1 post tagged “christmas”

I think a large part of my easy awaking this morning had to do with the snow. I always want to get out of bed when it's a snowy morning. Something about snow and school cancellations and subsequent good feelings from my wasted early youth. Unfortunately the snow stopped by the time I got outside but I did get to class early and have felt chipper ever since.

I want to show you pictures of our Christmas tree! A large part of the joy of my living situation is that my friends (whom I live with) feel like family. On Friday afternoon, Kira and I sent Aaron and Tom out to find us (collectively, and Sarah) a 5' Christmas tree while we made room for it in the common room. They came back with a hulking mass of perfectly-conical Christmas Tree that measures a bit over 7' if you count the flourishes at the top. While we were somewhat stunned and highly amused, they attempted to get it in a base which was too small. Check it out:

The experience was awesome. We went to the Christmas Tree Shop for ornaments, lights, and whatnot, first stopping at Bertucci's for a nice dinner. Kira, Sarah, and I strung together hundreds of pieces of popcorn as cheap garland. We listened to Christmas music while trimming the tree and drinking sweet dessert wines a la Tom. By the end of the night, we were exhausted, finishing at 11:45 PM. Then we watched Love Actually, a fantastic holiday movie that Aaron hadn't seen. So it was a generally awesome night.

My pictures of the tree are far inferior to Aaron's basically professional job, but I will post both for an embarrassing comparison. My snapshots:

And Aarons photographs, for which I give him all credit: