It’s been so long since a fresh post. Too long really.
It’s so annoying how life gets in the way of blogging about my life.
I’ve been up to a lot of things as the holiday season picks up speed, namely getting my apartment ready to host my immediate family Christmas.
The first order of business was a tree. I wrangled a live 8 foot Frasier fir into my jeep and then up 2 flights of stairs to my apartment.
All by myself, thank you very much.
I just flung that puppy over my shoulder and never looked back.
I was very impressed by my achievement as I went to put the stand on the tree and realized I had no tree stand. What a buzz kill.
What happened was that I saw a tree stand at Lowe’s where they didn’t have any garland so I decided I would just get the tree stand wherever I found garland and save myself a holiday madness check out experience. I found garland at Home Depot and plumb forgot about that there tree stand thing.
It’s a miracle that I can make it to work with matching shoes on a regular basis.
So glad that my efforts toward time efficiency had paid off, I trudged out to my car and drove to Home Depot. I parked my car and grabbed for my wallet in my purse. No wallet. Man, that day was really shaping up to be a good one.
Thoroughly frustrated by myself, I drove back to my apartment, went and grabbed my wallet and set off for my FOURTH journey for that dang tree stand.
Even though I never got out of the car at Home Depot, my pride would not allow me to drive back there for the third time in 2 hours. So I found myself at Lowe’s, purchasing the tree stand that I had opted out of purchasing just hours earlier so I could save myself some time.
BAH, HUMBUG, y’all,
Sugarlump
The Sugarlump 
That’s a mighty fine tree so your efforts were worth it!
thank you! I don’t want to think about taking it down…!
What a beautiful tree, Em. Yours is taller than ours this year. And the mantles here are..well, not so seasonal.
Love
Mom
thank you, mom 🙂 my “mantle” is all decorated on behalf of the family. don’t forget the stockings!!
LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing. It’s so beautiful!!
nice. i’m fixin to throw mine out as it’s almost dead already. geesh!
I know! They dry out so fast!
At lease your tree turned out really purty!
That was obviously supposed to say “least”. I’m so glad I know how to spell.
That one pretty tree! Laughed out loud when I heard you went back to Lowe’s, pride’s important! Have a good one!
Lol, damn that is bad luck. Glad you went for the real tree, there is no other way!!!
Cute story!!
Lovely tree… and you made me laugh, too! Merry Christmas from half-way to the North Pole!
thanks! same to you!
Here in Australia our Christmas Trees are plantation grown radiata pines. Due to our heat (it’s summer here) the only way cut trees survive is to find a large bucket, fill it with bricks (pebbles or sand) and then fill with water. We just cover the base with Christmas paper or a pretty cloth. Filling the bucket with water is the only way the tree lasts. It also makes a cheap stand.
how interesting! Sounds like a bit more work, but I’m sure it’s worth it!
your tree looks absolutely amazing!!!!!! 😀
thank you!!