Well here's my big confession, I haven't bothered with a Christmas tree for at least the last 10 years .... I love them, but it just seems like too much of a hassle to put up and then take down when December has been my busiest working month and I end up being home and aware usually about 2-3 hours per day from mid November until mid January.

I do however love the things .... and still continue to collect ornaments ... and give them as a fun gift to work acquaintances, etc. (not every year, but about every 2-3 years - something really special that I make - usually beginning in April that year).

My favorite trees are the real ones -- or if artificial -- ones that look real ... and I prefer an assortment of ornaments that are unique and most have a special memory or person who is attached (emotionally) thru it. I like having white lights (that don't blink) AND colored lights that do blink. Tinsel is really pretty, but I don't really like having to hang the stuff, so if it were me decorating the tree, I'd go with strings of beads.

Truth be told though, I like the look of all kinds of Christmas trees, it's nice to be able to see what different people put up .... and

thanks PF, because it's also nice to read about the trees that people put up!