Christmas time is here!

Can you believe it's December?! I put up a few Christmas decorations the day after Thanksgiving and it just felt weird. We normally don't decorate that early but I needed to keep busy, and I figured it would be nice to have it done in case the baby decided to show up. Today is John's last day off work before he works another 4 (or less, again if baby comes!) so we decided to get our Christmas tree. Last year we made a huge mess dragging a tree into our condo building and there were pine needles everywhere. What a pain to clean! So I prepared by buying a huge tree disposal bag that we could put the tree in and it would catch all the needles. We went to the same lot as last year a couple miles away (http://www.larche-portland.org/tree-sale.htm) and found a 7' noble that looked so perfect. We (meaning, John and our friend's dad, Peter Lax, of all people who was volunteering there!) tossed it on top of the car, tied it up nice and tight, and hit the road. I asked John before we took off, "Do you think the knots are nice and tight?" With an annoying look on his face, John sighed and said, "YES, Lindsay." We began to drive and got about 5 blocks before we suddenly saw the tree slipping off the side of the car! We pulled over real quick and got out only to find the rope actually WASN'T tied that tight. I started laughing as John said, "Well babe this may be a good time to tell you that I'm not really the best at tying knots." So what to do? Well, our only real option for the rest of the short ride was to stick it INSIDE the car. Thank God for that disposal bag! We shoved the tree in the back seat and let it hang outside the window. As we were doing this, I was laughing so hard I nearly peed my pants! We are such city kids and here we are with this huge tree on the side of the road, my big belly in the way so I couldn't really do much but laugh, and our only solution to the problem was to shove it inside our tiny Honda Civic. Thankfully we got the thing back here without any more trouble, and it looks beautiful. We only have lights on it right now but I'll take a picture when it's complete. But for now, here is a shot of John and his handy work.

I love you, babe, and your quick thinking!