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Tractor Parade of Lights

One of the first items on the agenda when visiting Vermont around Christmas was the Tractor Parade of Lights. Yes – tractors! I’m from a county in Northern Vermont where dairy farming is prominent. Tractors, cows and the smell of fresh manure are common. Each June, we have a June Dairy Day Festival to honor the hard-working farmers. This holiday season, the farmers helped everyone to celebrate with a parade of lights.

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The first annual event was held on Main Street in St. Albans followed by festivities at the Co-op including visits with Santa, a couple of elves and even a cow (costumed), which was my nieces favorite part. Before the event, I brought my older niece to the store to pick out some canned goods to donate to the food shelf, as suggested. This is a great event for families and to show children at a young age what it means to give back.

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As for the tractors and lights, I’ll let the pictures tell the story. It was pretty hectic so not all the photos came out perfect from where we were but it gives a peek into next years festivities!

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It’s Time for Christmas!

The past week has been hectic! Just when I thought I I was feeling pretty comfortable with my to-do list, wham! I get hit in the face with a snowball! Seriously, so many things to get done! (Let’s just say there were three trips to the dentist in a week – I’ve been having a ton of fun.) I have however taken care of one of my most important objectives – getting the Christmas tree up!

Monday night I headed over to Lowe’s to pick out a tree (I know – how very city slicker of me to do this). I picked one that that was left behind from the weekend slew, had a very helpful employee trim and wrap it up real good and placed the tree in the back of my car. I was kind of amazed how many men walked by without offering to help, not that I needed it (that’s why I drive a Subaru). Brought the beauty home and then created a disaster in my living room putting it together.

Take a little look into my Christmas home.

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My mom gave me some of the letters from Santa my brother and I received as kids. Great treasures!

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Three caroling snowmen!

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This was my grandmothers nativity scene. As you can tell, it’s seen Christmas once or twice in its years. Very special to me this little piece.

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I made this stocking a few years ago. It turned out MUCH bigger than expected. You’d be amazed on what can fit into this!

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It looks like Christmas just threw up all over the tree! Just a slew of ornaments! (I meant to make a burlap ribbon to put on… still needing to hit the craft store.)

 

Special in every way!

Do you have any special ornaments that you bring out around the holiday’s?

Just a Girl and Her Christmas Tree

Christmas time is the best time. I love it. One of my favorite things is decorating the Christmas tree. Growing up, we would always have a real tree. We would either go out back onto our land and cut one down or my dad and/or brother would find one elsewhere.

Christmas 2013Down here in Texas, things are a little different. Christmas tree farms are scarce. I actually have no idea where there is a Christmas tree farm. My “Texas Christmas Tree Farm” – well, I refer to it as Lowe’s. My experience is a little different.

My selection are those which are already pre-cut…

Christmas 2013I pick the lucky tree and place it on my “Texas Sleigh”….

Christmas 2013A nice employee bounds my tree and loads it into my car (just another reason why I love my Subaru)…

Christmas 2013I arrive home. Lug this tree up the stairs (this girl has muscles), attempts to put the tree into the tree stand only to find the bottom branches need to be trimmed. Good thing I’m a country girl and have a hand saw handy. Took care of that!

Christmas 2013Finally, tree is decorated, my apartment smells BEYOND fantastic and Christmas is officially here! And as far as ornaments go, I’m a random, throw everything on there kind of decorator. Each ornament represents something so it’s really nice to be able to reminisce on the years and events past!

Christmas 2013What’s your preference? Real or fake?