Day 273

During last year's after Christmas sales, I bought a fake tree at 90% off. That put the cost at half of what we pay for a real tree every year. I made a deal with Alberto that we'd try it for a year and if he hated it, we hadn't lost any money. It's quite a bizarre idea for Alberto to have a fake tree, but I grew up with them. It actually brought back many childhood memories when Sophia and I were setting up the tree.

I'm still in search of a good tree scent air freshner or candle, but regardless of that, I definitely prefer the fake tree and not having the tree die a week before Christmas!