Christmas Trees

We got one!!!! :-D

D got me a christmas tree yesterday! He even surprised me with it. I didn't think we were gonna get one and I was feeling a bit homesick for all that. My mom and I would put our tree up (I'd beg for it after thanksgiving, but she'd always wait 'til the first weekend in December) and either that night she'd put the lights on and we'd decorate it or else I'd put the lights on the next day and we'd all decorate it that night. I'm not much for forced family fun, but this wasn't ever "forced". Christmas time seemed to be the one time of the year that the whole family got along fairly well.

So anyway, yesterday we went out to window shop until a client was done with his meeting so we could collect on an invoice. We went to Big Lots first and then to this pottery place. It's called "something Pottery", but they have everything from clothes, to dishware, to furniture. D had been over looking at the artificial trees, but I didn't think anything of it.

Later, after collecting on the invoice we went back to the store. I wasn't sure what we were doing, but I didn't ask. We went in and back over by the trees and he asked me which one I liked better. :-D I swear I almost cried I was so freakin' happy.

We went back home after that and while D tried to nap, I cleaned the livingroom and set up the tree. It's pre lit so we didn't have to mess with any silly strings of lights. We left after I'd gotten it all set and went back to the pottery place to see about decorations. Before we went in, D handed me a $100 and told me that was for whatever decorations I wanted and whatever presents I wanted to buy for family. Oh. My! I tried to say it was okay and that I didn't NEED to buy gifts, but he ordered me to take it and buy presents. How sweet is that? :-)

I found one thing for my mom there, but they didn't have much of what I was looking for in the way of decorations. So, we went back to Big Lots where I found something else for my mom, 1 thing for my brother, and then I got garland, colored ball ornaments (that turned out not to have hooks so we're saving them for next year), and D picked up a couple packages of blue candy canes for the tree.

I couldn't help it but I was practically hopping through the aisles looking for things for the tree and then skipping around the house when we got back to decorate.

Even now, I can't stop smiling about it when I remember I have a christmas tree downstairs. :-) I mean, how many women dream of their man (or future man) surprising them with exactly what they want? I have that and I feel like the luckiest person in the world right now.

Is it sad that this is all over a christmas tree? Personally, I don't think the subject matters, it's the fact that, even though I was expecting to not have a tree this year (and pretty accepting of that fact)...he gave me one. :-) I learned a little later yesterday that it's the first time in 10 years D has had a tree.

Isn't he fabulous?!?! :-D

semi-early morning post

Okay so it's not terribly early (about 8:45am), but it feels early. As in, I'm awake and wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, but my eyes don't seem to want to open more than a quarter of an inch. I think it was probably 1am before D and I went to bed last night, but that's not too bad.
Anyway, I can't believe Christmas is almost here. I was kinda bummed for a while since I didn't have any really good christmas music, but my mom bought a bunch (like she does every year) and sent me some of them and burned me some copies of the old stuff we all used to listen to around christmas-time. :D Yay!

I have some family members coming in about 4 days. *sigh* I'll be somewhat happy to see them, but I'll be happy when they go back, too. I don't have anything against them...I mean, my dad and I haven't ever really gotten along, but my oldest sister and her two daughters are awesome. I even lived with them for a few months.

So, they'll be coming down this friday, but the coolest thing is my mom is sending a bunch of my stuff that I wasn't able to bring on my original move and she's sending presents she's bought for me and D. I don't know how I'll be able to wait until Christmas day to open them, but I'll try my hardest. I know pretty much what I'm getting from D's mom...some cds, a couple dvds, and some slippers...but the surprise and just not knowing what it could be is always mucho fun. :D
On another note, one reason D and I were up so late last night is that we were playing Warcraft again. It's so incredibly fun! Back when we first started I'd made a Warlock toon and he made...somethin'. I can't remember what it was. But we only made it to level 14 or so when we decided we just weren't playing enough to justify what we were spending on it. But now, I have a total of 4 toons and we've been playing a ton. My main toon is a level 31 hunter, my others are a level 30 warlock, a level 20 druid, and a level 14 priest. Yeah, yeah I know I sound like a gaming geek, but I don't care. :p

Coolest thing, though is that the expansion pack that'll double the game size comes out in Jan. D has played Warcraft for the last 2 years and says he still has only seen about 50% of what the game has now. It'll be awesome.

So...yeah...going to bed at 1am when we've been playing Warcraft is quite the achievement. We've stayed up until 3am quite often and occasionally 5am. It's sad how addictive it can be. :) Can you see how sad I am. hehe

Well, that'll be all for now. We've got to get some work in before becoming totally immersed in that game.