Christmas Decorating

So when Lindsay started this blog, she told me that it would be a good idea if I did a post now and again. I'm not a big blog person myself so I haven't really contributed anything to this blog...until now. Lindsay has been pretty busy with work so I've had to pick up some of her responsibilities around the house, including updating the blog. One of our avid readers was asking me about how the tree is coming along so I decided to make an updated post about it. Normally Lindsay sets out all the Christmas decorations and we decorate the tree together but this year I got to do it all by myself. And here's how our tree turned out this year:



Our Christmas tree is actually one of only a few traditions we have around Christmas time. Ever since we've been married, everywhere we go, we try to get a Christmas tree ornament as a reminder of where we've been and what we've done. So when Christmas time comes around, we relive all the fun places we've been and the fun things we've seen when we decorate our tree. We've got ornaments from our honeymoon, from trips to Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Orlando, New York, and Boston. We've also got ornaments for each of the schools we've attended (Lindsay went to both BYU and the U and in case you're wondering, the BYU ornament is always a little bit higher on the tree) and one ornament for each of the years we've been married. So it may be a little bit cheesy but it's a fun tradition we have. Sorry for the blurry picture. I took it with my phone and it didn't come out to great. I'll get a better one up soon.

Our Poor Christmas Tree

There are only 7 days before Christmas and this picture of our tree was taken about 5 minutes ago. It is a nice tree and we do like it, but it has been sorely neglected this holiday season. Carl insists on a real tree, which is fine with me, but you can't just pull it out of a box and put it together at your convenience. We finally got around to picking out the tree and buying it last week but still haven't found time to decorate it. Carl put the lights on Tuesday night while I was at a Christmas party so at this rate the tree should be decorated by January 2nd. If and when we finally decorate it I will post a picture. Merry Christmas!

The American Fork Symphony

Carl played with the American Fork Symphony last Monday in their annual Christmas Concert. He has been wanting to play his violin more since graduating last April and finally found the time to join the community symphony. I wish I had a fun picture to post but I forgot the camera...story of my life. The concert was wonderful and we enjoyed being able to spend time with Josh, Mandy, and Gabby who came to see Carl play, as well as Carl's parents. I am proud of Carl for making the effort to play again and grateful for a studly husband who takes time to be well-rounded and cultured.