rockin' around the Christmas tree

Thank goodness to Home Depot my 2010 Christmas tree was found! Last year I found a great tree at Target and for some reason Target (at least in San Diego) is not selling live Christmas trees this year. What was even better for the Christmas tree search is that Home Depot is right next to Target. They had a HUGE selection of both Noble and Douglas Fir trees. Our family has typically always gotten Douglas fir trees, as did I last year, but this year a cute little 5 ft. Noble was calling my name. I have to say it was much lighter than my tree last year which made carrying it into my apartment alone much easier!

Once in the apartment it was base, water, lights, topper, skirt, and then the ornaments!

All my ornaments, I have collected over the years from childhood, including my 'Baby's First Christmas' ornament, which makes for a special tree. Each year my parents and grandparents gave me an ornament, so I have quite the collection. As I got into middle school my mom would try to pick out an ornament that symbolized that year or a major event in that year. It is always very special to unwrap the ornaments from their tissue paper each year at Christmas time and recall special memories that certain ornaments bring up!