Paula and I broke down and got our first Christmas tree. We were a little nervous getting started but once under way, the process took on a life of its own. We went down to the corner of Peter's Creek Parkway and Academy Street where - it seems - a little family has always sold trees. We got a 7' North Carolina Fraser Fir for $40 and stood it up in the corner by the balcony door. We had to move a bunch of furniture and plants to make room for it without crowding. Since we have no accumulation of little tree goodies, we decided to go natural. So its cranberries, pop corn and candy canes for us. Of course, we had to have lights in all colors so now our tree shows off to the 4th Street Filling Station outside the window.
We decided to make some of our own ornaments so we stopped by WalMart and got pine cones, glue and glitter. This is apparently something not done too much by those with little kids. The modern glitter is nothing like what I've ever seen before. It flows like mercury in little brilliant drifts while in the container. But once out, it becomes like wind-driven snow-ghosts across the road behind a fast-moving truck. We got our pine cones decorated. But there will be twinkling glitter around the entire condo for the next 12 or 13 years, I think.
What do you think?
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Awesome! BTW, glitter is self replicating.
ReplyDeletelooks like a good start to christmas, I've really enjoyed christmas as well--- can we see a photo of the tree?
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