With Thanksgiving behind me, I am jumping with joy because it is time to decorate the Den for Christmas!
I like to start off by putting up the trees (yes, I mean multiple trees) the day after Thanksgiving, or certainly later that weekend.
A little history on how I came to have SO many trees
When I was in the army and stationed in Germany, I bought a small, 4′ tall Christmas tree for my barracks room. The whole time I lived in Germany, this was my tree, even when I moved into a house, I put up my petite tree. Now I still decorate it and fill it with all of our sentimental ornaments and more fragile pieces.
When I got married, I didn’t want a traditional guest book. I didn’t understand the point of it to be perfectly honest, but as a traditionalist, I knew I needed to do something. While I was on a trip to Dijon, France I found a bunch of clear, fillable ornaments and thought they would be the perfect guest book. Each guest could write a note, draw a picture, and fill it with wishes and ribbons. We were married a few days after Christmas, so I felt it was a perfect idea! When we moved back to The States, we found a really small tree in Daniel’s grandmother’s attic. I immediately knew it was just the right size for our “Anniversary Tree.” Each year as I decorate the tree, I laugh at the jokes and silly sentiments as well feeling the love that was shared with us on that special day.
Finally, last but not least, we bought a normal size Christmas tree. The largest one that would fit under our 8ft ceilings. Daniel adores a big Christmas tree, and it took quite a lot of persuasion to convince him we could only have a 7.5′ tree to leave some room for the tree topper.
I shouldn’t forget our outside Christmas Tree! We affectionately call him Charlie Brown because when we moved in, he wasn’t in the best shape. I had to trim a bunch of dead branches, and there hasn’t been a lot of growth on the bottom portion of the tree. However, it is a large tree that is thrilling terrifying to decorate with lots of colored lights!
