Merry Christmas...

...from my house to yours. I was raised Jewish, and though I don't celebrate Christmas in the same way as everyone else, it's never gone by unnoticed in our household. It's still a holiday and a family day.

Ever since I moved back to St. Louis, I've had a Christmas tree. I've always wanted to have one but it never made sense in our household growing up. Here are some pictures from our tree decorating this year:

Our tree, found at Home Depot:



Decorations - some of my roommates favorite ornaments (she's a music teacher):



My ornament from my roommate last year:



And an ornament that I received last year for my birthday, again from my roommate:



My ornaments on the tree:



The ornament that I gave my roommate - from Anchorage, Alaska:


Our tree - all lit up:



Our tree - manual focus:



And finally, our tree so you can see the decorations:



So I hope you had a very Merry Christmas, whether you celebrated it or not. I hope you got to spend it with friends, if not family!