So.. I've been a bit of a slacker... in previous years my tree would be up and out the day after Christmas... sadly last year I just could muster up the spirit to put it up... (this shames me but we weren't home anyhow)... so today I finally say DAMNIT I'm going to quit feeling blah and I'm going to put this damn tree up. First however... I have to dig it out of the shed.. which is out my backyard and down a hill... which generally wouldn't be worth mentioning normally....
So I pull on my shoes.... wrap myself in my columbia college hoody and head out the back door.... I breathe in that fresh cold air and notice everything is starting to melt away... cool I think this should be simple....until I take my first step....
and crunch... no big deal... the ice broke away and it's maybe a centimeter then... the grass is even still green beneath and I can see the ground... so I'm walking and I have to duck under the clothes line that I put up last summer... as the ground starts to curve I suddenly think to myself ... oh shit... this could definately get interesting... and my footing slips a little... I do that whole wobble weave and catch my balance... and start giggling.... and the more I slip the more I giggle...
then I see people passing by starting to kind of watch as their vehicles role on and my giggle becomes a chuckle... anyone know how hard it is to keep your balance on ice while you havea full blown chuckle??? Not an easy feat mind you...but I (not so gracefully make it to the bottom of the hill).
I hope the shed and (it hasn't been opened in two years)... somehow the Christmas tree which somehow is on TOP of the other things has opened up... so when I pull it off the top all the limbs fall out on my head... (and I'm cracking up, because I know damn well I put the tree in there and must not have taped it up well enough)... the rubbermaid ornament holder has been SMUSHED by other boxes and the lid is half off... so I grab the two things I need for right now... (swear that when it warms up I'm throwing everything in the shed away.. why do I still even have it?? I haven't opened the shed in TWO YEARS obviously that stuff isn't important.. I'm not even going through it, I'm just tossing it).
Then I turn away from the shed and look... I have to make it back UP this icie hill without breaking my neck... this means NO LAUGHING.... do you know how hard that is?? To MAKE yourself not laugh?? Obviously I'm cracking up... so I put the tub on top of the box and lift... get my footing and start making it up the hill... SLIP!!! Whoaaaaaaa correct myself without falling on my face! (YAY GOOD SAVE!!!) I get all the way to the top of the hill !!! YES!!!!
until I go to step from the ice to the concrete that is... I slip... toss the stuff in the air... and fall flat on my ass in the ice... (and I'm laughing so hard my neighbor comes out to look at me ... and she was caught between giggles and are you oks??)
Anyhow... now i have to put the damn thing up!!
SO there's my story.. it's more than likely one of those you had to be there moments... but I had to share!! Smiles, hugs, and lots of LOVE!!!!!! ~B
