This Year's Tree. . . .

. . .did not come out of storage under our stairs, was not pre-strung with a zillion lights, and did not leave our carpet needle free. BUT ~ this tree is one of the most beautiful fresh cut trees we've ever had, was the first one we saw at the tree farm and smells so incredibly good it's got me giddy. I'm not kidding. . . I didn't want to put a single thing on it because it is so beautiful! By nightfall the lights were strung, the star topper was in place and a simple sampling of decorations were hung. It almost feels like costume jewelery for a queen.