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Missing my tree and other New Year's Stories

January 8, 2013

Missing my tree and other New Year's Stories

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And so the holiday season is officially wrapped up, boxed up and put away for another year.

I miss it already.

This year, more than any year before, I was filled with true happiness over the holidays. I set my intention to get into the season, and that's exactly what I did. Yes, there was some of the most heartbreaking news I think any of us have heard with what happened in Newton last month, but I emerged from December so thankful for this life of mine.

I know this is a direct result of therapy, this idea that I can really connect to life and be present and well, just simple be.

Yesterday I got back into the work groove. Always lots of deadlines on tap and it was good to be busy. It meant I missed my late sleeping teens a bit less. I love having them home. I love knowing the house is full of bodies, even if those bodies are in fact sleeping for many hours of the day, as teens are wont to do.

We hosted a rockin' New Year's Eve party, a tradition going on about five years now, complete with karaoke and plenty of fine champagne (okay, plenty of cheap champagne.) And when I say rockin', that translates to "I went to bed at 4 a.m." Holy mother of pearl. Good times, indeed.

Alas, the holidays are over. I said to Dan on Sunday: I miss our tree.

He looked at me, shrugged, and said, "You can go visit it in the backyard."

Good point.

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Happy new year, indeed!

 

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  1. Chris H says

    January 8, 2013 at 7:23 am

    Many blessings to you for a wonderful 2013!!!

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  2. Elizabeth A says

    January 8, 2013 at 7:39 am

    What cracks me up about the photo is that the tree stand is still on the tree!

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  3. Joan says

    January 8, 2013 at 7:47 am

    So totally relate Cathy! Happy New Year!!

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  4. Megan (Best of Fates) says

    January 8, 2013 at 7:50 am

    Dan is hilarious. And what a wild party – I’m in awe!

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  5. MarieD says

    January 8, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Happy New Year Cathy ! My New Year Celebration ended on January 1st when my siblings left the house to go to their own places…So I had plenty of time to digest it before going back to work !
    Have a great day !

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  6. Pam Abbott says

    January 8, 2013 at 8:43 am

    I miss mine too. Especially early in the morning when I would get up and was greeted by the tree in all its glowing splendor. each year it somehow serves as a reminder of all the good in the world; Peace, Joy, Love. It reminds us to slow down, enjoy the season and reflect upon the year.

    Hur Dan is a funny guy. I love the picture of the tree.

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  7. Pam Abbott says

    January 8, 2013 at 8:43 am

    Your Dan…

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  8. Judi D says

    January 8, 2013 at 9:08 am

    Hey did you take a picture of my tree – mine looks excatly like yours stand included lol

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  9. Maureen Mathis says

    January 8, 2013 at 9:43 am

    Your tree looks so sad…. πŸ™

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  10. Kellie McCarrel says

    January 8, 2013 at 9:49 am

    We had the same felt ornaments! My mom remade them for me last year when she couldn’t find them. Love seeing yours, such good holiday memories!!

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  11. cathy says

    January 8, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Kellie, those are from when I was a kid! My mom let me take them when I moved out for good back in 1990. : )

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  12. Kelli says

    January 8, 2013 at 10:16 am

    In my childhood, my dad was a logger. We always had live trees. And every year I would be so sad for the tree. We invited it into our home, shared our most loved holiday with it, and then tossed it out. As soon as I was old enough to get my own tree, I got an artificial one. It’s been 23 years, things have changed and artificial isn’t cool. But I just can’t do it.

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  13. cathy says

    January 8, 2013 at 10:23 am

    I was raised with an artificial tree and always loved it so much. Loved the musty smell of it when my parents would take it out and put it together. When I met Dan, that was the first time I ever had a real tree. I guess I do love the going out with the family and finding it and bringing it home part a lot. : )

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  14. Margy Eastman says

    January 8, 2013 at 10:35 am

    I miss my tree, too. I was tempted to just hang some white lights on the curtain rod, but decided I just have to let it go. And Dan is hilarious.

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  15. ana roat says

    January 8, 2013 at 10:36 am

    The real question is just how long it will lay out there in the snow before it’s truly put out of its misery? Ha,ha,ha…too funny!

    Happy New Year Zielske household!

