o christmas tree
the tree (a martha stewart everyday 7.5' pre-lit tree) is up!
sure, it was a bear buying it -- we got it the day after christmas, i think, and the box was shredded and it wouldn't fit in the car, anyway, so cam took it out of the box and just stuffed it into the trunk of the car -- but it was a bargain at $60-something (down from $199.99) and hot damn, it's pre-lit! no more wrestling with tangled strings of lights.
it looks so good on its own, i don't even want to decorate it. alas, i know i have to because cam's parents bought paul a blue's clue's ornament (can i buy one of steve?) and it looks so sad and lonely on the tree by itself. cam would probably be happy without ornaments, too, since he claims he wants a charlie brown christmas tree, but, um, that has no place in my house.