Our Christmas Tree is finally UP! Some years, the years when the boys are not here I can barely drag a box of Christmas decorations out and feel all surly and sour about the whole "thing" .... but the times they are here I love to get our tree out and see it primped in all it's glory!!
A labour of love and a certain amount of pedantic perfection required.... so many strands of white lights in the middle, so many coloured ones on the outer branches.... I'm picky (ask David!)
But when it's up and done I savour it so.
Quite the hotch potch of ornaments as they all have a meaning and a memory attached. Garnered from Kindergarten years to present day, and each year we add a new one. This year it's a glassy whale from Anthropologie - to symbolise the shape of Long Island (a la Greenport Brewing Company).
Definitely not your average Home and Garden cover material, but I love it anyway.
Then there are 4 boxes of "decorations" for the house. A collection of Santas (for him) and a collection of Snowmen (for her).
A little over the top perhaps, but when I first came to America I was mesmerised at all the wonderful and (inexpensive) decorations and quickly amassed and rather large collection.
Fortunately these days I limit myself to the one new ornament a year but I still enjoy unpacking the different bits that have been garnered over time and perphaps even more so this year as I have in my mind's eye a little photographic whooppee to make with the tableaus that I create....
Somehow I think the Snowmen will win and feature on the Christmas Card this year.... or perhaps the Santa......
What do you think?
I love both of those images, or the TREE! We used to add an ornament every year. It's so fun! We now add a house to the Christmas village every year. Now it covers our dining table and our entertainment hutch. Can we spread it out further...? hmmm..
Your tree is gorgeous.
Posted by: Chris | December 06, 2012 at 02:39 PM
The tree looks lovely Marie. I like both the santa and snowmen so hard decision.
Posted by: lorraine | November 30, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Santa since I see we seem to have a vote going. LOL I love your tree-it is fabulous. So glad one of the boys is there. I think you said the other son would be coming too. How wonderful. Have a Merry Christmas will lots of blessing to you and yours.
Posted by: Nancy Gene Armstrong. | November 29, 2012 at 01:22 PM
You can't make a bad choice, both Santa and the snowmen are delightful.
Posted by: joanne thieme huffman | November 28, 2012 at 07:32 AM
it all looks wonderful! but the Snowmen win, hands down!
Posted by: lyle baxter | November 28, 2012 at 06:51 AM
It all looks so beautiful. (funny I do the same thing with out lights, clear/white lights deep inside the branches and the coloured around the edges :-)
Glad you are enjoying all that comes with the Season, having our kiddos around does make all the difference.
I'm a sucker for the Snowmen myself, but either are winners
Posted by: Bren | November 28, 2012 at 05:37 AM
The Snow men look happy. M OXOX
Posted by: Mother Bear | November 28, 2012 at 04:53 AM
I love the snowmen best
Posted by: Chantal | November 28, 2012 at 04:42 AM