In a few week’s time, this will be me…

Illustration by Inslee. Isn’t it darling? Thank you to Brooke for providing me with the source!

I’m pretty much on a count down until it’s time to go and find a little Christmas tree to come home and live with us over the holiday period. We’ll pile on our layers, pick up some hot chocolates, and head out to the garden centre in search of the Perfect Tree. Every year I get anxious about halfway through the tree-hunt that we won’t find one with a perfect shape, and start fretting that maybe we should just take the one we discarded a few trees back in case nothing better comes along. Jason’s always *very* patient with the process, and we always do end up finding that Perfect Tree.

We also need a couple of new sets of tree lights this year, which is a perfectly perfect excuse for me to take a trip into the decoration department of our garden centre. Jason usually steers me away from there pretty sharpish, after that fateful time he gave me his credit card and sent me out to buy decorations for our first Christmas in our house, and I wracked up a bill larger than what we usually spend on groceries in a month. I wish I was kidding. But not as much as Jason does…

p.s. Did I already tell you about that, sometime last Christmas? Still, confession’s good for the soul, right?

http://www.joyfelicityjane.com Tania

hahaha oh you make me laugh!! This year I made the excuse that because I’m around & we’re spending Christmas in England, we’re allowed to put up the tree before december the 1st….whether that’s actually gonna happen or not is a mystery. I just can’t fricking wait – my favourite holiday EVER xxxxx
http://little-lottie-loves.blogspot.co.uk/ Lottie

I love Christmas!
Last year I was so upset when we had this horrible scrawny tree so this yeat I will have the perfect tree and it will be perfectly decorated!
Lottie xxx
http://www.earthlyluster.com Anna

It’s crazy fast how that year went by, don’t you think? I can’t wait to see your Christmas preparations, Roise :) It’s already getting a little Christmasy here.
http://leavventuredellapice.blogspot.it Bea

I love Christmas time!!!
The tree lights, the Christmas tree, all the decorations….and the christmas songs?
Oh!!!!
Have a nice day, pretty Rosie!
http://www.chicadeedee.com Dannielle

I’m decorating the day after Thanksgiving, no one can stop me! I too have a patient boyfriend while I veto all the christmas trees, set a couple aside, and give glares to people that eye up my pile of maybes. Some say crazy, I say appropriate for the perfect tree.
http://www.brooketolly.blogspot.com Brooke Tollison

I can’t wait for CHRISTMAS!!! That illustration was done by Inslee: http://www.inslee.net/ :)
- Rosie
  
  Thank you so much for giving me the link! I’ll update now! x
http://lavidalaura.com/ Laura

I totally go overboard with Christmas decorating too! But it’s such a fun time of year; how can you not??
http://kimiandme.blogspot.co.uk/ christina

how can decorating a tree be so enjoyable.. so many pretty decorations to choose from. cant wait to shop for some. i usually have a tight budget. hehe
http://www.letitbecosy.com Rocio

This year will be the first time I get to decorate my OWN tree. After gap year, uni, travelling, moving three times, etc, I finally get to buy an decorate it. I’m SO excited. Got some new Christmas tree decorations for my birthday from Ikea and they are gorgeous. You should all check them out! My favourite garden store will be receiving Christmas trees tomorrow, so excited to find the perfect one!! xx
http://xomisse.com Ellie M

We usually go all out for Christmas too – my house has been compared to Vegas in the past because of all the lights! I love it though, so calming sitting with a fire and twinkling lights. Hard to believe it’s almost Christmas again!! Oh, the image is by Inslee Haynes – http://www.inslee.net
- http://xomisse.com Ellie M
  
  Oh, never mind. I see you already got it. My laptop hadn’t refreshed the page :)
http://outsdielanddiaries.blogspot.com Leith

I am soooo excited for Christmas! Here in the States we kind of have an unwritten rule that we’re not to have trees or decorations up before Thanksgiving (shops ignore this rule), but I CANNOT wait! I don’t know, I can just feel the holidays in the air more than ever this year! – Leith
http://outsidelanddiaries.blogspot.com
http://www.everywordhandwritten.co.uk Rosie

Eee exciting! We cant have a real tree as we have a real fireplace and it’ll just dry it out, but I still love getting our faux tree out of the attic every year :)
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
http://www.atinyrocket.com Erika Lee Sears

What a cute illustration. yes i am in christmas tree countdown mode too :)
http://Www.thebarefootbaker.net Tash

I don’t get a Christmas tree this year – absolutely gutted to be missing Christmas in the UK! I’m going to live vicariously through Christmas blogs ;) xx
http://www.caramellattekiss.com Georgina

The boy and I are moving into our first home together in mid-December. I am going to be lethal with the money for christmas decorations. I’m just so excited!