My husband was ready to start decorating on 11/01. Halloween decorations down, Christmas decorations up. We didn’t quite get them out that early, but we did begin decorating a whole week before Thanksgiving, which is early in my book. I have to say I am seeing a lot of Christmas spirit in the neighborhood this year, maybe everyone needs a little pick-me-up after this historic year.
So I thought I would spread my holiday cheer with a couple of Christmas posts with the Shibleys’ posts. Our decorations have been up since Thanksgiving. I figure if you are going to do all the work, you should enjoy it as long as you can.
Living Room Tree
I would say this is my favorite tree, but the truth is, each of them has its place in our home, so no tree is better than the other. This Christmas tree is a 9-foot tree and is in our living room, which is the first thing you see when you enter the house. The room is decorated in my husband’s sports teams Seminoles and Redskins (nice he chose teams with the same color scheme LOL). So the tree is following suit, adorned with gold and maroon ornaments only.
This tree is where we put our gifts for the family that will be visiting on Christmas. Notice on the right side, our newest family member is enjoying a nap in one of her favorite places.
Dining Room Tree
I received this tree as part of a collaboration for Breast Cancer Awareness, and in October of 2016, it was decorated in pink balls and ribbons in honor of my grandmother. It now sits in the corner of our dining room, and I appropriately call this “my husband’s tree” as he picked out all the decorations. This tree is adorned in silver, white, and red.
Don’t let those presents fool you; they are put out every year. Empty boxes but dressed in silver, red, and white!
Family Room Tree
This is where we spend most of our time. Our kitchen opens up into our family room, and you can often find my husband on the computer or in front of his TV. So this is where we put our traditional Christmas tree. This tree is full of 40+ years of ornaments with new ones added each year. No theme here, this tree has ornaments from when I was a child, and ornaments given to my own children through the years.
This tree holds all the presents to be unwrapped on Christmas Day. Ok, I know you are thinking that is an awful lot of presents. Keep in mind that these are presents for seven different people. With both of my boys’ long-time girlfriends joining us on Christmas morning. I would love to see your tree, so feel free to share. Whatever you do, have a very Merry Christmas, or whatever you are celebrating, and please enjoy the time with your family and friends!
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