oh christmas tree

so for various reasons we decided to chintz out and buy a pre-cut tree from lowe's instead of cutting one down at a local farm this year. it was bitterly cold and the only time we could get one was in the evening when it was dark since we were pretty busy on the weekends. hey - it is still better than a fake tree! i don't think we'll ever be fake tree people. the smell of the fresh tree was just intoxicating those first few days. then when the tree stopped smelling, i just lit my balsam fir three-wick candle in the evening, equally awesome, smelled up the whole house for days!

here is d in his warm christmas jammies and uggs, bundled for our trip to lowe's. it was right around his bedtime so i was worried about his attitude, but he had a ball, of course. clapping, screeching at the top of his lungs and pointing out everything in sight.


nothing remotely fragile went on the tree this year. it still looked cute with more of a rustic, folksy charm! i'll enjoy remembering all my fancy breakables when they re-emerge a few years down the road.