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  16. D says

    January 8, 2013 at 11:04 am

    We used to buy live potted trees & bring them to my FIL’s place in the mountains when we visited in late JAN. So our joke would be to see what was left of the tree because the deer would eat it to a stubble, glad to not go digging in snow. When my FIL died four years ago, one of the last photos I took of the property before it was sold was of where the trees were planted over time – none of them made it but we made some deer happy, which made him happy, so all was good.

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  17. Patti Q says

    January 8, 2013 at 11:44 am

    I made the same felt ones when I was younger and first dating my husband, around 1982. I still put them up faithfully each Christmas and many other handmade ones from over the years. I wonder if my kids will ask for them sometime! Happy New Year!
    Patti πŸ™‚

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  18. Patti Q says

    January 8, 2013 at 11:55 am

    Do either of you know if there still is a pattern available for these cute ornaments?
    Patti πŸ™‚

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  19. cathy says

    January 8, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    I was just wondering that myself! SO cute!

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  20. dawn says

    January 8, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Cathy, you are so awesome and funny and sweet!! I’m so happy that you had a great year and loved the holidays this past year. Looking forward to seeing what you do this year, YOU ARE ON A ROLL SO IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER!!

    I miss my tree too, just took it down on Saturday. Every year I keep a little somethign out though and put it somewhere to see everyday just to have that hint of Christmas. By April I’m ok and over it and pack it away.

    LOVE LOVE THE PICTURE AND YOUR DAN IS TOO FUNNY, GREAT PL MATERIAL THIS WILL BE!

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  21. Maureen says

    January 8, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    That is one dispirited tree. You could always stand it up and decorate it for the birds…the live birds, not the ones in the Z-hold. Just sayin’. πŸ™‚

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  22. ChrisyC says

    January 8, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Ha, love it.

    Happy New Year Cathy.

    You’re one step ahead of me – l haven’t even taken down our tree yet. This weekend, l promise………

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  23. Alicia says

    January 8, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    I, too, have not taken our tree down. It was the best tree ever and I am not ready to let that go. This week, I promise. Is not like I didn’t take about 100 pictures of it.

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  24. Kristy says

    January 8, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    http://www.bhg.com/christmas/crafts/make-christmas-ornaments-with-felt/#page=1

    This site has some fun patterns from Better Homes and Gardens… I’m sure there are plenty online…

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  25. Barb in AK says

    January 8, 2013 at 11:43 pm

    Don’t you love the look of melting snow in JANUARY!!??! πŸ˜€
    Happy New Year!
    P.S. come on down and help me put my stuff away! πŸ˜‰

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  26. Jesa says

    January 8, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    Our tree was taken down but wish I could recycle it somehow. Sadly this year the tree remained bear all season long! I just had a baby so decorating for the holidays was not top priority. My son’s small tree, however, was fully decorated as a child’s tree should be.

    Happy New Year Cathy!!

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  27. Dar says

    January 9, 2013 at 11:10 am

    I miss our tree, too!! I told my husband I made a big mistake and took it down too early (last Sunday) and our sons agreed. Next year, it stays till at least Russian Christmas.

    I could go visit ours in the yard, too. It still has most all its needles and looks lovely, albeit sideways, in the snow. Happy New Year to you and your family, and to your readers, as well!

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  28. Dawn says

    January 9, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    That totally made me laugh out loud. I love your blog — from the “taking the crap out of scrapbooking” to the latest funny family comment.

    We kicked our “faux” tree to the curb this year. So far, I don’t miss it a bit!

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  29. Rebecca Hoot says

    January 9, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    Literally laughed out loud. Happiness to my day!

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  30. Melanie A. says

    January 9, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    My husband and I both always miss our tree for days after we take it down. There is just something so peaceful about it with its branches full of lights and ornaments. I can still sit for hours and just look at a tree or falling snow, well if I had hours to do that anyway LOL.

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  31. McAmy says

    January 9, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Our tree is also still in our backyard, sans stand. :O) I’m amazed that mine still looks so full after all the needles it shed in my living room.

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  32. Tara says

    January 17, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    After hearing you have Karaoke on NYE I really want it for us for next year. I love our NYE parties the most of anything we do. Yours sounds perfect.

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  33. cathy says

    January 18, 2013 at 7:39 am

    You are really on a roll with comments. I love it. I wont lie.

    Reply
  34. Asad Waheed says

    January 22, 2013 at 9:14 am

    What cracks me up about the photo is that the tree stand is still on the tree!

    http://www.wayneelsey.com/

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