12 Dates of Christmas: On our second date of Christmas

we decorated a christmas tree!

you guys, i didn't think we were going to be able to get a tree this year, because the way our apartment is laid out, combined with how much "stuff" we have, equals little to zero room for a tree. i even told you so, when i showed you how i used christmas tree ornaments to decorate around the apartment a little pre-maturely.

but! husband was adamant that it would not be christmas without a tree. and i'm so glad he thought so. because for our second date of christmas, we went out and bought a tree and and decorated to our hearts content! we had to maneuver some furniture, and we may or may not have a wing chair in our second bedroom, but oh boy was it worth it!

we didn't cut one down this year, like we did last year....but just having a real live christmas tree, glowing in our living room, makes me so very happy. especially since this year, husband and i are spending christmas away from family (our first ever!). don't get me wrong, i'm excited to start new traditions of our own this year, but it will definitely be different!

read about our first date of christmas here!