Our Christmas Tree - Family Room Tree - 2019 Edition
Like the past few years (and since we moved to Downers Grove), we have two Christmas trees up in our house for the holiday season. Nat is in charge of the decorating of our house and she does a really amazing job creating an environment that balances nostalgia (with some vintage things that we've both collected over time), personal touches (lots of kid-made things around) and new, joyful decorations. I'm one of the benefactors of her work and thoughtfulness with Christmas decorations - along with the kids - and grateful for her effort to create a "place" that will be full of memories and meaning for the rest of their/our lives. But, like a lot of things in life, Nat doesn't over-do-it. In fact, I think we've/she has managed to peel back a bit in the past few years. Thinning out some of our Santas that we've bought at various estate/garage sales. Dropping off decorations at GoodWill for another family to use. And just trying to simplify