The Hunt for the Tree

Our family tradition is to welcome Christmas the Saturday after Thanksgiving by traveling out to a local tree farm and selecting our trees. We pick a tall, chubby tree for our living room and a small Charlie Brown of a tree for upstairs near the boys' rooms. We have been going to the same tree farm since we moved back to Buffalo - over 8 years ago. The same man has helped us each year and watched our family grow for each holiday.

I look forward to this day quite a bit. I also tend to get a little overemotional each year. This year, I spent the drive to the farm singing along with Christmas carols, but also trying to hide the growing tears in my eyes. We are so blessed. We are healthy. We are happy. I feel just so very fortunate to have all of it.

We quickly found two perfect trees. The boys accepted their celebratory candy canes with glee. And we headed home to usher the holiday season into our home.