Growing up we never had a real tree. Not that we didn't have a place to get them, but I grew up in New York and we never really felt like trudging out into the snow to find a tree when there was a perfectly good one in a box in the attic. (We also never really felt like cleaning up after a real tree.)
Fiancé has always had a real tree. I can't say that I blame him with how beautiful the weather is down here in Atlanta around tree hunting season.
Just look at that. No snow, no slush, no muddy ground. Perfect!
This is actually our second Christmas together though the first that we've been able to spend at home. Last year in December 2009 my Fiancé (then Beau) was admitted to the Hospital for double pneumonia and Swine Flu. He was put on a respirator for almost three weeks. Two similar cases that had come in before him had died from the same sickness. The doctors warned us that he might not get well at all.
I'll tell you that I've never been so scared in my life. I have never prayed as hard as I did those three weeks, but on December 21 of last year we were blessed with a miracle. The CDC allowed for emergency use of an experimental anti-viral drug called Peramivir. On this day exactly one year ago my beau was taken off the respirator and was on his way to recovery. The drug literally saved his life.
Last year was the best Christmas ever because God brought my love back to me. I'm thankful every day and every time I see Fiancé's smiling face. This year we wanted to celebrate his recovery by celebrating Christmas like we were unable to do last year. We wanted to get our first Christmas tree.
The weekend after Thanksgiving we went searching at our local tree farm.
Most of the trees were a little too big for our house as we do not have 15 foot ceilings.
Happy Holidays everyone! I'll be out of touch for the next few days, but I hope you have a great holiday season and I'll see you next week!
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Aww! I grew up with real trees (though never of the chop-your-own variety).
I'm so glad your sweetie is okay! We had Swine Flu ourselves last fall, but a (comparatively) milder form---enough to kick our butts thoroughly for a few weeks, but no hospital and certainly no brush with death. Yikes.
Our first tree as a couple was only about three feet high---just the size to fit on an end table in our tiny first apartment. We bought a (white irridescent) artificial tree this year and I'm still struggling with the whole "fake tree" thing.
Congrats on your first real tree! It's a beauty! and nothing beats the smell of fresh evergreens in the house at Christmastime.
I am so glad that your fiance made it through that terrible illness. I almost lost my husband a year ago; once you put someone on a respirator, there are so many more chances for things to go wrong, and my hubby was on a respirator and in a coma for over a month.
Going through a near-death experience like that changes everything doesn't it? The sun is brighter, life is sweeter, and every moment with loved ones is just that much more precious.
What a lovely story and a great tree. They do smell fantastic!
It's such a lovely tree, Nancy! And the ornament fiance got for you is just darling. Merry Christmas!
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