it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas

christmas has come to the ’skis residence this week:

we bought our christmas tree on thursday and decorated for the holiday.  please note the following items:  a yule log dvd, the et statue, and the necktie tree skirt.

you see, most of our christmas decorations have a story behind them, which makes decorating for christmas so much fun.   our tree ornaments are typically ornaments that people have given to us as gifts or we have bought on vacations.  for example, we have a maker’s mark ornament from our trip to the kentucky derby and we have a beer mug ornament from a trip to germany.  each time we hang an ornament on the tree we are reminded of fun trips or memories.

last year, i received two new additions to the ’skis christmas decor collection: the necktie tree skirt and an ET statue.  i needed a tree skirt (not like the generic felt one we bought at wal-mart for $2) and my mom made a skirt out of old neckties from the men in our family.  the ET statue came from brother and his wife…. i was absolutely TERRIFIED of ET when i was growing up (ok, still harbor some fear today) and my brother thought it would be fun to torture me with….i mean, remember…..all those great memories of my childhood by giving me a 2 foot statue of ET.   in this picture, he’s standing guard over our christmas tree.

last, but not least, is the yule log.  it’s fantastic.  you need to rush out and get one.

happy holidays everyone!