tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post3856541841277309273..comments2023-07-04T09:00:18.089-04:00Comments on Tiaras and Trucks: Making Real Holiday Memoriesangelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14974137283220034062noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-89591053069514861812011-12-21T20:56:49.317-05:002011-12-21T20:56:49.317-05:00Mmm, rosemary...Dylan is pretty fascinated by the ...Mmm, rosemary...Dylan is pretty fascinated by the menorah.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-23980979742222365742011-12-21T20:56:41.550-05:002011-12-21T20:56:41.550-05:00Yes! One of the things that I'm excited about...Yes! One of the things that I'm excited about if we do get an artificial tree is that I can put it up earlier and keep it up longer.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-25111382974481596022011-12-21T20:52:18.898-05:002011-12-21T20:52:18.898-05:00Yes! The turkish bazaar. We have that as well. ...Yes! The turkish bazaar. We have that as well. Every color and material under the sun is represented within our ornaments.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-4909526243528631422011-12-21T20:51:39.589-05:002011-12-21T20:51:39.589-05:00Oh my; I love that you've already had and gott...Oh my; I love that you've already had and gotten rid of a real tree this year. And the baseball bat game? That's going to be my son in a couple of years; I just know it.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-63934240263802508742011-12-21T20:50:41.086-05:002011-12-21T20:50:41.086-05:00We can shop together.
Also, what a fun annivers...We can shop together. <br /><br />Also, what a fun anniversary :)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-33229775691957542262011-12-21T20:49:59.140-05:002011-12-21T20:49:59.140-05:00Yes, I used to have a hard time throwing things aw...Yes, I used to have a hard time throwing things away, but I'm getting better at it.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-7198937765540137262011-12-20T21:00:20.713-05:002011-12-20T21:00:20.713-05:00Angela, this was beautifully written!!! Italians ...Angela, this was beautifully written!!! Italians (In Italy) have fake trees. Also, my mom likes decorating her rosemary bush with a few ornaments. I guess the good news about Hanukkah is that there are no trees...just lots of candles. :)Elena Sonninohttp://twitter.com/CiaoMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-25546590435967190062011-12-20T16:09:59.814-05:002011-12-20T16:09:59.814-05:00I am from "artificial tree folk" and I p...I am from "artificial tree folk" and I prefer them.....for just this reason that I enjoy him without being angry with him for weeks about shedding and the dog's tail and the sap etc. It's the ornamnets and lights and honestly just the sight of him when I walk in the house...assuring me that it is Christmas and I can enjoy it without stress . Plus I love putting it up before Thanksgiving and taking it well after Jan 1st. It makes me happy, joyful and content..isn't that the point of the season????<br /><br />Love your tree..but the memories are the things that won't shed...you said it so beautifully here my friend. XoKpiccininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-47621367651138303282011-12-20T14:21:54.020-05:002011-12-20T14:21:54.020-05:00This is just...wow. So incredibly written...and oh...This is just...wow. So incredibly written...and oh so true.<br />Mine aren't from the tree...it's the ornaments. Sure our tree will never be in a Martha Stewart magazine. It looks like a friggen turkish bizzar...but the memories in the ornaments...where they came from...where we were in our lives at that particular time...that's specialKimberlyhttp://makemommygosomethingsomething.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-92039097294621582092011-12-20T13:59:48.951-05:002011-12-20T13:59:48.951-05:00Ah, so topical for us, this post: and wonderfully ...Ah, so topical for us, this post: and wonderfully written. <br /><br />We brought in a beautiful real tree on December 2nd. we adored it: but it shed needles copiously, what with the dog using the lower branches to scratch his back, and my visiting nephew developing a new pinata-like game with a baseball bat. It was the smell that was more glorious than anything. Last weekend we pensioned the real tree off to the forest and got out our trusty old improper tree.It does look lovely: it looks like home.Kateshrewsdaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-61839323194219994062011-12-20T13:12:24.334-05:002011-12-20T13:12:24.334-05:00I always had an artificial tree as a kid . . . and...I always had an artificial tree as a kid . . . and when I married my wife, on December 27, we decorated in Christmas trees.<br /><br />I will say, it's a pain to set up, and every year, the tree "bites" me and I end up with lots of tiny little pinpricks...I'm actually considering buying a pre-lit tree for next year, though.Some call me Johnhttp://twitter.com/DaddyRunsALotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-78593295956941286552011-12-20T10:34:49.656-05:002011-12-20T10:34:49.656-05:00I love this post. It's so true! It's so ...I love this post. It's so true! It's so easy to hang on to the physical things because of the memories, but the real memories are within us. What a great reminder!lisa from insignificant @ besthttp://www.insignificantatbest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-20276856750243175502011-12-20T08:35:08.275-05:002011-12-20T08:35:08.275-05:00I love hearing that. Even if it isn't a relig...I love hearing that. Even if it isn't a religious holiday for families, it must be nice to have the time off together. Perhaps even a little more special because of the lack of expectations.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-29396152985875631172011-12-20T08:33:45.894-05:002011-12-20T08:33:45.894-05:00I don't remember ever doing that, but I though...I don't remember ever doing that, but I thought about it this year. Then I thought about the distance my son could cover while Ryan and I were busy cutting down a tree. He's fast, that one!Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-59456608941205147222011-12-20T08:31:48.397-05:002011-12-20T08:31:48.397-05:00Merry Christmas to you and your family, too.
