Originally Posted By Pollyana We usually get our tree about 2 weeks before Christmas. When we lived in WA state, we always went to a tree farm. Family tradition tramping through the mud and muck to find the perfect tree. I miss those days! Now we live in AZ and we go to Home Depot. It's just not the same.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I have a "fake" tree here in South Florida. I have never had luck with live ones down here. So, we set ours up Thanksgiving weekend. The house lights will go up in the next week or two.
Originally Posted By chickapin Tree generally goes up around the 10th or so. This year there will be no tree There will, however, be a remodel that should be finished about the 21st or 22nd, so that will have to do for this year! My Christmas break will be spent unpacking everything I own from the boxes and getting our furniture back.
Originally Posted By wendebird After a bad experience in New Jersey with a live tree, we swore never again, lol. (loooong story) So we have an artificial tree & it goes up the day after Thanksgiving. It went up a little late this year because of the Christmas play my kids & myself are in, but we had it finished by Sunday evening.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Normally, the 1st weekend after Thanksgiving. The past year and this year, just a little potted tree. We have no decorations, everything's in storage and I don't feel like putting out $$ for things I already have. Plus, we won't be home for Christmas.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I'm dreamin' tonight of another place I love Even more then I usually do And although I know it's a long road away I promise you I won't be home for Christmas You can count on that So eat some snow and mistletoe I didn't leave any presents under the tree Christmas Eve if you see me It'll only be the tail-light beams I won't be home for Christmas See me in our dreams Christmas Eve you won't find me Unless you glance my tail-light beams I won't be home for Christmas Catch me in our dreams Maybe I'll be in our dreams
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Lisann, you slay me! We can't get a real tree. Three cats. Enough said. We usually decorate on Thanksgiving weekend but we didn't want to leave the tree and ornaments alone with the cats while we were in Vegas. So the decorations will go up this coming Monday night. And Tuesday night if we don't finish on Monday.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 My faimly went to our tree farm on Friday to cut down our tree. it was funny the tree we ended up getting was right by our car. We saw it and loved it, but wanted to look. (that the whole experence) When we got back to our Tree anther couple was looking at it and saying what do you think of that tree? they were two trees away. we were right next to it. So I told my DH to start cutting. We got it home and can't believe how pretty it is.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb We normally get the tree and put up the lights the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year I actually bought the tree Turkey Friday and put it up that evening. Lights and decorations went up Saturday and Sunday. I even got the storage boxes put back. They normally hang out for at least a week or two. On years we travel (most years) we get a small table top tree. On years we host (this year) we get a 5 or 6 footer. I had to use almost every ornament we have, including some I don't like much, just to fill it up, and the bottom on the wall side doesn't have any ornaments at all.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Pollyana, the year I lived in AZ (mid '05 to mid '06) we applied for and got a permit to cut a tree on forestry land. We had to make a day of it and drive up near Flag. But it was more fun than Home Depot, where we got our tree this year. You can apply for different regions so if you are approved you don't have to drive to the other end of the state. I can't remember how we found out about it or where we got the applications though :-(.
Originally Posted By llanatoye This might work <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf/" target="_blank">http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf/</a> If the link doesn't work just do a search on Arizona tree cutting program or something like that and you'll find it. I was looking for a California tree cutting program and found this but so far nothing in CA.
Originally Posted By ophellia this year we're decorating the tree in the front yard,the palm tree...and I have a tiny little wire and ribbon tree all in red already up, the day after Thanksgiving...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Tree went up this weekend - along with Disney Lionel train set around it an a monorail set as well -- outside lights next weekend
Originally Posted By fkurucz We have two fake trees. One is a "craft" tree and the other is one that's supposed to look "real" (yeah right). We setup one or the other just a few days before Christmas. We often setup an Advent wreath earlier though and light one of its candles each of the 4 Sundays before Christmas.
