And now we have moved on to day two! Here are your next 15 words:
Do you have special ornaments that your family hangs on the tree every year? Eric and I have collected numerous ornaments through our growing up years that we both brought to put on our first tree. Not only that, but while on our honeymoon we collected several ornaments as well as receiving others as wedding or birthday gifts. Aren't they cute?
One of the new traditions for me this year was watching The Muppets Christmas Carol after we finished decorating the tree. We combined that with my tradition of having orange Danish rolls and hot chocolate (or Coke, for a certain person who doesn't like hot chocolate). It was a lot of fun, as I had never seen that version of A Christmas Carol before. What's your favorite version of that traditional Christmas tale?
~Sarah
You have some beautiful ornaments!! We too have a tradition of making or purchasing an ornament for each of the children each year. Some years the kids have made ornaments and some years I have purchased one that reminds me of them. As the older ones have married and begun their families they have taken their box of ornaments with them. LOTS of memories packied in those boxes!!!
Well I actually crossed off 5 words today!! You did better at picking words today Sarah! :) lol See you tomorrow morning!
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 08:51 AM
Awesome, I am averaging one word a day. ;-P
Posted by: Melissa | Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 09:16 AM
As you have seen, we have lots of ornaments from many years of collecting. I buy new ones to add every year and with three trees there are plenty of places to hang them. :)
Posted by: Victoria | Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 05:16 PM
This is my Christmas tree story. Our family tradition has always been to go out to dinner as a family, and then, afterward, go and buy the tree. Over the weekend, our two college-aged kids (the only ones of ten still @ home) declared that Monday (yesterday)would be a good day to buy the tree. We decided on a Chinese restaurant, and went to our old stomping grounds, Costco, for the tree. My husband and daughter picked out the tree while I got the car. We ended up buying a tree from the 6-7' category, and put it in our small SUV. It looked rather thin--the thinnest that we've ever bought--but my husband said that it was the best of the lot, since there were only about 20 trees in that category. (They have more shipments coming, I guess.) In any case, my husband unfurled the tree when we got home, and while it looks better than Charlie Brown's, I was incensed @ spending over 35 bucks for a tree that has big gaps between the branches, etc. We have it in the stand, and it's got the tiniest, most pathetic trunk you ever did see. I called Costco, and was told that we could bring it back, which is an unattractive proposition, since hauling a tree around isn't my idea of a good time. And, given that our kids are busy w/life, and my husband and I need to get into the rafters for the decorations, it may just sit undecorated for a few days. BUT, we had a great time @ dinner w/lots of laughs, and good stories, so the evening wasn't a complete bust. And, one of the best parts of the story is that there were tons of leftovers, so it looks like I'm off the hook for tonight.
Oh, and I got a measly two words today...I suggest you step it up, Sarah, or I'm going to have to drop out...or find a way to cheat...
BTW, your Christmas ornaments are very cool. I doubt that we'll even be able to hang all the ornaments we have (@ least 100) on our branch that is masquerading as a tree! Yep, I'm pretty bitter. Bah humbug.
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 06:09 PM
Poor Cathy. Didn't you see the news that Costco had more than a 1,000 Christmas trees stolen this year? May have been the reason for the dismal pickings. Try and fix up what you have and recapture your Christmas spirit. :)
Posted by: Victoria | Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 09:34 PM
We started collecting ornaments when we were first married.Sadly one day our cat climbed and knocked over the tree breaking some of them.
I forgot to mention the light display at Life University in Marietta is a good one to see
Posted by: Tammy C | Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at 07:27 AM
We love the Muppets Christmas Carol & watch it every year! I gave my children an ornament every Christmas that had something to do with that year in their lives. When my sons married, I packaged them up in a Christmas box and gave them to their wives as a gift. They loved it & I never told my kids I was doing that! Sarah will box hers up to take to her own home one day. I did keep their "baby's first Christmas" (for now)...couldn't part with that memory! The tour looked like fun! So happy for you & Eric! 🎄
Posted by: Dorothy | Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at 08:18 AM
I'm trying, Victoria...but, it's hard when your DIL won't pick the words that I have on my list! It's almost as though she's sabatoging me. Anyway, I'll get into the Christmas spirit when I get some more words.
Hey, we're celebrating Jesus...and that doesn't get any better! BUT, I still wanna win!
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at 04:09 PM