I'm a tree purist too. I love the real tree, but with the small fry and the cats and the dog it just wasn't a good idea.
Yep. For us it's that ND's asthma kicks up around evergreen combined with the fact that we will be out of the house from December 16th-26th this year.
So, we returned the ugly tree and went to buy the better tree and then I talked Greg into a twice as good tree with the explanation that it was really only spending half as much since we'd already spent the other half... he actually bought that. I think he's less mathy than I am. (Really, I think he wanted to make me happy. At least this one looks a lot more like a real tree.)
Awww! That's very sweet. Yeah, ND took pity on me and let me pick a nicer-quality tree as well. The ones that are so obviously fake just make me sad.
We got the good guys.
I forgot to say Congratulations to Kalshane! Being a daddy (or a mommy) is quite a trip, but worth it.
Oh yes! Gah! I meant to say the same: good luck and congrats and GOOD FOR YOU for making the very smart and difficult choice of waiting to decided whether or not you want to get married.
The ones that are so obviously fake just make me sad.
That's why when we decided to go the fake tree route, we just went with the most artificial-looking tree we could find. Sparkly sparkly white tinsel! (At the time, I didn't know of the existance of pink sparkly trees. But I don't think I could have talked Pete into a pink tree, anyway.)
Congratulations, Kalshane!
Deena, I'm still having problems believing Nick is 21 now.
The ones that are so obviously fake just make me sad.
I take that to mean you passed on the upside down one?
Dear SUV driving asstard. I recognized you from last week when I parked next to you in the Safeway parking lot today. I'm now ranting here to make up for biting my lip earlier this afternoon. Yes, your monster may be able to travel faster on ice than my roller skate of a car. (though I see plenty of SUVs in our local ditches.) But when I'm in front of you, I am not driving faster than my car will safely travel; that is a slower speed on ice than on asphalt or concrete. I will pull to the right to let you pass at first opportunity. In the meantime neither honking nor tailgating will cause my car to go faster.
Fuck you very much
Gar
I think I'm going to go get my first fake tree tomorrow morning. (allergies make real an absolute impossibility). The pink sparkly tree is appealing.
Daisy, I hope, most of all, that you are having a smashing time tonight. That's what I notice most when i'm out with friends.
Aww. Thank you. I hope so too! I love this band. Southern Fried versions of the Pixies and Emenim? All over that. Plus, hanging out with old/new friends? Cherry on top.
We did wash the regular pair of jeans that fit me, which I'm wearing with a fitted denim button down, white t-shirt underneath, boots and a brown suede jacket.
Congratulations Kashlane! (I just read Beep Me to figure out what all the kudos were for) Seconding the "go you" for waiting to decide on getting married. My cousin and her son's father are doing the same, and that seems to be working out really well.
Congrats, Kalshane! (And, er, the mother is the woman I met, right? With whom we shared many stories? I liked her.)
