We're kicking off our fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.
Clark W. Griswold, A Christmas Vacation
Ryan called me indian giver scrooge the week before Thanksgiving because I refused to get a Christmas tree before Turkey Day. He asked if we could have two trees in the house and I said sure. He took my response to mean that we could go get the trees immediately. I reminded him that we would not have any trees until after Thanksgiving. I wouldn't compromise. I wouldn't hear anything of an evergreen in the house before November 27th. He thought I was just being scrooge, but the truth of the matter was that a co-worker told me that her grandfather has a Christmas tree farm in Williamsburg and I had made arrangements to go the Saturday after Thanksgiving to cut down our very first Christmas tree. So on Saturday we drove to Williamsburg to get the tree! Ryan was very excited and as soon as we arrived at the farm he hopped out of the car and started surveying the grounds...
Just like in Christmas Vacation, our tree practically had a spotlight shining on it...look at the glow!
and look at the glee on Ryan's face when he found "The One"
The only remaining question was whether it would fit into our house..."Oh yea, I'm sure it will fit...it's not even that big..."
So we notified the proprietor that we had found our tree and he handed Ryan a saw to cut it down.
Ryan and dear old Mr. Bradshaw loading the tree in the tractor:
And there it is in the big green truck ready to go home! We were nervous that our tree was too small, that it might look too scrawny or small in our home. Upon getting it inside we realized that we had chosen a tree that was just as tall as it was wide. I mean, this is a fat albert of a tree. We set the tree in the middle of the front window where Ryan's grandparents always put their tree, but it stuck halfway out into our living room. We moved it to the side of the room, in a little alcove where we usually have two chairs and a small table. It fills the space perfectly! Note Ryan's astonishment at the breadth of the tree...
We were excited to have the tree up in time for the little leftovers party that we were having the Saturday after Thanksgiving. And we were excited for Greg Sceviour to be home!
More to come on the finished product...
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