Move Over Martha Stewart
So, we finally went out and got our fresh Christmas tree this last Sunday. I didn't think it would happen because of CG's 3 weeks of business trips. I had already put up our artificial one in the family room. Now it appears we will have TWO Christmas trees and as CG says, we are taking holiday cheer to a new level. Move over Martha Stewart!
Still, I have to admit to a bit of disappointment. We received so many compliments from our tree last year and there's this feeling of wanting to honor those expectations for this year, especially with Christmas party coming up. Even the tree lot guys have expectations. The tree lot guys actually remembered us from last year as the people who bought "Old Grizzly." We bought a 12'9" tree and, with angel and stand , it soared in a room that usually dwarfs everything with it's 24 foot ceilings. It also easily had a 6-7 foot circumference. We couldn't fit it through our double front doors without compression and removing paint from doors and walls.
Unfortunately, because we waited so long, there were no Noble Fir/Grand Nobles of that size and quality left. There were a couple of 14 footers but with 3-4 gaps--they looked like branches from a 100 foot tree rather than actual trees.
So I settled. This year's tree won't be as spectacular as last year's. This year's, a 10 footer, is much more narrow, and much more easy to negotiate. Last year's tree crushed the water bucket and required moving twice because of saturated carpet. This year, not as amazingly large, but at least our carpet is dry and we can keep both sofas in the living room. Maybe part of the pride in our tree last year was the sheer bitch it was to set up. Can't be good unless it causes back pain?
So no tree gluttony in height this year, but with two trees, as Li'l Man always thinks, more is better.
Still, I have to admit to a bit of disappointment. We received so many compliments from our tree last year and there's this feeling of wanting to honor those expectations for this year, especially with Christmas party coming up. Even the tree lot guys have expectations. The tree lot guys actually remembered us from last year as the people who bought "Old Grizzly." We bought a 12'9" tree and, with angel and stand , it soared in a room that usually dwarfs everything with it's 24 foot ceilings. It also easily had a 6-7 foot circumference. We couldn't fit it through our double front doors without compression and removing paint from doors and walls.
Unfortunately, because we waited so long, there were no Noble Fir/Grand Nobles of that size and quality left. There were a couple of 14 footers but with 3-4 gaps--they looked like branches from a 100 foot tree rather than actual trees.
So I settled. This year's tree won't be as spectacular as last year's. This year's, a 10 footer, is much more narrow, and much more easy to negotiate. Last year's tree crushed the water bucket and required moving twice because of saturated carpet. This year, not as amazingly large, but at least our carpet is dry and we can keep both sofas in the living room. Maybe part of the pride in our tree last year was the sheer bitch it was to set up. Can't be good unless it causes back pain?
So no tree gluttony in height this year, but with two trees, as Li'l Man always thinks, more is better.
Note: By the way, the tree pictured in upper right is "Ol' Grizzly," from last year taken from the top of our stairs. You didn't expect me to have decorated it already, did you?
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