Oh, Christmas Tree...

This is one of those Christmases that just doesn't feel like Christmas. Ben and I were sitting in the car on our way to grab a few groceries (if we didn't run out of tp I would NOT have gone) when we were talking and agreed that this just doesn't feel like Christmas. It feels like we are just going through the motions. The decorations are up, the presents have been unwrapped and the stockings were kind of filled. I think the biggest factor (besides no snow or cold weather) was not having friends or family to really spend the holidays with.

Ben and I worked a lot the last month and were able to buy a few gifts for each other. Biggest gift was the Wii that was given by my employers that just didn't use it anymore. We've decided that with it, we'll get rid of our cable and spend time on the Wii instead. Plus, it will save us $45 a month!! We were able to sell our Yakima rail system on craigslist and used the money from that for Christmas gifts for each other. I got what I wanted, Ben got what he needed. It's been a very humble Christmas. The tree above is one that I made because we couldn't afford to get a real tree like we had planned. Actually, we had a friend that was going to give us a tree, but we couldn't afford the tree stand! How ironic is that?

Needless to say, I will be packing up the decorations tomorrow. I feel no more need to have them up now that presents have been opened. Ben is working all day Christmas Day, and I will stop by my employers' home to give them their gifts.

Here's a picture of our fancy decorations that are up in our apartment:






Hope that your Christmas is a little more Merry than ours. Here's to a new year with new hopes and expectations!