Tree Day!

Last Friday was Tree Day! This is the day that our family goes out to find 'The Tree'. This is the day in December when our whole family troops off to Apple Hill, (on very rare occasions it has been somewhere else, much to the dismay of me and my siblings. It is a family tradition in this house, definitely! One of the best family traditions, I might add. It was a beautiful day that day, and it started off with a....erm....I'm sure a marvelous breakfast....but I don't remember what breakfast was. I'm sure it was quite good though. Anyways, we met Danny in Jackson after his morning college class, around 11:30, and headed off for wonderful Apple Hill. We made a quick-ish stop at a tree farm at Apple Hill other then the main one we always get our tree from. But we didn't linger for long, we had to get our tree from Indian Rock Tree Farm. Now Tree Day is a long process/day. One must hike up the big tree farm hill, stopping and looking over as many trees as possible at the Tree Farm, touching them, smelling them and examining them from all angles possible. It is a very tricky process finding the 'perfect Christmas tree'! And it must be done. The Charlie Brown tree, is passed up, as is 'the bush'. When the perfect tree is found.....a hearty chorus of 'Cutter' must be yelled! Sadly though, there was a 'cutter guy' right there, when we picked our 'perfect' tree....and thus our rendition of 'Cutter' set to a part of a Beatles song never reached the air. But us kids had been ready to belt it out. After getting the tree wrapped and strapped securely on the roof of our Suburban, we have to refuel ourselves, by going and getting some awesome amazing Apple Cider samples! Then of course, we have to meander about looking at the little stands selling stuff, and buy some Apple Cider and apples! To finish off the Apple Hill visit, trek on over to the Fudge Factory, where my fantabulous Dad always buys us all a small treat. This year.....my fantastical brother, Danny, bought us all caramel apples! After the treats, we head back home....but Tree Day is far from over. Once home, another job awaits.....the decorating! Daddy always puts the lights on the tree, once he and Dan get it set up in the tree holder, and on top of the round table, in front of the window. Dad does a wonderful job each time, putting the lights up, though he may not exactly enjoy it. After he's done, it's me, my mom, and my younger siblings turn. We transform the already beautiful tree into a gorgeous, pretty, colorful tree....while listening to Christmas music of course!

This years Tree Day was amazing! I love Tree Day each year, it's one of my favorite family traditions of all!

The finished product....the 'perfect' Christmas tree, the tree!