Thanksgiving was wonderful! We were having such a great time that we forgot to take photos (oops). I love it when that happens - life takes over and all the planning goes out the window.
One of our Little-Bride's-to-Be had a bit of an episode on Thanksgiving night. She had a really bad allergic reaction to Alley Cat and had to leave. She was fine after getting a little benadryl into her system thank goodness.
We went to Varner's on Friday for our annual Christmas Tree cutting. The day was perfect for time in an evergreen forest. Cold, but not too cold that you couldn't stand it, no wind and the sun was shining brightly.
The wagons were loaded with people and they took us out in the fields to choose the perfect tree. Of course we could have taken any one of the trees , but we made the best choice after about 5-10 minutes of trumping through the rows and rows of evergreens.
Flyboy had the honor of cutting the fir down this year since our Fireman wasn't here. We even remembered to bring along a trash bag to kneel down on (no muddy knees). I love how the sunlight was streaming down in this photo.
Have you ever been to a live tree farm? The smell is wonderful! And to see little ones getting excited when the wagon's come pulling up is so sweet. Hopefully one day we'll have grandkids that we'll be able to carry this tradition on with.
We brought the tree in and got it right into the "stand straight" stand. Perfectly straight every time - no muss, no fuss. I was exhausted from Thanksgiving and our little adventure and literally slept the day away on Friday. I have to remember that with fibromyalgia I have to pace myself. Saturday was a day of just hanging on the couch again with naps and some Christmas planning.
So how did you spend your Thanksgiving and weekend? Do any Black Friday Shopping?
10 comments:
Yes, I black Friday shopped for a fake tree 50% off. It's not nearly as sweet as yours!
Fun memories for your family. When I was growing up, my family would go to my great uncles farm to cut our tree. The cedar smell was wonderful. Sorry your future DIL had the allergic reaction. Same reason I don't have a kitty now or a real tree now. :(
I think that is so neat, that you cut your own tree! Mine is fake. I miss that yummy pine smell. I did some online shopping but zero in person. The crowds kinda freak me out. :)
I have never been to a Christmas Tree farm before, but it certainly looks like a fun tradition. We sometimes get a real tree, and the other times we take out two artificial ones. I did go to one store on Black Friday, in order to take advantage of a super sale on one particular "Santa" gift. Thank goodness, it wasn't too crowded. I don't usually do Black Friday, as I really dislike being around the crowds. Glad to hear you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. A true blessing!
Maureen
Your blog looks so Christmasy, can't imagine how pretty your house looks. I have fond memories of going to cut down our own Christmas tree; they always looked so much smaller out in the forest. We usually had to drag it thru deep snow to get it home. Beautiful memories Leann, you are sure to have a wonderful holiday.
Kat
We always went out and cut down our own Christmas Tree!!! Memories. :-) Now son/family next door, with 4 "kidlettes", does it. So even though we "Olden Folk" have gone to artificial tree, the tradition carries on. :-)
They had the fun of a nice day and the wagon ride too, this year.
Love the Christmas blog look!!!
I am so proud of you, that you realized that you have to rest and pace yourself. Come to think of it, why doesn't everyone do this, regardless of a *quote-health-reason*???
What does any woman prove/accomplish, by pushing herself to exhaustion?!? Not a thing, in my opinion. :-)
Gentle hugs,
"Something about an old-fashioned Christmas is hard to forget."
~~Hugh Downs
Oh I bet the tree smells wonderful! I have to rely on candles to get the christmas tree smell. Looks like a fun time was had by all!
That's too bad she had an allergic reaction!
We did the cutting down of the tree thing years ago, but now we've got a prelit and love it!
Enjoy your family time!
This looks like so much fun and am glad your bride-to-be is OK!
Hi LeAnn! Wow, you've already got your tree. Good for you.
The holiday was very, very changed for me---we were away, in Denver, Colorado---but it was fabulous.
Take care and thanks for sharing. Susan
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