This Year's Tree

So when Zach and I first started dating, we had the hardest time deciding how our Christmas tree would be decorated. He wanted colored lights and to barely see the tree due to the ornaments, cute...but my ideal tree was white lights and simplicity. So we concluded that each year we would take a turn at decorating the tree. So the first year, white lights and red ornaments. Then the NEXT two years colored lights and lots of ornaments! Which I have to admit was very cute.

Well... this year we really threw a curve ball. We went to cut down our own. I know. I know. Sounds funny right since Zach and I are so the woodsy type. We went to a place called polaris alumn farms off of Bayo Kanyon Road. And of course we pick the day to go when it is a blizzard outside and it's colder than crap. But we loaded the dogs up in the truck and took the axe (as Sara would say!)

When we pulled into the farm, we thought, oh, these must just be the baby trees and the bigger ones are in the back. NOPE. The cute little family that owned the farm who were standing up by the barn, which appeared to have been 900 years old, said those are the trees you choose from and they're all $25.

So we started our ventures to find our Charlie Brown Christmas tree. We must have looked at 10,000 trees (obviously exaggerated)until we finally decided on our little scraggly tree. Stats: standing just over 5 foot tall and about 2 feet wide we found the winner. As Zach began to cut down the tree with one hand he picked it up and said, "Is that normal to pick up a tree with one hand?" HA!

But any way, we took the tree home and it stands proud in our living room garnished with white lights and red ornaments -- still no topper yet... we can't decide on one.

So we decided from now on, that's what we're going to do... is chop down our own tree since it was so much fun. Only next year we'll pick a place with trees that have a little more substance to them and maybe a little hot chocolate!
Merry Christmas!