Yeah I know you can get a Christmas tree at home depot J Kay or any of the other hardware stores. But I don’t want deck the halls with nuts and bolts. I want to make my tree getting experience one that is memorable for everyone.

Like fish frys during lent I have been trying new places for years. Last year I got one from an old man for $5.00 of the side of the road in Hawkinsville. The tree wasn’t the best tree, but talking to the old man and seeing him smile was worth it. And just like in Charlie Brown’s Christmas even the ugliest tree looks beautiful if someone gives it a little bit of love.

One place that I love to go to get my tree is Massoud’s Tree Farm. out of all the years I have gotten my tree somewhere, they always put me in the Christmas spirit. They have wreaths, and it smells like sap. Haha!

This is what is important to me about getting a Christmas Tree in Utica NY

Local trees! If you’re gonna buy anything local please make it your Christmas tree. We don’t live in a big city. So getting trees is easy. Who knows where you’re getting it from when you go to Lowes or J Kay. Go to the source. If it wasn’t illegal I would hike out in the woods and cut down the biggest tree I could find like Chevy Chase.

Good people. Don’t take this the wrong way… but I have bought some trees from people who were real dicks. The trees can be heavy and when you’re still at their farm and they wont help you tie it to the car that’s not cool. Some of these trees cost like $40.00 or so. Plus one important part about the season is helping people. So give help, get help, feel good.

Snow. If there is no snow on the ground I won’t go. Who wants to trudge through the mud to cut down a tree and then drag it to the car in the mud. It’s Christmas, not time to paint the town brown. The snow also gives me that warm Christmas feeling. It’s funny that we say that because its usually cold, but Christmas has a feeling, and for most people its a warm fuzzy feeling in our hearts.

That’s just about it. Every Christmas tree farm around here is pretty good. I haven’t been to one with a bunch of jerks working. They all usually have saws for you to borrow, and if you have a family you can make getting the tree something everyone loves to do every year. Christmas is about love… wait. Life is about loving. Don’t waste anymore of your energy on anything else. Love your family, love your friends. Love the guy who just backed into you in the parking lot. Love, love, love. Merry Christmas!