O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree...

Last night Heather, Aaron and I  put up our Christmas tree.  We walked a couple of blocks from the house to pick out a tree at a local garden shop.  We've been getting our tree from them for years so it's sort of become a tradition.  After spending 20 minutes or so searching through all sorts and shapes of trees, we finally picked one up.  (and at only $28.99, I think we did darn good!)  Aaron threw it over his shoulders (he's over 6' tall and a big guy), and we walked home.

We're tight on space so we picked out a smaller tree but didn't it turn out beautiful? We have a zillion ornaments so we were not able to put them all on the tree.  Instead, we got to pick and choose those special ornaments that mean the most to us.  If you look almost center of the tree,  you can see a teardrop shaped ornament that looks a little like a flag. Years ago I had purchased a bunch of "American Flag" style ornaments but nobody liked them and we never put them on the tree.  This year Heather suggested we put one on in celebration of Obama getting elected. I thought that was a great idea and felt slightly vindicated for buying them all those years ago.

Although there are no more children running around my house, I still find Christmas to be a wonderfully magical time.  Yes, I know it can be crazy and yes, I know it can get stressful and yes, I know that sometimes the gift giving can get out of hand BUT all you need to do is keep it in perspective.  Enjoy what you have and don't worry about what you can or cannot give.  Life's too short to not enjoy the love that this holiday season can bring.

Special Note: If you look closely at the bottom of the second picture, you can see part of Sissy in the middle and a little bit of Dave's ear on the right side.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Folks, Christmas is less than 3 weeks away!  Can you believe it? Every year it seems to sneak up on me faster and faster.  A friend of mine sent me this internet "Christmas Card" and it is perhaps the cutest, cleverest (is that a word?), e-card if have ever seen. Please check it out:

http://www.mesasoftware.com/merrychristmas.htm

I know I'm lazy and should post something of substance but it's the weekend. I'm supposed to be cleaning and I don't feel like it. The house is a $#!+ hole and I don't care.  (See Tattooed Minivan Mom, people can use curse words without actually using them.  Don't you like the way I cleverly disguised the word shit? Oh, shit!)

Happy Holidays!

Merry SITSmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy Holiday too,

For whatever holiday you celebrate

In the way you choose to do.

We hope it brings you happiness

and good times for one and all

May the season be full of kindess

And joys, both big and small.

May the love of this holiday season

Bring only good times and cheer

May you savor in the joy of giving

And may it last throughout the year.

Happy Holidays from Preston and Heather

Season's Greetings to the SITS blog hosts

May the winner of the $200 Target Gift Card

Truly need it the mosts.

(ok, so mosts isn't proper, but it rhymes doesn't it?)

The first picture is of Chip, Heather, and I in 1984. Looking back at it, I remember just how much I was in love with that man. It saddens me to think that it did not last, even though it did last 13 1/2 years.  The next picture is me and my daughter, Heather, from Christmas 1988. The third one is us from Christmas 2007, nineteen years later.  And yes, those are HUGE eyeglasses and yes, that is the remnants of a mullet!