Home for Christmas

For the past two years, Alex and I have lived in apartments that have not allowed live Christmas trees. This might not be a big deal for some people, but I've grown up with live trees, and I really missed them. Yesterday, Alex and I finally cut down our first Christmas tree. We found a nice tree farm in town called Sunset Acres Tree Farm and we found a beautiful tree for only 25 dollars. Thankfully the weather cooperated and it was a balmy 5 degrees outside, so it was a good time had by all. The really fun part was fitting the 8 foot tree into Alex's ten foot car, and then getting me in to! We made it home safely, and I really couldn't be happier with the result.

Tree decorated, stockings hung with care, and the lights on the porch glow merrily. While there are plenty of things I wish I had to decorate with, I think I'll just try to build up my collection over the next couple years.

People have been asking what we want for Christmas, and honestly, we're fairly stumped. Having just gotten married this year, we're really set on good appliances and such. All of the things we *needed* for the house we bought right away. Alex set up an amazon wish list here and we've still got a few things left over on our registry. Gift cards are also very welcome, especially from Menards, Pier One, Amazon, or Ikea.