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Every Christmas since we’ve been married, Bill and I have been flying off from about a week before the holiday until after New Year’s. As a result, we’ve never put up a tree together. We’re not allowed to have a live tree in our apartment, so I’d given up on the idea of a tree here – the expense of “starting” a Christmas tree (skirt, ornaments, tree topper, garland, lights…) combined with the lack of love for an expensive fake tree brought me back to the apartment empty handed after my tree hunt yesterday. Today, though, I found myself wandering through Target where I found this perfect filler for the holidays. It’s a three foot, already lit, fake tree in a planter. It fits perfectly on our coffee table, and it requires little more than the four $0.99 ornaments we’ve hung on it. Our place feels more Christmasy already! Now, I may just have to go hunting for a little mistletoe…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every Christmas since we’ve been married, Bill and I have been flying off from about a week before the holiday until after New Year’s. As a result, we’ve never put up a tree together. We’re not allowed to have a … Continue reading