Christmas time is near..

and it's about darn time I put up my tree.. I usually put it up a few days after my birthday (November 7th).. but due to some money issues and my storage unit, I couldn't get it out until today.. and due to some change in plans, I got to actually put it up today!!  YAY!!

 

as you can see, my tree being in storage for like 10 months is not a good idea.. I will prolly get a plastic tree box this year for it, as I can't close the original box I have it in.. at first, when I put it together, only the top 1/3 would light up.. then as I started to spread out the branches of the middle 1/3, some of them started to turn on (idk why, but I am glad they did.. lol).. the bottom half is still not working, but I went out and bought some strands of lights, and then got to decorating the tree..

i <3 decorating my tree every year.. even if it never gets seen by anyone but me (as it's in my bedroom).. i told my mom today that I wish I had more room to decorate.. not to live in, but to decorate.. lol

all this is just the tip of the iceberg.. but because I don't have any more space to put stuff on, this is all I could put out.. for now.. lol.. I also can't wait to put all the presents under my pretty tree.. I hope my cats don't kill the tree before Christmas though..