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O Christmas Tree

I do not understand why stores don't order enough Christmas decorations. Like, for instance, and I'm just throwing this out there, hypothetically: garland.

Not the kind of garland that is green and branchy and gets wrapped around banisters. I mean the metallic bushy rope stuff that gets draped over a tree.

I don't mean tinsel, because whoever puts tinsel on a tree one strand at a time is probably suicidal. Or will give up after the 14th strand and just chuck handfuls of the stuff at the tree, resulting in a clump top-left and a clump bottom-right.

Steve and I went into no fewer than four separate stores last night in search of this magical garland, and everyone was out. Out! No more! Not ordering any more this year!

I understand not wanting a bunch of extra stuff in stock for the end of the year, but really, it's only the middle of December. Two weeks before Christmas. And everyone is out of decorations.

How will anyone have an after-Christmas sale if all of their stuff is gone by December 10?

I did some calling around this afternoon and after talking to three different store finally found one JoAnn Fabrics that claimed to have the stuff in blue and gold.

Which was perfect since Steve thinks silver garland supports terrorists and every proper American uses gold. Obv.

We bought every bit of garland they had save for one. And I waffled about leaving that one behind. What if we need more and some old lady has already bought it? Will we have to import it from Japan? Do the Japanese like gold?

But Steve had some sense and pulled me away from carrying 60 feet of garland to the counter. Now the living room is soft and lit and pretty and smells like pine, but not actual pine because the tree is a fir.

Lacey and I plan on spending some quality time hiding in the blanket fort under the tree during the next few weeks, and then dragging the needles into the bed. Awesome times lie ahead.