snowing in lincoln!

It is here!...
luckily for us, it snowed friday afternoon and the whole saturday....we just have to be at home and drink hot chocolate...or just plain milk cause neither emily or sophie drinks their milk in any other way.......

Saturday afternoon i got a "great idea" and decide to get the christmas tree...it wasn't snowing that hard anymore, but the streets were busy and dirty....so, we just have to dress appropriate and go for it! besides, the tree will keep emily and sophie busy the hole sunday!

Now "getting" the tree was another story....First we went shopping cause Menards (the tree store) was just next to the market.....so, after a couple of hours getting everything we need, it was already getting dark when we went next to choose our tree.....

When we got into the store i realize i made a mistake, i was suppose to go to Ace harward center, where they have hundreds of trees to choose from (last year toke us like an hour to get "the perfect one"-plus a cold cause it was freezing that night)....

This time there were just maybe 20 trees....tree for each type/size, most of them my size :(, we needed something bigger, and from those there were just 6 to choose......it took me like 10 minutes to get one and go home....i was feeling frustrated for being in the wrong store, worried about the time, worried about the cold, and worried how in hell am i going to bring it home on my own (almost on my own cause my mom can't lift anything-doctor's orders- since 10 years ago-she uses that frase every time she can).....
anyway, the people at Menards help me get my tree into the car, but guess what???...they CAN NOT and DON"T HAVE anything to secure the tree in the car...i was the one to bring something for that! and of course i didn't...

Then the tree went from the top off my car to the inside, and i am talking of a 8-9 (whatever the measurement is....)....the back door didn't close....my mom on front, my kids at the back and my tree holding somewhere outside.....Well, if this is how it was suppose to be, then BE IT! i want to go home!....and i started driving, verrryyy slowwwlllyyyy.....
I shake in every little hill, worried about my door getting way open and scare the hell to the car in the back.....but it didn't happen, mostly because no car stayed to long on the back of my car, i was going at around 20 miles....

When we got home, next was getting the tree inside...my mom had to forget about doctor's orders.....she really like the tree....and wanted start the decorations....

Once inside, the tree......didn't fit...So we had to choop around 10-15 cm and yea!!!!! we had a beautifull tree!

We put some lights, the they didnt work, we got new lights and extra long cause the tree was huge, even more when it got all open.....but beautiful indeed....and smell great! that is why i love this trees....

After getting home, emily and sophie had some fun in the snow....and all sunday morning they sled in the driveway, it was nice!

And the best of all is that we are not having so much cold here in lincoln, we are still around 30-40F, during the day, and it is december! how amazing is that!