I was very excited to decorate our first Christmas tree in the new house! We bought a pre-lit tree from Walmart and it was on sale so it was only $88! Seemed like a pretty good deal to me. I also bought lots of different colored balls to decorate the tree with. I spent about 30 minutes in Walmart comparing the different colors and sizes and textures of decorative balls before I made my decision. Luckily Craig was on the phone with his sister at the time so he didn't realize how much time was spent making this decision (I doubt he would have been so patient it he wasn't distracted). I think it came out looking pretty good.
As a topper for the tree I am using a penguin of mine that was given to me by my Aunt Kim a few years ago. It is actually a toilet paper roll cover. I think it looks pretty cute on the top of the tree. I think it looks like he is hugging the branch... but Craig thinks he looks like he has been impaled by the tree.
I have also purchased some lights to decorate the outside of the house but Craig needs to go and buy a ladder so that we can hang them up. The weather is supposed to be a little bit warmer next week so hopefully we can hang them up then!
As a bonus, once we have the ladder we will be able to investigate the mystery of the leaking bedroom window from earlier this year that we have ignored. The wind doesn't usually come from that direction when it is raining so it only leaked that one time! Although my dad asks about that leak every time he sees me... so hopefully we will have it fixed before the rain comes from that direction again.
