I have always wanted to have a real Xmas tree but it is something Tina has never been keen on. It was on my bucket list as I just couldn't imagine going through life without ever experiencing a real tree and having that excitement of going out with the kids to pick our tree and bring it home (call it the Griswold experience!). Then there is the more natural look of real trees and and the lovely smell that they leave in your house as well (not that I can smell much). Well this year that dream came to reality as Tina was outnumbered 4-1 and therefore we have left the fake tree boxed up and went to Barleylands to pick our tree 1st "real" tree today.
The tree that we purchased looked about the same size as our old fake tree when we saw it at Barleylands, however once we got it home we realised it is bloody huge and actually touches the ceiling! But who cares, it looks and smells amazing. We have found out that it is a lot more difficult to put your baubles etc on the branches of real trees and they definitely don't seem as strong, but I still love it. Fingers crossed that I am not left scared with picking up tonnes of needles day after day!
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| Our first ever real Xmas tree being packaged (doesn't look too big does it?). |
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| Me and Holly at Barleylands where we got the tree from. |
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| Proud Dad moment carrying my first ever Xmas tree on my shoulder (not quite Arnie like in Commando). |
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| At home and we get to work unpacking the tree and getting it in it's mount. |
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| Then we start to realise just how bog the tree is. |
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| Holly helped decorate the tree and needed to stand on the sofa to help reach parts of it. |
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| And finally this is our finished, fully decorated "real" Xmas tree. |
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