Decorating for the Holidays

I am enjoying getting into the Christmas spirit this season. I love listening to Christmas music very early. I listened to my favorite Christmas carols on the way back to Clemson after Thanksgiving break. Last Wednesday, two of my goods friends and I bought a Christmas tree and decorations. Mary Frances, Krystal, and I are on the Leadership team at Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM). We thought the BCM building needed to be festive for the holidays. We were given a three hundred dollar budget for our decorating and went straight to Hobby Lobby. Our first challenge was to pick out the most perfect Christmas tree. It was a fun but a difficult decision. We finally chose a beautiful artificial tree that already had white lights on it. We were excited to find out that all of the Christmas decorations and trees were all 50% off! Next we decided to pick out a bunch of ornaments. We went for a classic theme of red, green, silver, and gold balls. The top of the tree is adorned with a beautiful gold star. We also bought five stockings for the mantle piece and a wreath for the front door. Mary Frances thought it would be a fun idea to wrap boxes to place under the tree. We bought large boxes, wrapping paper, and bows from The Dollar Store. The three of us had such a wonderful time buying festive Christmas decorations for BCM. On Thursday evening, we all got together again to begin the decorating. It turned out beautiful!