Christmas #5, Chihuly, and a Christmas Tree Postmortem

We had Christmas celebration #5 with our aunt, uncle, and cousin over the weekend. I think we're done now. Really, for sure, done with Christmas.

We also went to see the Dale Chihuly {glass artiste extraordinaire, probably best known for this} exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden. JT and I are fans of his work and were thrilled to see his pieces in person. His art is truly a great study in form and color...Awesome!

And a final note: It was suggested that wrapping three strands of Christmas lights up and down the entire trunk of a Christmas tree is a great way to add some sparkle. It certainly did add some sparkle, but I don't think that person had to wrestle those lights off of a dead, crispy tree. Ouch!

Good Bye Christmas of 08, hello 09!