O Christmas Tree
Afternoon, friends! Our day has been a fun one.
Since Thanksgiving is officially over, we headed out to the Christmas tree farm to bag a live one! Ryan and I haven’t decided if we’re going to get a tree this year– we’re only back in Pennsylvania for a couple of weeks before heading back down south, so it would be a lot of effort for such a short amount of time.
Since we might not get a tree of our own, we were happy to tag along with my parents as they picked out theirs!
The farm that they go to is about 30 minutes outside of town:
They found a good one:
This little guy had a long way to go!
After a fun day at the farm, we headed back into town and debated what we wanted to do for lunch. We finally decided to go…back to Earthereal! Ryan and I aren’t here often, so we really have to take advantage of it when we can!
My dad’s first suggestion had been Mexican food, which he got to have after all:
Yum– the daily vegetarian special! This was sour cream enchiladas with a homemade mole sauce, Mexican brown rice, and a side salad.
My mom and I got two sandwiches to split: the avocado special (avocado (duh), carrots, mushrooms, tomato, sprouts, and cheese) and the egg and avocado (sliced hard boiled eggs, avocado, sprouts, and cheese). I think we met our daily avocado requirement!
And of course, dessert. BUT, as per my back on track plan, I opted for a sugar-free carob cookie, and only ate half. I tucked the other half into my purse, so I’m sure he’ll be making a reappearance at some point 
Hope your day is going well! Are you braving the shopping malls? I am NOT!
We’re going out to one of my favorite Shreveport restaurants (can you tell that I have quite a few? Like I said, my family likes to eat!) for dinner, so I’ll be back with a post after that. Good day!
Uhm, no, definitely not braving any stores today :s! I don’t want to get trampled, haha.
Me neither…
The older I get, the more I feel like shopping on Black Friday is my definition of a personal hell
I am not one for crowds
We plan to pick out our tree at a tree farm tomorrow. The one we have used the last few years is closed ( I think the old man has moved) so we will trek out to Snohomish. Lynette and I did get out this morning and found the crowds weren’t too bad except at Target. When we saw the long lines (weaving around the store) we knew that we weren’t looking for anything worth standing in the long lines so we turned around the headed the other direction. The other stores like Macy’s and Marshalls were fine. It was a good day for us to go out since Lynn and Kristi were available and happy to keep Carson. He is not much for shopping these days since he is so active! When we got back we found out that he had been on 2 walks and one to the park. We all enjoyed having a turkey sandwich and leftover cheesecake.
Your sandwiches in these pictures look great – I think I would love the avocado and egg together.
Have a safe trip home tomorrow.
Hi Patti,
We just talked to Lynette; it sounds like y’all had a successful shopping trip! That’s nice that Lynn and Kristi kept Carson– I imagine he would have held y’all back a bit
We can’t wait to see your Christmas tree– it will be soon! A little less than three weeks now!