Don’t hate me, but in early November, I am ready to put up our Christmas tree. I love decorating both trees we have – one in the living room, and one in our upstairs media room. I am here for all the lights, all the color, all the ribbon, and all the ornaments!
When we first moved to Texas, over ten years ago, I was so determined to make our living room tree look “perfect” that I got up in the middle of the night to finish decorating it. I had two small children at the time, and we had just moved, so the days were super busy. I couldn’t seem to find the time to finish the tree. So, around midnight, I climbed a ladder to put the finishing touches on it, and.......I knocked the tree down. All the way down. It was so loud that my husband and in-laws (who were there to help us with our move) came running in to see what had happened. It was a mess. Needless to say, no one has ever let me forget the time I knocked the tree down! Sadly, I broke a lot of special ornaments, including one from Hawaii we got on our honeymoon, one from a trip to Paris, and one from a family Disney trip.
Learn from me: don’t decorate your tree in the dark, in the middle of the night! I also now use non-breakable ornaments 🙂
Here are some books from the pros about how to decorate for the holidays.
French Country Cottage Christmas
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