Christmas Trees

So I am a person who REALLY enjoys the smell of fresh pine trees, but can burn a candle with that scent and be JUST FINE with it. Shawn on the other hand REALLY enjoys the smell that actually comes from a fresh pine tree. So my mom had asked if we wanted to go cut down our own tree this year and start making it an annual thing. I thought...sure, how fun for all of us...but do I really have to put that tree in my house?? Shawn said YES YES YES, Let's do it, I CAN'T WAIT!! Well, the weekend of Thanksgiving I got ALL my Christmas Decor out and starting decorating the house...AND putting up my small, but LOVELY fake Christmas tree. I heard comments from Shawn and Zach saying...why is she putting that one up, what about the one we cut down, etc... I turned to them and said I would be happy to put it up OUTSIDE for them to enjoy through the window, but I REALLY did not want it in the house...so I continued with my fake tree...It LOOKED fantastic!!

Needless to say I completely was out-voted and the fake tree came down and the real, fresh tree made it inside...I tried to turn the camera to make the tree look better. I even tried to decorate under the tree to help it out...but I can promise you IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THIS IN THE FORREST!! This tree was the "Perfect" tree when we were out there amongst the other millions of trees. :)

The memory of the day was worth it, but next year the FAKE tree stays inside and decorated and the real one goes up OUTSIDE!!!