on the stage welcoming Christmas to New York City!When i was a kid we had the world's coolest (at least i thought so) artificial Christmas tree. Most people would say that the tree was ugly, hideous and tacky but to me it embodied what this time of the year was all about! As a matter of fact these Aluminum trees are enjoying a bit of a renaissance.... you gotta' love that!
Anyway we went out a few days ago actually the weekend of Thanksgiving and got our Christmas tree. We called around a few places and found out that we were a long way away from the days of our first Christmas tree purchase the very first year of our marriage... when we brought a six foot Canadian Douglas fir home for $2.50!
That right two dollars and fifty cents! But in this area that same tree could cost anywhere from $40 to $60! So we packed the family in the van, stopped at one of our favorite coffee shops to get drinks for everyone and drove out west for about 45 minutes. We cut our own tree down, had it shaken and baled for a grand total of $30... not cheap but a lot less that we first thought we might end up paying, there not too much funnier than a family of six trying to decide which tree looks the most Christmas-y! Especially when the youngest member of the family insist on whacking everyone with broken tree branches insisting that he's got a light-saber in his hands!
The live tree is one of a total of four scattered throughout the house. i will say this the tree looks great in the house. Not quite as nostalgic as the aluminum tree i remember but close!
PS. Enjoy the following link.... Holiday Fun!
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