Christmas Tree

We're Christmas treeless this year. Our original motivation for not getting a tree had something to do with the mess and effort that bringing a tree into a house entails. Additionally, we're notorious for neglecting to put our trees out for pickup after Christmas. Last year our tree sat in our backyard for three months. It turned brown and dry and eventually Ben had to hack it up and throw it into black hefty bags. It was rather depressing. Now, the big reason for not wanting a tree is that it's just a pointless activity. Kill a living tree, put it in a room and then throw it out. And since I was on the verge of tears every time I saw an Ent in The Two Towers, I'm thinking that we've made a good choice.