It's a relief to have our Christmas trees up - even though half the nation probably had us beat by a couple of weeks.

When Al and I were first together and living in Illiniois, I got our tree from Walgreens. I paid $10 for the display tree because they didn't have a box for it. My car was in the shop at the time, so I got to lug this tree two snowy blocks home.

It was worth it of course - for the Christmas spirit and the story to tell :)

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