Happy Friday 12.16.11

Taking care of this moment....

It is a sad state of affairs around our household this holiday season.  Here it is the 16th of December and no holiday cheer has been hung, strung, lit, or wrapped.  In discussing Christmas tree options, I wanted to get a real (cut) tree this year.  The husband suggested we get a tree we could plant in the yard.  The same thing we have done off and on for several years.  We now have three x-Christmas trees growing in our yard, which of course is wonderful.

In between the years that we have had a "live" Christmas tree, we have used some really groovy tinseled trees I use to use in my store windows during the holiday season.  We have pink, turquoise, silver and green.  The picture below is from 2009.  The theme was "white ice" that Christmas.  (I always have to have a theme.)

So we decided that we would buy a Japanese maple and use it as our holiday tree, then plant it in the yard.  The hubby has wanted a Japanese maple for several years.  They require little care in the cold months, but do not like the direct sun or extreme heat.  Gee, that will be a tough one living in Austin.  Anyway.....so he went and looked at them yesterday and talked at length to the guy working at the nursery.  All was good except for two things: 1) they are losing their leaves right now, so we would basically have a stick tree, and 2) they cost $100 and up.  Not something we were planning on spending for a tree right now. 

So as of today, no tree has been decided on.  I was tempted to just pull out one of the tinsel trees today, but just can't bring myself to do it.  Thinking I might slip off to Home Depot and bring home the dreaded "live, but not really living anymore" Christmas tree. 

In this moment, I'm remembering how magical our Christmas trees were growing up.  I  remember the care my Mother use to take in decorating them.  All of the wonderful ornaments, and that each year when we pulled them out of their boxes, they never ceased to fill me with happiness and anticipation for Christmas morning.  How at night when the tree was lit, it was astonishingly beautiful.  Yes right now, at this moment, I'm thinking I need to get my rear in gear and get us a tree up.

I wouldn't want to miss the magic.

Have a fabulous weekend filled with holiday cheer and wonder.  And, for more moments, hop over here.