how lovely are thy branches
I loved my christmas tree this year. It’s almost january and I barely got to enjoy it and I am reluctant to take it down. I will though, after the first of the year. I’m tired of everything christmas. But I like it at night, when everything is dark, and the lights glow and shadows are on the walls and the ceiling.
OOOH its so pretty. Too bad you cant plant it in the back yard and save its life….or maybe….
I felt the exact same way; this year I think I had the best christmas tree I’ve ever had. I took it down this morning, even though I normally always do it on 1/1; it was getting really old & dry. Last night, I sat in the living room with Robin & we watched a dumb movie & the only light (besides the glow of the tv) was the warm colors of the old fashioned tree lights. It’s just such a good, happy feeling, a nameless contentment. I’m glad it only comes once a year, it stays special that way.
As I was packing up the ornaments today, I thought ahead to next year. Emerson will just have turned two, will she be old enough that individual ornaments will stick in her memory for the next year? I had such a great time as a kid seeing each ornament every year, and that was just with the crappy old ones my folks had. Robin & I have made a six year tradition of buying tree ornaments from wherever we go on vacation, so the tree has become a physical symbol/reminder of our life together (“the honeymoon,” “that trip to yosemite for my 30th birthday,” “that surprise getaway to Seattle,” etc).
Wow, check me out, getting all personal & real in your comments section. I should totally get my own blog.
you’re such a sap, JR. I love it!
but yes, please. get your own blog. this is CJMland.