A year later ... a Christmas tree.

My family calls me cheap. I like "frugal" much better. I'm guilty of saving present bags, eating left overs for over a week and sharing a big burrito to save money. Last Christmas was no exceptions. While most couples go crazy on their first Christmas, Tyson and I took a different approach.



Who says you need a Christmas tree to enjoy the season? Obviously not me. Tyson actually was the one that put up even just the photo. I am glad to announce that we actually bought all our Christmas decorations the day after Christmas 2007 for 70% off and it was great stuff. This year we braved Black Friday and thanks to Debbie and Gaylan got our first tree. So goodbye Snoopy ... hello Christmas tree!





We even started a little system. Tyson put the ornaments on a string and I hung them around the tree. We had Christmas music in the background, snow falling outside - it was pretty neat. In all honesty, I'm glad we waited. Our first place was just not "home" to us. We spent all festivities at either families house so it really was not a big deal. I'm proud of saving pennies - I know where Ty and I will be 5 years, so I'm not worried about the short term trade offs.