Food poisoning and Christmas tree

I got a touch of food poisoning yesterday evening, so I was out of commission until 1 pm today. When I finally gathered enough strength to get up, it was pretty slow moving until the evening. A huge shout out to Abe, who basically did everything all day long so I could recover. I love that man so much.

This evening we decided to go get our Christmas tree and decorate the house for Christmas. Up until now, I have been dreading this event; it’s so much unpacking, and we still have more boxes left to unpack for our every day stuff! I also loved the clean feeling of the new home, and I was scared the Christmas stuff would clutter it up.

However, after having selected a tree, putting it up, and decorating until midnight, I can honestly say that I love the feeling of having the Christmas decorations up. The house feels so cozy and festive, and for the first time this season, I feel in spirit.

I’ll take more pictures tomorrow. Toward the end, I was just racing to finish because of the late hour. This is what I have:

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We tried three tree lots today. This was taken in tree lot #1. After that lot didn't work out, I skipped taking pictures with my camera and just focused on the task at hand.
We tried three tree lots today. This was taken in tree lot #1. After that lot didn’t work out, I skipped taking pictures with my camera and just focused on the task at hand.
We had Lydia put the star on before the tree was decorated. We were just so excited to have an official tree topper for the first time since we got married--we couldn't wait to get it on!
We had Lydia put the star on before the tree was decorated. We were just so excited to have an official tree topper for the first time since we got married–we couldn’t wait to get it on!

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