Alone

This is the second time in as many weeks that I had an overnight without a soul -- including dogs.  The first was in Asheville and then at home last night.  Both times, nighttime felt strange and lonely.  Too quiet.  

But, mornings are incredible.  I spend so much up-and-down time with the dogs in the morning.  Just getting up and taking care of myself is perfection.  I'll see them by lunchtime so I don't need to miss them lol.

I got a lot of stuff finished yesterday and I'm glad I stayed back.  I weeded the area beyond our fence ahead of getting more pine straw.  It's a steep drop to a privacy fence that surrounds the neighborhood.  Hubby and I moved furniture and emptied the bedroom ahead of the new furniture.  Lordy, I hope I like it after all this time.  I was in a mood for "different" and now I'm a little unsure.

Then I put together 2 Christmas trees I ordered from Balsam Hill.  I was looking for a small tree for the Asheville house -- hard to find a tree around 3.5 feet.  Turns out, lots of sales and I found a 6.5 foot tree for our house here.  We had 2 trees, one died last year and one (20 years old) was being propped up for it's last breaths (lights didn't work, needles falling off, section broken).  

These trees are SO NICE (!!)  Guess years later a lot has changed.  I can't believe how easy they are to put together.  I didn't get a picture of the bigger tree, but it looks much more like a real tree than our other ones.

This got me started on some Christmas decorations.  I promised myself I'd do porch lights this year -- but I "promised" last year too.  I ordered a couple of lights and the hooks to place them.  Feeling organized and prepared.  I also got a few things for simple decorations in Asheville.  

The pictures don't do the tree justice and I didn't fluff the branches all the way, but you get the idea.  It's exactly what I wanted to sit on the side table in our den -- something big enough to see out the window.

That's all from here.  I've got a few things to get finished before I leave for the overnight.  Have a happy day and stay well.  Later gators.