Meet Norbert!

Happy Holidays to all! This past week has been filled with Christmas Spirit here in Oregon, now that I am officially done with classes this term, David and I have begun to fill our condo with christmas cheer! Cookies have been baked, presents are being delivered and wrapped, the stockings have been hung by the chimney with care, and we had our first official "christmas tree day" of our relationship.

What is Christmas tree day you ask? Well basically its when you get your Christmas tree, specifically a live one that you cut down yourself. This wasn't an option when we lived in Texas, which is why it was our first christmas tree day. So we grabbed the car and drove to the christmas tree farm that I run by in the mornings. There we tromped through the farm until we found our tree.

Some trees were too big!

Some trees were too small!

But then we found our perfect tree! A 4 1/2 foot Nordman Fir, which of course we (and by we I mean myself) chose to name Norbert.

We brought Norbert home, went out and bought a tree stand, and set him up in our living space. Lilly and Norbert quickly became friends, she especially loves to cuddle up in the tree skirt.

Fast Friends!

We finished putting all the decorations on Norbert on Thursday when David was off from work. Lilly still enjoys sending time with Norbert, although I do worry when she is going to try to chew the lights on the tree. We hope everyone is having a great Holiday season and want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Oregon!