In other news, it's Christmas time! I know... I'm about a week and a half behind. But no worries, we did start our season on time. It's just the blog that lags!
The day after Thanksgiving Dan and I set out to get a Christmas Tree! And we don't mess around. Real tree, yessir.
The previous Wednesday as we ventured out for dinner we walked by a Christmas tree stand. (They are right on the sides of the street here in New York). We met Francois, a Quebequer Canadian, who comes down to sell Christmas trees for 5 weeks before Christmas. He was awesome. He talked to us for over 30 minutes about selling Christmas trees. He told us about a drunk guy trying to steal a tree, and claiming it was "escaping" when confronted. And one year some guy tried to steal Francois' radio, sawing through the chain holding it in place, while he was asleep in his chair 6 feet away! We had a blast talking to him. We tried not to feel too special, since obviously being friendly is how he sells Christmas trees, but it worked on us! We returned on Friday to purchase our lovely little tree.
Francois and our tree!
Meet Francy! Named in honor of Francois. She's no Butterball... definitely needed a name a little more elegant, a little more feminine. It took awhile to decide, but Fancy Francy, welcome home!
We decorated our tree (and apartment) Sunday evening. There wasn't a ton of extra space, but with a little ingenuity and a few command hooks, we made it work.
With the Nativity on the TV, the awesome German advent calendar my Dad sent us, snowmen that remind me of my mom...it feels great in here! However, of everything we put up, this is, by far, going to be my favorite view of the season.
