I’ll Take the Fake
November 27th, 2012 | Author: Alysha
It’s officially here: winter in Wisconsin. On Thanksgiving we celebrated in 60 degree weather and now it has dipped into the 20s. On the upside, the cold has put me in the Christmas spirit. I successfully put up half of our decorations (everything but the 3′ tree - you know, the most important part :) I can’t wait until I have a huge house and can finally have a big, fake Christmas tree (just like I had growing up). I take comfort that the tree I remember looking at when I was 5 is still the same tree my parents put up. Plus, I feel it’s better for the environment because it can constantly be reused. Here are some pics of the other holiday elements I’ve already put up:
We have a tradition of taking a picture with Oliver every year and sending it out to friends and family with our Christmas cards. I’m still thinking of ideas for this year.
Blogger Issues
On a completely unrelated note, I’ve been having some issues commenting to WordPress-powered blogs. I think because I have been commenting so much, WordPress may be recognizing me as spam on some of my favorite blogs (like Brigitt, Jane and Corrie’s). If you’d like to see the lovely notes I’ve been trying to write you, go into your comments section and approve my comments that are in your spam folder. For some reason I’ve been able to fix the issue on other blogs. Completely weird, but if anyone has experienced anything like this, let me know!
Question: Do you decorate for the holidays? And let’s settle this Christmas tree thing once and for all: real or fake?
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Growing up we always had a real tree which I loved, but now that it’s my job to get the tree up I’m glad I let Chris convince me to buy a fake one! The ornaments are my favorite part. We bought some as souvenirs on trips, some were handed down from my grandma and others are Milwaukee-themed from Kohl’s :)
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I do love the ornaments. My favorite is Rudolph :)
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
I need to get Christmas decorations up soon too. I’m definitely not on board with this weather yet :( I hope your job is going well!!
Laurie @ Love, Laugh, Laurie recently posted..Milo’s T-Giving Recap
That’s right – your first Christmas in the new house! How exciting!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
My house is all decorated, tree up and all. I’m in the midst of writing a blog post with some pics of all of it. My Mom helps me decorate my house every year as otherwise I just stand there staring wondering how to arrange everything.
Erica recently posted..Thanksgiving Panini
You are so lucky you get help. Given I don’t have too many decorations, but it’s still nice doing it with someone.
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
I love that you do christmas cards, I wish we did those
Alex @ therunwithin recently posted..#freEDom: Put on a Face
I must be one of the last ones!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
Love that you are getting into the holiday spirit. I’m totally feeling it too, but it’s hard to get the decorations up in an apartment that I’m still trying to unpack.
Thanks for letting me know about the comment issue. I’m going to check on that right now!!
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ok–should be all fixed now!
Brigitt @ Cook With B recently posted..Root Vegetable Slaw
Yay! I’ll test it out this am :)
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
It’s still not working :( On other news, there’s a really nice comment in your spam folder!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
That picture of Oliver is TOO cute!!! I love his big red bow!! My family has always gotten real Christmas trees- its the smell that makes me want a real one… but this year I think I’m going fake. Puppy teeth + tree sap = disaster! :] Maybe I’ll just get a candle for the scent.
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Candles are good :)
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
I love the doggy photo! Too cute!
We do decorate for the holidays, but it’s always very lowkey. Our “tree” tradition is collecting sticks from the park, stuffing them into a vase, then decorating with trinkets from around the house :)
Alex @ Brain, Body, Because recently posted..Thanksgiving, hounds, smartphones
I love that idea and I bet it looks awesome! I hope you post a pic!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
We’re about half decorated too–and the (real) tree is up. Usually all done by now, but the dining room is sporting a new coat of paint, so worth the wait!
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Agreed. New paint can completely change the look of a room.
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
That picture frame is so adorable!! I haven’t put up any Christmas decorations, but I’m very excited to!
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Thanks for commenting, Jess! I love finding new blogs.
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
We finally caved and bought a grown up fake tree. They are relatively cheap at Menards!
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What size? And price? I think my mom bought our 3′ after a Walgreens x-mas sale for $3!
Alysha @ Shesontherun recently posted..I’ll Take the Fake
I grew up with real trees. It was our family tradition to go Christmas tree cutting the day after Thanksgiving, and it was always exciting when I actually got to cut down the tree myself. But Hubby is allergic to real trees, so we go fake now. I have to say that fake is ridiculously easier, and I now prefer them. They look good forever and they don’t drop needles everywhere, and we have a prelit one so we don’t have to do the lights. I love it!!
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