Shawna and I picked out a nice 5-foot fir tree from a roadside Christmas tree seller. With the help of Shawna's bargaining skills we were able to get it down to $15 from $25. The guy was easy to haggle with and soon we were off after stuffing the tree into the trunk (it fit snugly). We've set it up in the living room and adorned it with a strand of Christmas lights of suitable length. Furthermore it is decked with odd ornaments: trinkets of ours which we have collected from here and there. As you can see in the pictures, the ornaments are far from traditional, and in fact, the surrogate star at the top of the tree is actually a kitschy souvenir voodoo doll from New Orleans. The baby smoking a cigarette ornament (below) is from an underground mall in Nanjing, China. The Pinocchio-like boy doll (can be seen above) is from a toy bin at Goodwill in Portland. The Christmas themed neck tie around the base of the voodoo doll is one I picked up at Value Village in Tigard last Friday after work in a mad rush hour scramble to find accessories for my company's holiday party. This is my first Christmas tree away from home.
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