yay!! christmas tree is up and decorated. really wanted to decorate it with deb like i did last year (where we decorated the top of the tree by throwing ornaments up at it and hoping they'd stay since the tree is 12 feet high) but she's going to be busy with finals. so my parents went ahead and decorated it. my mom wanted to decorate it with these red and gold bows she made last year but i thought it would look too cheesy and department-store like. but actually, it looks rather charming. i like it. i love having a 12 ft tree. it always surprises people when they first come in. the only thing left to do is to put up the lights outside the house! :)