Christmas Glitz

You're still hearing about Christmas because I had plenty of things to say in December, but not enough time to write about it. One of these days I'll get caught up on all our goings on and this chapter will be closed. Until then, let me tell you about helping decorate our church. 

My friend Micah has a talent for decorating. She developed a plan for the church using last year's Christmas decorations, but sought permission to add two more trees and all the trimmings. One day before the official decoration day, I went to Micah's house and we pulled price tags off of everything. That way, everyone would be able to jump in to decorate right from the start. 

On the day of, about a dozen ladies decorated the church from about 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. It was a huge task. Micah had purchased exactly the right amount of ornaments, mesh ribbon, floral accents, etc. to decorate the two new trees and add light touches to what they already had. 

Let me just say, I wrapped A LOT of mesh ribbon around the trees, strung a few lights, hung some garland and added a few finishing touches here and there. In the end, it looked fabulous. The pictures hardly do it justice. 

This was the end result: 

 The gold mesh you see here is what my friend Sandra and I put on the trees.

 We strung this garland, but it looks better without the ladders and lit up. :)

Here is a pic of Matt and me in front of the huge tree we put up in the main entryway of the church:

This was taken the night of the Christmas Eve service. 

We had a great time decorating together, but it was a lot of work. I have a new appreciation for what is involved in pulling off something like this. Kudos to Micah for all she did to make this happen!