Well after looking at all of the Christmas tree farms nearby, me and my roommate decided to get one ourselves! Who says you can’t have Christmas cheer during finals? So on Tuesday in between our classes my roommate, myself and my other best friend Michelle took quite the study break and took on a challenging but highly cheerful outdoor activity!
We got to the tree farm, were handed a saw and started marching on our way. There were fat trees, skinny trees, huge trees and Charlie brown trees. It took the three of us a while to agree on the perfect tree for our room. After all it had to smell like a Christmas tree. It had to be nice and fat. It had to be able to fit in our dorm. It had to have a straight stem for the stree stand. And it had to say- Christmas is here!
When the tree was chosen, the sawing began. It took three strong girls and about ten minutes of hard labor sawing back and forth before it fell. After all my life simply going and picking out a tree that was already cut down, this was an interesting experience. I got my pants, jacket and hands filthy laying in the mud sawing my tree down. But there’s something about going outside and cutting the tree down yourself that makes somehow more yours.
My tree is now beautifully decorated in my room, and the sweet smell of pine overwhelms me every time the door swings open.
