Tis The Season!

 Well, I had been envisioning this wonderful day of picking out a tree and decorating it for some time now but like so many things in life it didn't turn out quite like I was planing!

In my mind:
 going up to the mountains and picking out some wonderful perfect tree and cutting it down ourselves! With tons of family picture of us laughing and frolicking in the snow!

 The problem:
 Fist of all we don't own a chain saw or an ax. Also Ryan and I have the exact opposite work schedule so unless we wanted to get our tree on the 22 of December it was not going to happen!

What actually happened:
We went to a tree stand on the side of the road which was quite cute however, it was freezing cold and blowing wind! That being said, we were there for probably a total of 3 minutes! There were no cute family pictures or ones of Bentley looking at all the trees. No, he was bundled up in the stroller and the shade pulled closed so he wouldn't freeze to death! The one picture I did manage to get of us I have mascara running down my face because the wind was causing my eyes to water like crazy! To make matters worse AFTER getting the tree put on the roof of the car we went in to pay for it and it was 80 dollars! um yeah I was thinking what the *#@#! are you kidding me! I couldn't believe it, I mean I guess it was our fault to assume that a tree that only lasts a few weeks and is no taller then Ryan would be more then 35 dollars! So trying desperately not to ruin our fun family night with being so mad about paying that much for a stupid tree, we went on to decorate it!

In my mind:
going home and drinking hot cider by fireplace. Decorating the tree together, watching Christmas movies and taking pictures of Bentley by the tree!

The problem:
Well for starters we don't have a fire place! By this time Bentley was cranky and ready for bed! Also all I had in the fridge to drink was pom juice and some soy milk so no hot cider for us!

What actually Happened:
I nursed Bentley and put him to bed. Ryan brought in our over priced tree and started to put it in the stand only to realize that the stand we had was too small! My sweet husband however, knowing that I was already in a bad mood about spending that much money on a tree, jammed it in and made it work! We then pulled out the Christmas lights only to find out that half the strand didn't light up! Luckily I had some others that worked.

Well, it didn't turn out the way I planed but it made for a good story!  Although I grit my teeth every time I think about how much we spent on that dumb tree it does look very pretty!