How lovely are thy branches!(I love Christmas! I love Christmas! I love Christmas!)
We've started a new Christmas tradition. Since we always find ourselves up at the Bear Lake cabin right after Thanksgiving, and since we love real Christmas trees . . . 2008 marks the first annual Malmborg Family Cache National Forest Christmas Tree Hunt! (We're looking for a good acronym for that.)
We'll refine the process later, I think, by adding a trip afterward down through glorious Preston, Idaho (nod to Napolean) to get food at the Mis Amores Mexican Restaurant and to check out their Christmas lights. We tried that on our way up this year, the day after Thanksgiving, but the restaurant was closed -drat!- and it was too early to wait around for the lighting of the lights. Our second choice restaurant was also closed. So we ended up making the special trip through Preston in order to eat at . . . drumroll . . . Arctic Circle. Well, the trip through the forest on our way to Bear Lake was nice. We spotted many a beautiful fir tree as we drove through, and wished we had a tree permit. (and a saw, and a tarp, and that Mike's ankle wasn't sprained)
After making it to Bear Lake, we called around and finally found out where we could get tree permits on the other side of the mountain. So on Saturday we headed out again, got our tree permits and, since we were hungry, ate at . . . yep . . . Arctic Circle. Then off into the forest we went! Mike did well on his gimpy ankle. Chloe and I ventured out afterward, jumped the creek, and tried to catch up. But there was actually snow - what? - and we kept sliding down the mountain. So we headed (slid) back down, jumped the creek (crik - we were in Idaho) and Mike still beat us back to the truck with a BEAUTIFUL FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREE! Hooray!
Monday night we decorated it. It makes me happy.
May the tradition live on! (sans Arctic Circle)
We'll refine the process later, I think, by adding a trip afterward down through glorious Preston, Idaho (nod to Napolean) to get food at the Mis Amores Mexican Restaurant and to check out their Christmas lights. We tried that on our way up this year, the day after Thanksgiving, but the restaurant was closed -drat!- and it was too early to wait around for the lighting of the lights. Our second choice restaurant was also closed. So we ended up making the special trip through Preston in order to eat at . . . drumroll . . . Arctic Circle. Well, the trip through the forest on our way to Bear Lake was nice. We spotted many a beautiful fir tree as we drove through, and wished we had a tree permit. (and a saw, and a tarp, and that Mike's ankle wasn't sprained)
After making it to Bear Lake, we called around and finally found out where we could get tree permits on the other side of the mountain. So on Saturday we headed out again, got our tree permits and, since we were hungry, ate at . . . yep . . . Arctic Circle. Then off into the forest we went! Mike did well on his gimpy ankle. Chloe and I ventured out afterward, jumped the creek, and tried to catch up. But there was actually snow - what? - and we kept sliding down the mountain. So we headed (slid) back down, jumped the creek (crik - we were in Idaho) and Mike still beat us back to the truck with a BEAUTIFUL FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREE! Hooray!
Monday night we decorated it. It makes me happy.
May the tradition live on! (sans Arctic Circle)
Merry Christmas Season Everybody!
3 comments:
You mean...Arcenic Circle, nod to Chad who was employed there for a minute.
Gorgeous Tree. I LOVE real trees, but can't do the water tipping, fire hazard thing. So we are still doing artificial for a while. Eventually, we will replace the fake tree in the Lodge with a real one, but the time is not now.
Hey, I love Arctic Circle. Have you tried their new Sweet Potato fries? Yum. And their pumpkin pie shakes: double yum.
Jenny
so pretty! i love real trees. i will post about ours, hopefully today. i loves loves loves Christmas, too!
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