Blast from the Past: Oh Christmas Tree

December 2, 2012

this is when i discovered half of lights didn't work.  big holes spotted.

2012 was our first Christmas tree adventure and my first REAL Christmas tree ever.  We always had a fake tree growing up and I totally okay with that.  It is always what we had so I didn't know any different.  This year I had in my mind that we were going to cut down our own tree.  Amazing right!?!  New Carlton tradition started, right. Well my plan went a little haywire, when the "trees" still in ground looked like twigs (thank you Texas drought) and it was 90 degrees.  In my mind short sleeves and shorts do not fit in this activity.  As a result some of these picture are staged.  

So we cut it down picked it of a line up, dragged it back  had the high schooler working the lot load it on a trailer to take to our truck, strapped it down to the roof of the car threw it in the bed of the truck and headed home.

Dear Mr. Carlton, Thank you for humoring me on this little adventure.  You were such a good sport and even helped decorate!    This may or may not be the start of a tradition but it makes a wonderful memory for our first Christmas.  Lovies, Mrs.