a family tradition... o christmas tree

so it has become an official family tradition of the nichols' household to claim the neighbor's christmas tree after they put it out on the curb for the garbage truck before christmas day arrives. last year we were able to adopt the tree the day after thanksgiving but this year the gift did not arrive in our home until christmas eve day...beautiful! on wednesday i was driving through the neighborhood and happened to pass by the home were we had found our last little treasure-there she was in all her 6 foot glory, propted up against the snow mound, just waiting on me to come and take her home. 8 months pregnant, I threw her on top of the car, tied her down and told the gentleman spectating the whole adventure to let his neighbors know that they have started a family tradition for us and that next year we will gladly take it a few weeks earlier! (he chuckled)So, we made it safely back over the hill and i managed to get her in the house, placed in the tree stand and decorated in a total of less than 5 minutes (including getting the stand out of the attic...i know, i know, i am not suppose to be going up there but I just couldn't wait to have it all in place before Chris made it home from work) When he came home, he opened the door exclaiming "what in the world!!!" we both started laughing because he knew i must have found it on the side of the road. memories