Each family has their own Christmas traditions. I'd like to share one of those traditions with you! The day after Thanksgiving, we don't go shopping for Black Friday. Instead, we set up our Christmas tree! We have always ordered Pizza Hut pizza, put on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and brought down all of our decorations from the attic. We set up the dazzling lights and displays in the front yard, wrap the garland around the railing, and set up the Christmas tree. First the garland, then the lights, and then the ornaments. Opening up the box of ornaments is always wonderful. New ornaments and old ornaments, they're all so pretty. My mom has a tin full of her parent's ornaments. Over the years they have become too fragile to place on the tree, but it is always a nice treat to look over the now vintage ornaments. Next we look over our childhood ornaments and add them to the tree. Once all of the ornaments are placed on the tree, it is time to figure out who gets to put the star on! Each year we rotate who places the star on the tree, that way everyone has a chance. About every 3 to 4 years it is your turn again! Once the star is on the tree, we sort through the rest of our decorations. We clean up and put away the boxes. We then usually hang out in the living room together until we're all too tired to stay up any longer! I love this tradition. It is a really nice memory to have and to look back on! Do you have a family tradition for setting up your tree? Feel free to share a Christmas memory, and this post! Merry Christmas! ~Bethany
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