Pop quiz, no lying. How many of you still have a Christmas tree standing in your living room? Don't think about how bad that is and how ashamed your mother would be of you. Just answer truthfully.
And if your answer is that you tree is still inhabiting your home, take heart, because so is ours. Yes, as of January 7, I cannot muster the will to take this thing down, partially because we got back home this week after a lot of traveling and we've been tired and busy since then, and partially because it's so pretty. It's also not real. It's a plastic one bought at Home Depot. If it were a real tree, I'd be motivated to remove it because of the fire hazard it presents, but having no such concern, I continue to gaze at a relic of last month's celebrations.
I mention this as a sort of apology for abandoning the blog for the last few weeks. I should have mentioned that Dan and I were headed to Mississippi and Texas for some time with family and friends. Technically, we've been back for five days now, so I should apologize for neglecting you since then as well. Consider yourself apologized unto, and know that, like the fact that I will, eventually, get the tree put away, I will also return to blogging.
Also, if you have taken your tree down, like the good citizen that you are, feel free to nag me in the comments section so that I can get motivated to do the same. Happy new year!
Comments (8)
know that removing your artificial tree will not leave you with an hour long cleanup ordeal all over your living room floor.
Posted by daniel | January 8, 2007 12:10 AM
Posted on January 8, 2007 00:10
Technically, Grant took down the tree. He surprised me with that when I came home from my first day back to work last week. If it were up to me, it would probably still be up.
Posted by Kelly | January 8, 2007 11:08 AM
Posted on January 8, 2007 11:08
see, you should live here. yesterday was ethiopian christmas, so i felt no guilt whatsoever in keeping the tree up. so merry christmas again and happy tree dismantling!
Posted by SaraP | January 8, 2007 1:18 PM
Posted on January 8, 2007 13:18
My tree is still up as well, Haley. It is a very small artificial tree sitting on an end table. It hasn't been taken down yet because I haven't needed to pile books or my laptop there just yet. I'll get around to it this weekend before the semester starts.
Posted by Tim Smith | January 8, 2007 1:45 PM
Posted on January 8, 2007 13:45
I took the tree apart last night and it's now laying in pieces on my living room floor. Nothing says class like a shredded plastic evergreen between the coffeetable and couch, eh?
Posted by Rebecca | January 8, 2007 2:10 PM
Posted on January 8, 2007 14:10
um..yeah...my tiny 2 foot tree is still up and decorated. :) i think officially we get until epiphany which was the 6th..but i might have just made that up. glad you guys are back safe and sounds. i'm still up for lunch this weekend if you're free. :)
Posted by Kate :) | January 8, 2007 10:43 PM
Posted on January 8, 2007 22:43
Its ok Haley...last year, we took ours down the weekend before April Fools...pure laziness. Beat that.
Posted by Kelly Rice | January 9, 2007 5:16 PM
Posted on January 9, 2007 17:16
I took mine down last night...yes it was looking rather sad. And now I have a big open empty bay window... :-(
Posted by Mike | January 14, 2007 3:32 PM
Posted on January 14, 2007 15:32