Twas a month before Christmas, our apartment was bare.
No Christmas decorations could be seen anywhere.
It was time to break out the tree and lights
and make our new home look outta sight!
Out comes the Christmas tree from a big box
Not from a tree farm but from Cost - co
Stand it up tall, the braches all flop
Our job is to spread them from bottom to top
For Jennifer this expereince is new
No live tree or 'snow' as Ervins usually do
But she's learned to be thankful for the tall scratchy tree
A fake tree is better than deocorating nothing.
While Patrick and Jennifer set up the tree in a snap
Zachary woke up from his afternoon nap
With eyes spread quite large and a smile oh so wide
He could not believe what mom and dad brought inside
The tree was all sparkly with beautiful lights
It looked just like the stars twinkling at night
Special ornaments from home in one small plastic bin
Place them onto the tree, it's time to begin
Zachary soon found Elmo and friends
He hung them side by side like little book ends
Our tree feels like home with the memories we brought
Gifts from friends, family, and students we taught
Our home and our tree is now far away
But it reminds us of you, and then we're okay
The stockings are hung on the bookshelf with care
No chimney in this apartment anywhere
Patrick's done a great job filling our house full of cheer
In hopes that our friends and St. Nick will come here
Christmas will be different that we all know
No family, no 'old' friends, and no special tree snow
But no matter where we are on Christmas Eve night
We will still celebrate the One True Light
Our Savior was born so that we might have life
Abundant and full, but not without strife
Our God is still good, even far from home
He always goes with us where e'er we roam
Jesus is the reason we celebrate this year
For He is the one who has brought us out here
Our apartment is home and our new friends will hold dear
We can't wait to celebrate with them this year
It is now time to end this poem I write
So 'Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!'
Spreading the branches
Our 'full' tree- I don't think I have ever had a real tree this full :)
Zachary giving instructions where to hang the ornaments
Isn't he handsome?
Zachary decorating the Christmas tree
2 comments:
My you have been busy making videos! I had not checked your blog in a while. Good to see y'all decorating.
I love your poem! I assume Jen wrote it but I don't really know, it could be a team effort.
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