...the Griswold Mark & Val family Christmas tree!
Last Saturday we set out to chop down the best looking Christmas tree in Paris! Kidding; instead, we set out to find the closest marché selling them. Since we only had the tree up in Houston last year for seven days, twelve sounded like a lifetime and Christmas only comes once a year so we opted for a big one! It was all wrapped up, but we pinned it the winner. We scouted some lights and decorations and started for home, uphill both ways, in blistery cold winds...
Actually, it was pretty nice outside but that didn't make the walk any shorter... for Mark! Ahh, city livin'!
And we also learned that France likes their trees to be as wide as they are tall. I'm not very tall, but this is definitely the biggest tree we've ever had! I'm not complaining, especially when I open the door and smell it! Now if some flakes would fall outside my window, we'd really be in the spirit! Last weekend, we also spent some time walking through a Christmas market and taking in the sights and sounds of the season. Tomorrow, the agenda includes looking at Christmas lights after Michigan basketball, of course. We've heard there are some pretty great lights on some of the more popular streets in Paris. We don't know what to expect but we are trying to take advantage of being here during all the festivities! Who knows if we will be here to see it next year!
Our furniture arrived on Tuesday and I have one... final... box... to unpack. Of course since we aren't expecting guests anytime soon, the "I don't know where to put this" stuff is piled in there, but it's coming together. We will just shut the door and worry about that after the new year! Au revoir for now!
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