O Christmas Tree



Putting up the Christmas tree is one of my favorite Christmas activities.  When we were young we'd put up the tree and decorate it as a family, talking about all the ornaments and reminiscing about the stories behind them.  Then, after the tree was up, my sisters and I would spend days sitting around the Christmas tree playing I Spy a Christmas Ornament over and over again.  The tree has always been such a sign of Christmas joy and I LOVE putting it up every year (I hate taking it down though, I find it so sad and I almost always make other people do it).



Husby with our niece P

So, while my mom was visiting for the weekend we went out and bought our tree.  As a kid we always had a fake tree (we lived overseas for most of my life and so it was easier to just put up a fake tree - my parents still put up that same tree, which must be at least 25 years old!), so it still seems odd to me to go and buy a real one.  However, there are numerous trees for sale near our house and for the last few years we've always bought a real one, sometimes even cutting our own tree down.



Standing next to the tree we picked

This year we just bought one.  This was husby's first time ever having a tree.  In Honduras some people have trees but in the town where he's from most people are too poor to spend the money for a tree, so it's quite unusual.  That just made it all the more special for us.



Next to an adorable mini-tree we found, but didn't buy.

After we finally got the tree home and up in its stand, we pulled out the boxes with all the decorations.  Husby was a bit nervous about putting up the ornaments for some reason but I gave him all our golf ornaments and he went to town.  I feel like I've been waiting forever to share all these Christmas traditions with my husband and sometimes I can't believe that we're finally together forever.



And we're already starting to dress alike



Our tree with all the lights, but you can't really see the ornaments



I also ordered us Christmas stockings, which he is very confused about.  I can't wait to see his face when he finds his full on Christmas morning!