In Southern USA where it is still warm and the sun is shining (today and most days) it is difficult to get into the feel of Christmas and the Swedish holiday season starting in two weeks - the first of advent.
One cannot avoid what season of the year we are approaching - any store you walk into displays their latest Christmas decoration and are getting ready for the big Christmas shopping spree.
However, walking around in the store in shorts and sandals does not get me in the right mood quite yet! But I am trying to get into the feel of it and together with my mother we walk through department stores to interior design stores where Christmas and winter country now rules...
So here I am walking around in shorts and sandals and trying to portrait an American Christmas tree and the decoration I should get this year. And what is the best looking tree in our Swedish tiny apartment back home? I must say that Americans do have lots of space since many of them have these huge trees. Some of the trees below will actually take up a majority portion of our living room space in our apartment down town Stockholm.
I also must give the American Christmas trees and their decorators some applauds because the trees they look fabulous and inspirational (even if they are plastic). But I am also amazed on how much stuff actually can fit in one tree. Below you see a great collection of American Christmas trees from a nearby Interior design store.
Should I have this one... Absolutely stunning but lots of decoration in it. I could hardly see the tree..
Our the maybe city like tree... look like the three outside the shopping centers.
Or should I go with the traditional American Christmas tree with lots of bows...
Christmas tree at Target... what size do I need?
This is a Christmas outdoor decoration. I am guessing the southern version....
Jag älskar de amerikanska julgranarna och hur de dekorerar dem. Kan tycka att de svenska julgranarna dekorerars alldels för fjuttigt med typ 12 julkulor och lite glitter och sedan är det bra. Nej det ska vara mycket dekorationer. I USA ska man ju också ha tema på sin julgran så att det blir snyggt och enhetligt också. Men visst är det STORA, ha ha ja allt är större i Amerika och det stämmer ju. När du kommer hem kommer du tycka att allt är litet här inklusive erat hem. Ha det fortsatt bra med mamma på besök. Stannar hon över julen? Du kommer också att sakna att gå i dina sandaler och shorts kanske till nästa år. Jag känner kanske att jag inte behöver gå i just shorts nu men lite mindre mörkt hade suttit fint här.
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Granarna ska vara stora och maffiga tycker jag. Och massor av saker i olika kulörer och olika saker. Det är vår melodi. Här är det barnen som bestämmer hur granen ska kläs. Mycket saker blir det ;)
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