Decorating the Christmas Tree: Part I

Yesterday, it was my responsibility to hang the lights from our new Christmas tree. Now, this whole process took a few hours. That was because I was taking several breaks throughout. Anyway, as I look at the tree right now, I am rather disappointed in the overall quality of the tree. Unfortunately, I picked the damn thing and now I am kicking myself in the ass for doing so. When Kevin and I were at Prairie Gardens, in Champaign, I found this "gem" and I thought that it was the best one for the price we were willing to pay. Who knows, maybe it was the best tree there: The whole batch of trees they had just seemed jacked-up. We paid and came back home.

As I was hanging the lights there are just some big gaps between the branches on the bottom half of the tree. I think that is the part that bothers me the most. This tree is just gap-y on the bottom. There is an area of the tree trunk that is so exposed I think I am going to have to turn the tree counter-clockwise 90° just to hide the gaggle of tree light plugs that are nestled against the trunk. The top half of the tree is a whole other deal. The branches grew in a very unconventional way: They seem to wrap and twist around each other. So weird. As I was hanging the lights from those branches I realized I had to double-back on one branch several times just to ensure I got most of the tangent branches.

Anyway...I sincerely hope that the decorations fill in the gaps and hide the light plugs. Kevin and I should finish the tree tonight. Of course, I always enjoyed decorating the tree. The Christmas lights were aggravating me, though.

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