Keepin it real!

It’s something I’ve never done before. 

Now that I’m married, I think it’s time.

And I think I’m going to like it.

I’m talking about cutting down my very own Christmas tree!

Growing up, my family almost always had a real tree, but mom and dad bought it from the Kmart parking lot. Practical, but not exactly the stuff that traditions are made of.

I’ve heard of this ritual of walking around a tree farm in the cold weather, armed with a hacksaw, searching for that perfect Christmas tree. It sounds exciting and rewarding and romantic, and I’m ready to have the pleasure of experiencing it!

Yes, in honor of our first Christmas as a married couple, Dave and I are going to make the leap to the real tree. And yes, I know all about what comes with getting a real tree – the expense, the transporting, the sap, the needles, the maintenance, the disposal.

I say bring it ON.

But, you see, being a u-cut-it virgin, I am unsure of where to find my perfect Christmas tree. I have done my Google searching and these are what I’ve come up with near Milwaukee:

Noffke Tree Farm in Mequon

Buffalo Bill’s Christmas Trees in Franklin

Stumpf's U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm in Cedarburg

According to this website, Buffalo Bill’s has free hot chocolate, cider and cookies, as well as hayrides and campfires on the weekends.  Noffke Farm and Stumpf’s also serve refreshments.

I’m all about the experience, and I hope to choose the best farm for my first cutting-your-own-Christmas-tree excursion.

If any of you have opinions, thoughts or suggestions as far as any of these places, or other ones, are concerned, I would love to hear them! And if I don’t get any good advice, I suppose I’ll have to just pick one and hope for the best ... 

We’ll be heading out in search of our tree next weekend, and I’ll be sure to report back on the experience! 

Comments

[Colin]

Stumpf's is a good place. I lived down the street from there as a kid. It gives you the experience of hunting down the tree. But, I think that it can be kind of pricy. They do however, help you secure the tree on your car, as well as bundling it before you leave the lot so that you don't get needles everywhere. Then, you can just cut the netting when you get home. I think that they also provide a bag to depose of the tree when Christmas is over.

[Charlie]

A real tree has it's charm, however I can't make any suggestions...

I'm much more of a fake tree and a jumbo bottle of Pine-Sol kind of guy :)

Have fun searching!! Get a sad "Charlie Brown" tree!