We cooked for the week ahead and extracted our Christmas decorations from the garage.
I was very excited to put up the tree and watch Olive's reaction. Well, as it turns out, our new ceilings aren't quite as tall as our old ceilings. Only the bottom 3/4 of our tree fit. It wasn't quite the look I had intended.
(See, I didn't cut off the top of the tree with my photo. There just is no top of the tree. Fun. The angel would be floating on a flat platter of pine!)
We are seeking a home for the old (only 3-years old) tree. (I'm sellin' cheap, $50. I promise I paid more than that!! It is 8+ feet, pre-lit, white light, GE tree. Let me know if you want it!) We got another, smaller tree. It isn't as nice as the old tree, but it fits much better in the house. And, it is awfully pretty, if I do say so.
Olive loves the sparkle. She loves the ornaments. So far, she has been really good about touching them gently. (We do hope that continues!)
Our celebratory festivities start up soon. I am almost done with Christmas shopping, and I am excited to experience Christmas through Olive's eyes. (I know, she's too young to "get it," but I'm still excited.)
the new tree looks very pretty, although i did laugh at the first picture :-)
ReplyDeletei can't believe you are almost done with the shopping, i haven't even started yet. we did go buy our tree last night though (from ted drewes!) so we can hopefully do some decorating today...