It took me almost two weeks to actually get up the nerve to decorate my tree. That is sorely unlike me who thinks that Thanksgiving was really just a holiday created for us to be able to prepare for Christmas! I have a hard time getting back into the groove of things when I make a plan or a list and something on that plan or list just does NOT go right. You throw a chink in my chain and I just cannot deal with it!

I was AHEAD of schedule this year. Christmas pics were done for the card… the theme was planned and THEN I landed in the hospital. NICE. I felt so bad I literally had NO energy and certainly not enough to be creative and create this PERFECT tree I so desperately wanted.

Troy placed all 1500 lights on it and it just glowed. He kept trying to help by putting garland on the railings and adding a few things each day but I just could not bring myself to do it. He and I actually had a talk about how I live in fear of failure. I would rather not TRY at all than to try and fail. But what was I scared of? Anything on this tree would be better than NOTHING! So I finally just did it. Ornaments were strewn all over the living room, kitchen AND dining room. Glitter and snow dust everywhere… our house literally exploded a Christmas tree!

I have to say that I am rather proud of this tree! Its that same feeling I get when I watch my couple’s slide shows of their wedding photos that I created, or when I get that ONE money shot at a session and I just KNOW that it can’t get any better… that feeling. This tree is perfect. Absolutely Perfect! My perfect polka dot Christmas tree has come to life.

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