FINALLY, Our Tree

Okay, so here's our naked tree. We finally went yesterday evening and picked it out! The pickins' were pretty slim but our tree is not. It's fat. I actually love it. It has character to me, as it's far from perfect with it's lack of branches in various places. Couldn't tell you what kind of tree it is but I initially planned on getting a Frasier Fir. When we got there, there were lots of F.F. but they were HUGE and since we had short ceilings, we needed something in the 8ft. range. Besides, I love the color on this tree. Sometimes I think Frasiers are a bit too blue for my taste. Don't get me wrong, I think they're a superior tree, but I really like the color on this one. Not to mention it was way cheaper, which is always a plus, of course. It's not a soft needle tree like FF but it's certainly not the worst I've felt. The needles might be messier, for sure, but hey, we're soooo late getting our tree this year, we'll only have to tolerate the mess for a mere couple of weeks. Oh, and what really rocks is that we got a new nifty christmas tree stand! I'm totally excited for both and can't wait to decorate the tree this weekend with the family. Should be good times and nice and chaotic. I promise to post the final product when we're done!