So, today was the day I headed out to buy my Christmas tree... As you may have read, I was supposed to take my yearly trip to Maine to take care of this, but a nor'easter precluded doing so... The trees in Maine cost me $25.00 each, regardless of height... Now, it has in fact been many years since I went to get a tree in NJ... Its 4 years to Maine, and before that, my parents bought theirs, and I had a fake... So I headed out to find my 8' tree... I'm thinking around $3.00/foot... Not bloody well likely apparently... I didn't find anything nice untill I hit the local YMCA, where they were doing some charity tree sale... End result... $42.00... If I drove straight to Maine, cut my tree and drove back immeadiatly, it would cost me just about that much between fuel and the tree... I suppose I mind less since it is going to a charity, but damn...
Said tree is standing in my living room currently, haveing a nice long drink... I have also found that somehow, my box of lights has disappeared, so its off to buy lights in the morning, and decorate tommorow...
On the plus side, my pack of stray cats seems to love the small pile of branches on my porch... Can't really imagine why since there are plenty of live trees a few feet away, and shrubs on either side, but hey, if they're happy that's all good... Mostly I think they're just happy the snow and ice have gome for now... I can't imagine walking around barefoot in that crap like they have to...
Happy Holidays folks!
Posted by Backstage at December 12, 2003 06:18 PM