I did all my Christmas decorating in about one hour this year, and that is truly a first! Two Christmas's ago I had three trees and a house full of decorations in Charlotte. Last year I had only one tree and modest decorations in the apartment. This year I said I wasn't going to decorate at all! I gave in quickly though with all the crazy and way out choices in holiday decor. The first day that all saw all the color choices of Christmas trees in reminded me of the TV special, "Charlie Brown's Christmas". Remember when they went shopping for a tree and they were all tin and metal and crazy colors? Lulu's had trees of pink, silver, gold, blue, white, two-toned, iridescent, and oh yeah, there were a few green too!
The main reason I wasn't going to decorate is storage. We have a small apartment under a thousand square feet with no closets! We do have wardrobes and storage units but no room for any excess. I figured I could live without the decorations this year but really loved the pink trees. A friend who is also new to Abu Dhabi told me how she bought a five foot hot pink tree for the foyer of her apartment villa and had left over ornaments I could use and then get back to her. I couldn't resist and with my tree only costing 19 dirhams ($5.50) and another 8 dirhams ($2.50) for the fabric, home we traveled! This was my choice. A two-toned pink and fuchsia only 2 foot tall! It's sitting right outside our apartment door, it actually goes with more of the color scheme of the hallway then inside! I think I can find room to store it for next year, it's just too cute not too!!
Here's wishing this Christmas season be a blessing to each of you and your families. May the real reason of the season shine in your hearts!! 
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