**setting up our tree**

While i was down visiting Brandon and his family this last weekend (seems like i write that sentence a lot for this blog!) we put up a Christmas tree! i love Christmas trees! And this is Brandon and my *first* Christmas tree together...well in a way at least! We may not be married quite yet, but that doesn't mean this cannot still be *our* tree! We set the tree up in the living room on Monday afternoon, but then we had to go to Owatonna on a little shopping spree and visit with some friends since we were so close...and a wonderful visit we had, too! So after we were back in the late evening...Brandon found the Christmas lights and we started making the tree look more festive! Earlier the week, Shasta and i had gone to Rochester for a shopping spree...and quite a shopping spree that was! We spent all day Saturday shopping...but i found quite a few really nice Christmas ornaments at the Hobby Lobby and Macy's...so Brandon and i added those to our tree to put some final touches on it.

i altered this picture so that is why it is lighter.
Brandon opened the shutter for about a second or so...so neat!