Random Blackberry Photos Take 2

A few more Randoms to clean up before the new year. (Other's found here)

My daily view on my way to work. Love Chicago!

The 1tt tree we ever had that we didn't cut down. It's also our 1st ever Griswold tree, more here.

Our new house has really bare walls. Our tree was lacking presents since Landon and I decided our house was our Christmas. Most of these presents went to cousin Buddy.

Minne running away from the cold at our old apartment. You can tell my the door that it was ghetto.

My custom jersey that you'll see featured on our Holiday card that should arrive sometime in 2011.

Minne super pissed that I brought my work home with me.

The start of putting together our basement.

REMINDER: Need to update this hallway for work.

Minne making sure Buddy isn't doing anything bad.

"Can we sleep in a few more minutes mom?"

Classic Buddy, waiting for someone to feed him.

My Husband is Serious Business

Despite the wind blizzard in Chicago yesterday the hubs and I went out to get a tree. Typically we cut down our own but with not getting into our house till late and the negative windchill that have been keeping us inside, we figured this year we may have to buy one already cut down ::sad trombone::

We went to a few places to find the pickings very slim. We found some too short and some that looked like Charlie browns tree (which we may go back and get one of those too since really all trees need love right?) We finally found a tree that looked full and had branches from the top to the bottom. We had measured the tree and knew we needed exactly 1 foot cut off by the time we added the stand to the tree. We asked the guy to cut off a foot but we're pretty sure he didn't cut it. How can we tell? Check it:

This is our "Griswold" Christmas tree of 2010. The 9ft tree we will never forget (especially when we have to paint the ceiling in the spring).