We...Merry Christmas to you and your family, too. <br /><br />Weird thing to say, but I love when stress brings a family together instead of creating distance between them. I was thinking about your blended family post the other day while writing out our schedule for the next couple of weeks.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-57960081524651574122011-12-20T08:30:22.268-05:002011-12-20T08:30:22.268-05:00Yes! That's part of the reason artificial app...Yes! That's part of the reason artificial appeals to me just a little. I could put it up and keep it up for the whole season (Thanksgiving till New Year's.) And I absolutely hear you on the fire hazard. I can practically hear it sucking up the water from here. <br /><br />I am searching for the perfect pine scented candle. I'll let you know.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-33052511527421405082011-12-20T08:28:48.376-05:002011-12-20T08:28:48.376-05:00We didn't think ours was too bad when we bough...We didn't think ours was too bad when we bought it, but it is somehow too tall, really bushy at the top, and then sparse on the bottom with branches sticking much too far out there! It's funny :)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-86694703754773391122011-12-20T08:28:02.696-05:002011-12-20T08:28:02.696-05:00Uh oh, so many people are talking about keeping th...Uh oh, so many people are talking about keeping their real trees! My resolve to go artificial next year might be weakening :)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-61816642093008208592011-12-20T08:27:27.100-05:002011-12-20T08:27:27.100-05:00Thanks Jen! And Merry Christmas week to you, too....Thanks Jen! And Merry Christmas week to you, too. There is something just a little special about a real tree. At least until I am vaccuming. Again.Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-10649617243172004062011-12-20T08:26:49.571-05:002011-12-20T08:26:49.571-05:00My parents get one, too. I figure if I do go for ...My parents get one, too. I figure if I do go for a fake one, I can go to their house for my pine needle fix ;)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-2397975162295788142011-12-20T08:26:09.510-05:002011-12-20T08:26:09.510-05:00Oh thank you! We love that ornament my dad made, ...Oh thank you! We love that ornament my dad made, complete with the go-to craft supply of toilet paper roll :)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-90848945595359941992011-12-20T08:25:35.459-05:002011-12-20T08:25:35.459-05:00Well, this year many of our memories involve repla...Well, this year many of our memories involve replacing the ornaments Dylan pulls off in excitement, chanting "ho ho ho!" :)Angelahttp://tiaras-and-trucks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-67778802525051211682011-12-20T00:26:21.351-05:002011-12-20T00:26:21.351-05:00You're so right. It's not the actual tree,...You're so right. It's not the actual tree, it's the memories you make as a family.Kimberlyhttp://www.mamasmonologues.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-88006118448195550722011-12-19T21:39:03.132-05:002011-12-19T21:39:03.132-05:00Aw, Angela... you wrote this so beautifully, it wa...Aw, Angela... you wrote this so beautifully, it was as if I was in your mind, seeing and sensing things as if they were before my very eyes! I could totally understand your attachment to a real Christmas tree vs. artificial one. I would too, if I had those wonderful childhood memories! But again, you, wise woman, have gotten it right when you said that those kinds of memories didn't come from a real or fake tree. They were created by loved ones, and now by you when it comes to your children.<br /><br />These words were my favorite, though: "...out of <br />the reach of little fingers not yet ready to understand that paper and <br />glue can be more valuable than delicate glass bulbs." So, so perfectly put!Sweatynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1854254105777617960.post-75148468519152896962011-12-19T21:11:48.328-05:002011-12-19T21:11:48.328-05:00As a kid we always had a real tree and to this day...As a kid we always had a real tree and to this day my parents still get one! I miss it and hope that one of these days we ditch the fake tree and go for the real one.Jackie Park-Crossnoreply@blogger.com