...As in Clark Griswold.
Jeff and I went out a couple of days ago to get our Christmas tree and I told him that I wanted a big tree..like, really big :) When we got to the lot, I found a decent sized 10 foot tree that was still wrapped in twine. The kind man at the tree place cut the tree open and it looked great (even though the branches obviously hadn't dropped) so we took it home.
When we got home, Jeff and I were barely able to carry the damn thing in the house. We hadn't hoisted the tree up on the roof of my car so we didn't realize it was well over 200 lbs. Thanks to my husband's huge muscles :), we were able to get the tree inside and then Jeff asked me if I'd measured to make sure it would fit. Of course I hadn't measured, but of course I told him I had and that it would definitely fit because we have 10 foot ceilings.
Well, I measured before we put the tree upright because I didn't want marks on the ceiling just in case, and what do you know...our ceiling height is about 9 1/2 feet :) We ended up cutting a foot off of the top of the tree and then put it up only to discover the tree is about 7 feet in diameter! (Although it's difficult to capture the size in the pictures, just compare the tree to the 7 foot door frames and the three foot picture behind it)
Our tree was in the foyer and literally busted through the posts on the staircase, hence the Clark Griswold reference.
We moved the tree in the living room where I could move around furniture to make it fit, but I still haven't been able to figure out how to get a bow on the top :)
Moral of this long story...it really is prudent to measure before you buy a Christmas tree (or at least know how tall your ceilings are :)
By the way, welcome back. I've been so busy re-upholstering, cleaning, changing diapers, bathing babies, Christmas decorating, cleaning, Christmas shopping, changing diapers.... that I haven't blogged in over a week :) I'll try to do better.
Do any of you guys have fun Christmas decorating stories or disasters??
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