Christmas Tradition
Step One: hunt a tree. In our case, easy to do with a very short walk the Alexandria Police Christmas tree lot (as a fundraiser for the Youth Camp). While we’re a little late and the selection was not huge, Robert found the perfect tree for us.

Step Two: Transport the tree home. It’s always fun when the tree seller asks which car to help tie it down on to be able say, “oh, we’ll just carry it home.” And that’s just what we did. It’s also fun to see folks driving by wondering if we’re really going to take that tree home on the metro or not…

Step Three: Decorate. Robert was a big help this year (especially with a step ladder).

Step Four: Sit back and enjoy. This year, with the demise of our ficus, the Christmas tree is in the dining room so we can enjoy it over dinner.