O Christmas Tree

A couple of weeks ago we made a very exciting purchase--our first Christmas tree. We set it up last week (yes, it is a fake tree, must to our dismay). Sherrie gave us some of their old lights and decorations, so we had a good time decorating our tree tonight. The most exciting part was probably throwing the tinsel on the tree. As Ben says, that makes it so much more gaudy (which is a good thing when it comes to Christmas trees). For the grand viewing, Ben made me wait outside until the lights were off and the proper background music was playing (O Tannenbaum). This was the final result: