January 18, 2007
Bye, Christmas
The tree is coming down this weekend. This year, it took about three minutes to choose a tree. The guy who sells them near our house never has a bad one in the bunch, so there's no need to pick through each specimen and waste everyone's time. And they're so fresh they would easily last until March with a little water every day. We tell him the height, he pulls one out and we pay for it. Done. Everyone feels a little bewildered at the speed of it all.
This year, the tree opened up into a wide, full shape. There was one big hole in the branches that we turned toward the wall, but it was otherwise excellent. If there's any part of Christmas I like the best, it's a tree packed full of white lights.
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