For the past 6 years - since DH and I started dating back in 2003 - we have purchased our tree from the same vendor in the same location. The local Kiwanis Club in our old neighborhood sets up a trailer and sells trees to raise money for their programs. While it is not the cheapest tree in town and it is no longer even the closest tree lot in our neighborhood - this is one of the traditions that we have established. Last year - I decided to make a note about the height and type of tree we like/want that will fit in our living room - I was so proud of myself. You can see our beautiful fraser fir tied to the roof of our car. Funny how it looks so small - when it is 7 feet tall!
We actually talked about heading out to a Christmas Tree Farm this year, but when it came to decision time, we decided to wait on that for a couple of years when it will actually mean something to the divine little q.
When I was growing up we would head to the railroad tracks in downtown LA to get our tree. I used to think that was the coolest thing. That was the tradition of my uncle's family and we happily followed that tradition and made it part of our own. I wonder if I had stayed in Southern California if that tradition would still be a part of my December?
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