Bring on the tree

I decided to do something that would make my weekend, decorating for Christmas. I'm pretty pumped because this is my first Christmas in my new home!

 My Grandparents had offered me their fiber optic tree that they no longer use; I jumped at the chance since it would obviously save money. Trust me I love having a real tree, but I figured this would be good for me this year. So they came over this afternoon with the tree & decorations. They also got me a little house warming gift, the Hallmark First Home 2011 ornament!

I could tell by the smiles on their faces they were overjoyed to see me happy again. They watched as I ran around all excited hang lights & garland around the spiral staircase & putting things on the tree.

Along with the decorations, my Grandma brought me some magazines. She said she read them & they have very good insight on “the thing you’re doing with the eating” haha. I think she is finally starting to realize the benefits it has for me, “Grandma it’s not a diet… my body just can’t handle processed food anymore.”   so at least she’s now starting to get it.


 What's My Tree Theme!

I had three choices; crazy color, animal print or horror movie tree... yes a horror movie tree. My sister & I had one a few years ago. Our rentals let us have our very own mini tree. We took our Mom's plastic clear icicles, dipped the bottoms in red paint, printed out some horror movie poster images, purple lights & a spider web light as the star, along with the box from Hellraiser lol. It was hilarious!

So with my sisters’ vote I went with animal print. I had to settle for Zebra ribbon because they had no leopard  

Now it’s on to making the bows & getting everything together! I will post the pictures tomorrow!