When does your tree go up?

Derek Ortt · #21 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:40 pm

Doesnt go up as it detracts from the true meaning of Christmas. The tree is too secular, IMO

ColdFront77 · #22 Postby **ColdFront77** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:48 pm

I see your point, Derek... as I mentioned in another thready you mentioned this in. My family is a true Catholic family (I find things difficult to understand, but I still go to church every Sunday) and my mother has always wanted to put a Christmas Tree up.

weatherlover427 · #23 Postby **weatherlover427** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:54 am

I don't get a tree because there is nowhere to put one in my living room. I wish I could have one though.

David · #24 Postby **David** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 2:48 am

The fiber optic tree may go up in early/mid December... we went to Fiber Optic after the place where we bought our tree lost it's owner.

azsnowman · #25 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:23 am

We found the MOST PERFECT, looks like a tree from a farm, Blue Spruce that I've ever had!!! It was almost a shame to cut it down "LOL!" It's not all that tall, 6' tall, but PERFECT!! We put it up and will decorate it today.

Dennis

hunter84 · #26 Postby **hunter84** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 11:00 am

We found one at a tree farm yesterday and set it up last night. very nice looking, about 10' . we'll decorate it tomorrow evening.

ColdFront77 · #27 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:55 pm

Our tree actually ended up going up this afternoon. As I mentioned the other day, it is a small one... 5½ feet tall.

chadtm80 · #28 Postby **chadtm80** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:56 pm

We get a real one.. And we will put it up next week... Now the big question... How the heck to get Dustin to leave it alone.. LOL

furluvcats · #29 Postby **furluvcats** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:26 pm

My house has been done for going on 3 weeks now, I believe. We do a themed tree for each room, and each room and I mean every single one...is done up!!! We absolutely LOVE bringing the holiday cheer into our home, yet we still observe the true meaning of Christmas, as Jesus's birthday. We also have a Birthday cake for Jesus every year. I believe you can decorate your home beautifully in the Christmas spirit, and still honor Jesus in a spiritual way. IMHO.

ColdFront77 · #30 Postby **ColdFront77** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:31 pm

furluvcats wrote:I believe you can decorate your home beautifully in the Christmas spirit, and still honor Jesus in a spiritual way. IMHO.

Most people agree with you there. The most religious individuals at least have a Christmas Tree as much as the same people don't have one because of the true meaning of Christmas.

breeze · #31 Postby **breeze** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:47 pm

My lovely little 4' fiber-optic "pull-it-out-of-the-box-
shape-it-and-plug-it-in" tree went up last weekend,
with all of the decorations!

I have always shook my head at the "crazy" neighbors
who put the Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving -
this year, I decided to BE that crazy neighbor! :lol:

Guest · #32 Postby **Guest** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:55 pm

We are working on doing the tree right now. Don't know how far we will get...but its artificial so I'm not in a major rush to get it up. I am very tired - having worked all day Friday and Saturday. Just not in the holiday mood yet.

Patricia

StormCrazyIowan · #33 Postby **StormCrazyIowan** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:39 pm

I'm in the mood- it's getting my mom to be in the mood thats the hard part! :lol:

looks like rain · #34 Postby **looks like rain** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:42 pm

trying to procrastinate as long as possible, might just sneak by this year with my daughter off at college

ColdFront77 · #35 Postby **ColdFront77** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:31 am

The ornaments are on our tree as well. Didn't take as much time/not as many decorations to put on it the last four Christmas' since we moved to a smaller house.

My mother did most of it, I am not the "Christmas Tree trimming" sort of person. You need to be in a certain mood, which may not be the same mood every day.

#36 Postby **azskyman** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:33 am

Normally goes up the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year, it went up the week before because Emma was here.

As we turned on the lights in front of her 16 month old eyes, she walked over to it, quietly said the word "ball?" in a questioning sort of way.

She then wrung her hands and tipped her head from side to side as if to say, "something tells me this is not a toy, but I'd sure like someone to tell me I can jump on in and play with it."

Was worth all the extra effort to get it up a week early.

Oh, and by the way, she never did grab at it.

TexasStooge · #37 Postby **TexasStooge** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:15 am

Mine will be up after December 11th.

j · #38 Postby j » Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:08 pm

Our went up Saturday.....and Sunday. This was our 1st artificial. Man what a job. Assembly = 3 hours.
Decorating = 2.5 Hours.

But.....I have to say this is the best looking tree I have ever seen. It has those frosted snow covered looking branches, and we got some special glass balls with lights inside from Pottery Barn last year that look great.

Now...if we can just manage to fit that Washer & Dryer under it.

JCT777 · #39 Postby **JCT777** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:04 pm

My wife and I will be going to a nice tree farm to cut down "the perfect tree" on Saturday, 12/6. We will probably decorate it the following weekend (12/13 or 12/14).

#40 Postby **CaptinCrunch** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 2:08 pm

We put our tree up the week after Thanksgiving, I put the lights around the house last Wednesday and I still have the windows to do this week. I just love this time of year.

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