I love the holidays. The laughter of friends and family, the endless evergreen branches, the warmth of a roaring fire, the smell of balsam scented candles, the ribbons and twinkle lights...I love it all.
It is an undeniably magical season.
For me, the kick off to the season is always the acquisition of the Christmas Tree. Last week, to commemorate our first year living here, we went old fashioned, and got National Forest Service permits to cut down our own tree in the woods. On Saturday, our friends Blake and Kristen came over and we all piled into my Father-in-law's 1986 jacked up Ford Econoline van, headed for the mountains. About 30 miles and 3000 feet of elevation gain and it felt like we were driving inside of a snow globe.
After searching for the best trees, we cut down a couple of beauties, and headed back to the van to load them in and warm up with cocoa and cinnamon buns.
It was a great day with great friends in this unreal place that we call home. Stay tuned to see how we dressed up the tree, and how we decorated our home for the holidays!
Cheers and happy tree hunting!
xoxo, Bee
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