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Christmas decoration infestation 2010

Oh god, it has begun in earnest. Behold, a tree!

christmas tree

It’s a pre-lit model, something I never ever ever thought I’d ever buy, ever. It always just seemed … blasphemous. But Big Lots was out of their unlit trees when I went, so I just went down in size half a foot and opted for the pre-lit, as it fit my budget. And now that I have seen the foolishness of my ways, I dare say I will never buy an unlit tree ever again. Can someone confirm for me that the inventor of the pre-lit tree got a Nobel prize? Please?

I didn’t put a tree up last year because, for one, I didn’t have one. For another, I was scared of what the cats would do to it. I am happy to report that, aside from a few sniffs and branch bats here and there, they seem to the mostly uninterested. Granted, we are less than 24 hours in, so tomorrow I might be reporting a different story.

Of course, I have added various accouterments, including the front-door wreath, a fancy table runner, some icicle lights in the office, and Granny’s ancient candleholder thingy that was passed on to me. But the big show is the giant wreath mom and dad let me have, which I put outside on the chimney. In the words of the funny lady who plays Miley Cyrus in the SNL skit that Ray and I CANNOT STOP QUOTING OH MY GOD, it’s pretty cool.

giant wreath   ice lights

runner   front door wreath   granny's old candleholder thing

I used a concrete nail to secure the big wreath out front. Did you know you can’t buy a singular concrete nail? True story. Relatedly, if anyone needs to borrow a couple hundred concrete nails, hit me up.

2 thoughts on “Christmas decoration infestation 2010”

  1. Dude, the runner looks amazing. Dark red on dark wood! Looks fantastic! And those wreaths are gorgeous.is that wreath outside plugged into an external outlet? I see a cord, but I can’t tell where it goes.We don’t have ANY outside outlets, so we’re going to have to go all solar.Of course,the bf is not allowing it until next week.Keep the Xmas pics coming!!

  2. Oh, thanks! The wreath outside is indeed using an external outlet. I lucked out and got a house with TWO of those out front, one of which is dedicated to running all my timer-based outdoor lighting. Can’t wait to see pics of your house!

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