Here it is!

December 13, 2012

Well, you asked one of you asked. Which is good enough for me. Here's our run of the mill Christmas tree!

decorated christmas tree



It was my first year putting the lights on, and I've gotta say...it's kind of the worst. They stick out in weird places, and my mom always managed to do it so that you could hang heavy ornaments from the wires, but mine just flop down and ruin everything if I try and do that. I do not have her skills.

This year I decided to only put on ornaments that Mike and I have been given or bought as a couple. All of our childhood ornaments are safely tucked away in boxes, likely to never see the light of day again, but it would have been absolute crazy town with all of them on the tree.

Can anyone spot the apparently drunk Christmas chicken in there?

We got our tree last Saturday morning in the pouring rain at Drysdale's Tree Farm. We were less than thrilled, and likely will find somewhere else to go next year. I realize I may have been spoiled by growing up going to a tree farm with well cared for and pruned trees for just $25 (GoGo's Christmas Tree Farm in Nanaimo, BC!), but who knows. I won't even tell you how much we spent on this tree, unless you ask in the comments. Ha!

Despite the fact that the quality and price of the trees left something to be desired, we had a great time, and Tahsis enjoyed herself, too. She was so tired when we got into the truck to go home, and pretty much slept for the rest of the day.

wet dirty golden retriever

She was filthy, and of course I forgot a towel to wipe her off. I told Mike that I'd get his truck cleaned for him one day, haha.

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Starr@Kiefer Cottage · 643 weeks ago

I actually love your tree. It's not over-curated or fussy. For holiday traditions, I much prefer folksy and kind of messy. That's why my own tree is hardly Martha Stewart material!
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I think we'll always have a "folksy" sort of tree!
She looks so adorable in that picture, I just wanna squeeze her, even though she's wet. :P
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Oh my goodness, she was just sopping and so so muddy.
I actually really dig the tree! Looks very traditional and pretty, and there is a lot to be said for that.
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Thanks Amy! It's best side is definitely not facing forward, but oh well - too late now!
I like the tree, too. It looks very natural and homey and pretty perfect :) Our tree was "trimmed" just before being cut. It may have been tipped throughout it's lifetime as well, but it's kind of hard to say because of the shaping. We were lazy and just went to a lot. Maybe next year we'll head out of town to a farm and do it right!
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Ours was probably a 15 foot tree - Mike cut it at about waist height and then another foot or so was cut off before we paid!
Yayyyyyy!! I love it! You know how I feel about family trees vs. catalog trees! ;)

And your pup looks so freakin cute. My mom had this idea when we were little that the dirtier we came home, the more fun we had. I think it applies to dogs too! haha
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Yeeppp!

I totally agree that the same sentiment applies to dogs.
Alright- I have to ask- how much for the tree? haha. I don't really know how much they cost so I'm sure I'll be surprised when we start our real tree tradition!

Your tree is gorgeous! I really love your tree topper! Shayne hates ours so we've been searching for a better one- I love the one you have. Where did you get it?

I love that you took your puppy to tree shop too! She is soooo cute and it truly looks like she had a ball!
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It cost $67!!! They charge based on height and type of tree. The cheapest tree they sell is $45.

The tree topper actually came from Canadian Tire, and it was only like $15 I think? If you look too closely you can tell it's sort of cheaply made, but I love it anyway!
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casacaudill · 643 weeks ago

We ended up buying our faux tree because of the lights. Alan *hates* doing them and he said he was done.
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Mike would prefer a fake tree, but I just won't do it!
I adore that the coloured lights are all swoopy and off to one side :) I don't see the chicken though? Thank you for posting your treeeee!!! :) I love Christmas trees :)
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Hahaha, the swoopy lights are so not intentional. One of the strings of lights is half dead and it just looks blank in those spots!
I like your tree! There's no such thing as a not pretty tree in my opinion! :)
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I can agree with that!
You did a great job Ashley. If you can't get your lights to stay on the branch try using a green twist tie.
Good idea!

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