oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree...

It's up and our home is full of Christmas spirit!  I love it.  Holiday time makes me so happy.  Our tree has white lights and a mixture of ornaments.  As I was decorating the tree I had a vision of a star-themed tree.  I think having all different shapes, sizes, and colors of stars would look amazing.  However, I do not know what I do with some of my favorite ornaments that don't fall under the star category.  For example:

The bird.  It was a gift from Grammie and Grampa.  They had a bird themed tree and apparently this bird made them think of me more than the others.  Last year they gave this to me because they have been toning down their Christmas decorations and no longer set up a tree.  I love it - so bright and vibrant.  I always try to put it somewhere near the top center.

The pierogi.  This was a gift from one of the dear sister friends.  If I remember correctly, I had to add the thread in order to hang it from our tree.  It was worth it.  This one is not only amazing, it reminds me of our family's holiday tradition of making homemade pierogies and eating them on Christmas Eve.  I prefer cabbage over potato and cheese, but will take either.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I will share my ornaments with you, because I imagine the vast majority of you will not have the opportunity to see our tree.  Stay tuned.

P.S.  If you couldn't tell by these artsy photos, I finally downloaded the Hipstamatic app onto my Iphone.  Prepare yourself for actual "blog worthy" photos from here on in.  This blog is going places people.