Our Tree

During the five past Christmases that Jesse and I have been a couple, we've never had a tree. Every year we usually get an ornament or two from family or friends and never really know what to do with them. I feel that Christmas 2008 follows a pretty eventful year and warrants a little more effort; we moved to Portland, celebrated our first wedding anniversary, and have finally (almost) gotten new jobs. Since we haven't yet hung photos (New Years resolution #1) I decided that I wanted to do something seasonal to spruce up the apartment.

I picked up this spindly little metal tree from Ikea a few weeks ago and stashed it away in the closet. The snow on Sunday really made it feel like winter and finally like Christmas, so we pulled out the tree and gathered all of the ornaments we own (minus the cool glass snowflake one that somehow was not packed with the other ornaments -- I'll find it in May for sure). It's not much, but it does feel festive. And there's no chance of it catching on fire while we're out of town (unless the pig somehow figures out how to light our grenade lamp).

To continue the festive spirit, tonight we were supposed to go to a holiday party given by Jesse's new office in Portland. Even though he's only working part-time, they have been really great including him in all of the non-work related activities. Unfortunately, the party was postponed until January due to the fact that most streets in the city resemble an ice skating rink. We both nearly wiped out last night running some errands on foot, so I can't say that I'm surprised. In lieu of the holiday party, I think this evening I will make Jesse turn on some Christmas tunes (the Muppet's Christmas with John Denver), pour me a festive drink, and enjoy a blustery evening at our toasty apartment.