What about the tree?

First, I know what you're thinking:  three posts in one night?  Or maybe you are wondering about that panda bear that was tossed on the floor?  No, what you are really thinking is:  ohmygosh, with all that snow, how is Jen and Louis' wedding tree?

Fret not, my friends.  We've got it covered.  Literally.  I'll admit, I didn't give this much thought, other than, "hope it lives through the winter".  If that's a metaphor back to our marriage, well, Louis hopes to live through the winter, too (and that I'm always much nicer when I'm not cold).

Anyway....remember that NOVEMBER storm we had?  The one I thought was so, so awful?  Well, we thought of our tree when we were at Menard's earlier that week (not that we go to Menard's...all the time).

We picked up one of these bad boys!  (The Styrofoam "winter hut", NOT Louis!)

Oh, lovely green grass.  I miss you already!

Look!  Her leaves had finally changed, too!  But she wasn't prepared for snow, so we had to break it to her the hard way...

Bye, tree!

Just to make sure the ol' hibernation hut stayed put, we anchored it down (before knowing it would be fully grounded with a billion inches of snow).

With the rock we stole took obtained from the North Shore on the last part of our honeymoon.  Louis doesn't know this, but I nabbed this particular rock because I thought it looked like a cookie.

Fare well, little tree.  We'll see you in April...I hope!