I spent awhile this year hoping I could find a live tree for Christmas. I came to the realization that I would have to travel a distance if I would want to cut one down like I normally do, and settled for the fact that I would realistically have to pick one out of a parking lot.

It came down to the weekend after Thanksgiving, when I usually pick out my tree. It was warm and sunny and beautiful out. It just didn’t feel like Christmas. I tried to put on some Christmas music. . . that didn’t help. Then I attempted to dress like it was Christmas, and that didn’t help either. Finally I decided I might just try a new tradition here, and while that seems slightly bittersweet, it’s also a little exciting.

One of my friends offered me a small (4 ft) pink tinsel tree. This tree is incredible. It even has a pink electrical cord. I opted to run with it. I found my older small snowman angel tree topper as my Rainbow Brite angel would more than likely cause the tree to topple over. I put on some of my favorite ornaments. Once it was up it was just too low to the ground so I put it on top of a rubbermaid bin that contained my decorations. Over that I put my enormous tree skirt which due to the size of the tree looks like a piece of fabric I bought to cover the bin. My nativity scene and other items are all up as well.. everything except my typical household decorations (those will come in the next week or so).

Alas, here are some pictures of the tree and of my house (don’t mind the random boxes and clutter and lack of items on the wall).