfect tree.
I've always felt lucky to live where we do, where tree farms are as common as gas stations, and you have thousands and thousands of trees of various types to choose from.
On our quest, I stopped to peek in on this little guy-
We usually like to get a different type of tree each year. My favorites have been pines and Frazier firs. This was actually the tree that I wanted this year. It was funky and eccentric and I could totally do something fun with it. "Are you on crack?" Dale asked me. "Where would we hang ornaments?"
This is the tree we ended up with.
LMAO!!!!!!!!! Actually, the more I delve into my childhood memories (thanks for helping me up my therapy bill on this one :) my parents always argued about Christmas Eve and Christmas morning and when we opened what...we occassionally opened all gifts on Christmas Eve and then "Santa" would leave a big gift (Cabbage Patch Kids) in the morning (funny how I never questioned the same Sunday Morning comic wrapping paper...wait I did and shared that with my kindergarten class...that's right ;) So, it must be a repressed night terror that I have...that opening on Christmas Eve thing - seems an argument/discussion for all households :) I will tourture my kids and go with Christmas morning...(although I am finding that I have the tradition all wrong as I ask my coworkers/friends what they do and why...may have enlightened me and made my girls happy :)
ReplyDeleteJamie, my main concern is not when you celebrate Christmas, but the fact that you are subjecting your children to the world of lifeless trees. As an official member of AFTO (Anti-Fake-Tree Organization) it is my personal mission in life to see to it that everyone get a real tree. The fact that my dad has his own tree business has absolutely nothing to do with this mission, as his lot is up in Burien and I don’t expect my friends to go up there and get one. It took me only a few Christmases with my in laws to convince them that a real tree makes Christmas so much more authentic! The smell when you walk down the stairs in the morning, the continuous vacuuming of pine needles, the stringing of the lights (I’ve heard that the fake ones come with them already on), trying to figure out how to dispose of it each year. What’s not to love? Please, please just try it once, I promise you won’t be sorry.
ReplyDeleteJessie, why you didn’t get the furry looking tree is beyond me? That is too funny. I would have loved to have seen what you would have done with it.
Erin Lea, Erin Lea, Erin Lea...
ReplyDeleteOnce upon another lifetime (and lastname) ago I sat two Christmas' at a tree lot in Bremerton...I had a "live" tree each year for those years...so I have experienced the live tree thing - have lived it with my parents (where the tree dried out, my parents argued over who was supposed to change the water that actually the dog had drank, the needles were all over our gifts and the smell started to change around the 45th day that my parents left it up :) So, I left the "Real Trees of America" cult about a decade ago and bought the love of my Christmas as it is no hassle and up in two seconds (also, it isn't pre-lit so we get the joy of stringing the lights). So I hope you understand, I have tried it once, twice and three times too many...I left the dark side for the freedom of "carefree tree living" :) Hope we can remain friends :) Much love - Jamie
Well I guess I can make an exception, Lord knows there are several of you phony tree lovers out there. :) I just had to let you know how I feel. I’m just glad that many of your childhood years were spent listening to and dealing with real Christmas tree drama! Hope you have a wonderful holiday. Jess thanks for letting me express my feelings through your blog site! Just can’t seem to get my own, well not quite yet anyway maybe in the next couple of years. I’m always a bit behind on the times what can I say!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making an exception...and I think you need to have a blog for 2009!! Thanks for letting us use your blog Jess as our personal email :) Merry Christmas!!
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