Our First Christmas Tree

Yay! Our first Christmas Tree! We were really lucky, we got Braden's sisters' old tree and it fits' perfectly in our apartment! Our ceiling isn't that tall, the tree is a 7 footer. Then, second bit of luck was that Tim and DeLanea (Braden's parents) gave us our Christmas present early and took us to Walmart to pick out our ornaments. I have always loved those really fancy trees and I married into the perfect family for that. Jenell, Braden's sister worked at an interior decorating store and that was her job for the Holidays. She did our tree, hers, and Britney's (Braden's other sister). She wants to start a business decorating trees - I think she'd do great! The night she decorated it, we had the whole family over and we all helped while we watched Christmas with the Kranks, I was going to take a picture of the event but forgot until after everyone left.

Having the tree lit every night is so calming and really getting me in the mood for Christmas - since the weather doesn't point to the season being here at all (not that I'm complaining.) :)

Speaking of the lights on the Christmas tree, I LOVED what President Uchtdorf said tonight in the Christmas Devotional. He talked so wonderfully of our Savior and of the Christmas season. He started his talk by saying how, "as a child I associated Christmas with light. As I have grown in my understanding of the Gospel, I'm even more convinced that Christmas truly is about light...Let us ever remember that Jesus Christ is the Light of the world. May we remember the humble dignity of His birth, His gifts and His life. May we, through our simple acts, of kindness, charity, and compassion, fill the world with the light of His love and His healing power. I testify that Jesus the Christ lives today." If you click on the above "Christmas Devotional," you can watch the entire thing, or click on Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk and just watch that. It was truly inspirational.