Praise the Lord! It's finally cool enough to open some windows!
We got our Christmas tree yesterday. We had to go to Home Depot because the closest farm is a kajillion miles away in Elgin, Texas. It is also difficult to know where to buy trees if you aren't native to the area. The lucky tree is a 6' Frasier Fir. I'm pretty confident that due to its 'C' shaped trunk, its initial occupation was that of Christmas wreath branch donor. It's ok though, they sold us some christmas tree rogaine so we can fill in those bald spots in no time! Also, its unique 'C' shape meant a hefty discount for us!
Weirdly enough, we are only the second people on our street to decorate the outside of our house for Christmas. Growing up, I was accustomed to living on a street visible from space during the holidays, although my family always created sedate displays with white lights and tasteful decor. By comparison to our Austin neighbors, though, we now look like we're operating Santa's workshop. Admittedly the competition isn't too stiff as our across-the-street neighbor is a self-proclaimed "born again pagan". (According to his bumper sticker.)
Tragically, I've seen no life size nativities yet. Jeremy and I were really hoping to get into the spirit of the season by capturing a few group snapshots with 8 lb 6 oz baby Jesus himself, but no such luck.
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You should have been with Chris and I was we were lost in Winston-Salem, NC...we drove right past a live nativity scene - even included a giant spotlight on an angel located on a platform raised by some machine to be over the manger...hilarious.
I'm feeling your pain. I'm the only one on my street with lights on every night. Granted, I live in Irvine which I think is the most multi-cultural city in the world, but it's still sad b/c the street is so dark and screaming for some color. Merry Christmas!
Hey guys-
love the posts. our new across the street neighbors start off great with their decorations- well done- not tacky- but as time goes on, it gets worse. We're now up to a light display coordinated to music playing over a loud speaker and large blow up grinch. our little street, apply named "short st" really gets no traffic at all so we give them an "A" for effort and are thankful that we can't hear the music inside.
Paul in PA
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