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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!

December 7, 2012 by Miranda 2 Comments

I think my favorite part of my house in December is the Christmas tree.  And no, artificial trees just aren’t the same to me. We’re firmly Team Real when it comes to our arboreal decor.

It’s a tree full of memories and love and it makes me happy to look at. If I could keep the thing alive all year, I’d maybe consider leaving it up all the time based on how happy it makes me to look at it. It’s the first light I turn on when I come into the living room in the morning and the last one I turn off before I go to bed.

This past weekend when I was Internet-less, I took pictures of our tree and some of my favorite ornaments. So now I’m going to accost you with those pictures. And there are a lot of them. I’m both sorry and not sorry.

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

So, there’s no topper. I have a bow and I’ve forgotten to put it on two years running. It somehow doesn’t make the tree feel any less finished to me.

Merry Christmas, Y'all

Hi. We’re Southern. In case you didn’t know.

Born to Blog

And I’m also a blogger. You know. In case you didn’t know that either.

Monogram ornament

I found these on clearance at Michael’s last season and bought them as gifts for all of our friends. I didn’t think there was a W in the mix but I dug and dug and then! Christmas miracle. A monogram for us.

scuba diving turtle

Dan’s family tree is a mish-mash of ornaments and after we got together, I decided I liked the fun and whimsy of the “junk” tree more than I liked the design of my fashion tree. So, there are ornaments like this scuba diving turtle scattered all throughout. Because scuba diving turtles are funny.

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pickle ornament

Yep. That’s a pickle. There are a whole host of stories about why you should hang a pickle ornament from your tree and the origination of doing so. But basically, it’s a pickle and it makes me laugh.

baby and christmas tree

I had to dump in a ton of fill light to lighten this photo so Emma’s head is fuzzy. But there are a ton of shatterproof ornaments hanging on the low branches and she loves reaching up to them. Joshua calls them jingle bells.

Love ornament

Love is all you need, people.

And then here are some of our decorations.

UGA Nutcracker

I’m not a collector of nutcrackers, but I can’t say no to this one.

Mantle with stockings

Merry Christmas blocks

Merry Christmas, y’all.

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  1. Alli Neidhammer says

    December 9, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    We have pickles too! My mom hides them in the tree on Christmas Eve, then on Christmas Day, all of us find our pickles. The first kid to find theirs get to pick a prize (first) that mom has especially selected for that year. They are all hidden according to each child’s height. Guess who is going to have the shortest one this year….? Cause Miranda and Peyton stole my tall genes… 🙂

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  2. angela king says

    December 9, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    i love these! we just put our tree up and i’ll be sharing pics too! oh and we also don’t have a tree topper. haven’t for years and years. lol.

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