I bought a new pre-lit tree this Christmas season in an effort to make my decorating a little easier. But the reality is, pre-lit or not, an artificial tree is a huge pain in the ass. For an artificial tree to look half way decent it must have a lot of tips. And each and every one of those tips need straightening/shaping. So the pre-lit thing doesn't save a whole lot of time since once the tree is up and shaped, putting on the lights doesn't take that long at all. Here's where the plan was devised. I decorated my entire tree with plastic ornaments. That's right, plastic. Therefore when Christmas was over I could just shove the decorated tree into the closet in my family room. But first the closet would need a serious cleaning out and a few shelves removed. Then with a little help from GOAA (God of all Assistants, she made me call her that!) Karla and Robert Mondavi and Ernest and Julio Gallo, I jammed that tree right through the closet door and into position in the corner. Only one problem; once the tree was in position I was stuck on the floor of the closet in the corner behind the tree! Escaping was neither easy or pretty. So this year, as soon as the roasting pan is cleaned from the Thanksgiving turkey, out comes the tree. Voila! Christmas in minutes. Or maybe I will want to have a little Christmas in July. Just slide that puppy out and pour the eggnog. Might be hard finding eggnog in July though.
Heading to Millennium Park today with Lauren and Sammi to go skating. Skating with Lauren is absolutely no fun because she makes us all look like incompetent fools. I'm really just going to have dinner at Shaw's! Yummy. Oysters, wine, sushi, a little lobster. What more could you ask for?
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