This past Sunday I went with my family to cut down trees, a tradition from our childhood that has been on a bit of a hiatus but was revived this year. I'm definitely the one in my family who holds on tight to traditions and occasionally has to fight for them, so I was quite happy to have this one coming back into our lives.
We gathered at 9am for the hour-ish drive to breakfast and then the tree farm. All was not as it used to be. Our traditional breakfast spot of yore is now an Irish pub (generally not a problem for our clan) that does not open until 11am (whoops). We asked a couple locals and got another diner recommendation as a substitute. With full bellies we piled back in the car and headed to the Christmas tree farm. As we pulled in there were only two cars where normally we had to wait and circle for parking. Undeterred we got out and excitedly headed in only to be quickly told that they are sold out. Sold out!?! With nearly 3 weeks left til Christmas, say it ain't so. This hiccup did not dampen our spirits and we decided to take a few Christmas photos there even if we couldn't yet get our trees.
We gathered at 9am for the hour-ish drive to breakfast and then the tree farm. All was not as it used to be. Our traditional breakfast spot of yore is now an Irish pub (generally not a problem for our clan) that does not open until 11am (whoops). We asked a couple locals and got another diner recommendation as a substitute. With full bellies we piled back in the car and headed to the Christmas tree farm. As we pulled in there were only two cars where normally we had to wait and circle for parking. Undeterred we got out and excitedly headed in only to be quickly told that they are sold out. Sold out!?! With nearly 3 weeks left til Christmas, say it ain't so. This hiccup did not dampen our spirits and we decided to take a few Christmas photos there even if we couldn't yet get our trees.
Directions in hand we headed toward another Christmas tree farm where we were assured that there were trees left. And there were. Though it took us nearly 2 hours to find the perfect two trees we did it. My sister and I have taken over the manual labor part from our parents this year - cause, you know, maturity. This did make me realize why I always thought this was more fun than my dad did. That is not an easy task.
Happy to report the trees are now both in their respective homes and set up. I even had a burst of inspiration last night, following yet another round of Christmas present shopping, and decorated it a bit. Definitely brought a big smile to my face, followed immediately by exhaustion after hauling it in from outside setting it up, up and down the stairs for the decorations, and getting it in just the right place. I definitely fell asleep on the couch admiring my handiwork.
Merry Christmas all!
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