I will call her Lucy

There is a pretty lengthy history behind this tree. First of all I've been through multiple Christmas trees in my college days. Although my new one is not nearly as flashy as Steve Lee the Christmas Tree or Sir Chauncey, she is still a good little tree. I decided to name her Lucy because when I first pulled this little tree out of the box last year I was reminded instantaneously of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and Lucy admonishing Charlie Brown to buy a nice aluminum tree (maybe paint it pink)! And how when she saw this: 

She was practically spitting with rage and telling Charlie Brown he didn't know the difference between a good tree and a poor tree. But then there was Linus. The most sensible of the lot who opened everyone's eyes (including Lucy's) to the fact that a tree doesn't make Christmas. 

And then all is well and the herald angels sing and so on and so forth:

So back to my little tree. Did you know that my little tree is part of a love story? With it's  puny branches and very unsturdy base, it is the perfect tree. 

Last Christmas when my husband was just newly my boyfriend, I was going home for Christmas and he was not. Now I have always pitied anyone who doesn't get to go home for Christmas, but it was even worse when it was someone I cared about very much and to top it off, he hadn't been home for Christmas the two previous years either. I was determined to make what kind of Christmas I could for him before I left for home. 

Now both Steve and Chauncey were things of Christmases past, so I needed a new tree. And boy were trees expensive for some reason last year. I came across my little tree at Wal-mart for about $15 (with lights included) so I took it to his house while he was at work and plugged it in. There were no decorations and only two presents, but it was a great Christmas.

Now fast forward a year and my boyfriend is my husband and we are having our first Christmas together, and Lucy will be our tree this year. I decided she deserved better than bare lights this year, and I went to hobby lobby and spent about $30 on buying a bunch of odds and ends (card stock, birds, spray paint, glitter, stars and doilies) to decorate the house and the tree. 

Here is what I came up with:

The tree skirt is a red scarf I have, and the doily star is held on with a twisty tie. I am rather pleased with the results. She is a Christmas tree bought and decorated with love and that it what really counts. 

I never thoughts she was such a bad little tree.