Those of us who celebrate Christmas tend to oversentimentalize it. We spend hours going out to get just the right tree, fight traffic at the malls, find the parking space, and then agonize over what to get for whom. All that energy builds and builds and then.... a few days after the big event those decorations start to look like the beer and half eaten appetizers the morning after a party. Then we strip that tree, and throw it's naked carcass out to the curb.
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That's harsh man.
Stripping the tree is the last thing we do and we do it as a family on New Year's day.
The ornaments are lovingly packed away, especially the ones the kids made.
It's been the focal point of some much needed family time and I always feel a little sad putting it out on the curb.
Good for you "Jim". I'm glad you can extend that warm Christmas feeling with your family. I'm also impressed thast you "Lovingly" pack away the ornaments. By the time we(me) get to stripping the tree, it's all I can do to just throw that stuff in a box and get it out of sight.
But you did get the jist of my post, and that's that it's a sad sight to see a once proud and beautiful Christmas tree and all that it represents put out on the street with the trash.
Have we hit the 12th day of Christmas yet?
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