Fake'n It!

Sorry to those (you know I love how you girls comment!) who believed we should splurge and go with the real and au natural version of the Christmas tree. Although we completely agree that it smells lovely and they are beautiful - Derek and I just couldn't justify spending $40-$75 each year on one - only to have it carted away at the end of December for a landfill. We figure we could enhance the fake tree with some cinnamon scented pine cones and splurge this one time and keep it for years to come - or until it looks nasty (which I'm hoping won't be for years ...)

So I found one that I actually am pretty happy with. It's a 7.5 foot fake Aspen something or other ... and it looks pretty real. Apparently they are made to somewhat resemble real trees. I'm hoping to pick the sucker up today and perhaps even have it up tonight (woot woot!).

I have a million other things going on around here that I need to write up and snap some pictures of, and I promise when I get a second I will do that! I will be back - and might a remind all of you that there are only 40 more days (not including today) until Christmas Eve! Eeeekkkk I'm so pumped!

(photo credit here)