Last Christmas, we set up a fresh cut tree for the first time. We decided that it would probably be a long time before we would be able to use fresh cut trees. That tree was also nearly 8 feet tall, and fit quite well in the room with the lofted ceiling. Also, since all of our traditional decorations were still in storage, we chose to create handmade crafts to decorate the tree, for example, garlands of cranberry and popcorn, toilet paper tube stars, corn husk dolls, and other things from felt and pipe cleaners. 
We purchased an artificial tree just before we moved in July, which turned out to be more difficult to find than we had expected. Fortunately, their was a couple who had just moved to a smaller apartment and need to sell three of their five trees, and I found their ad on Craig's List.
Like last year, we still only had the handmade decorations from last year's tree. Our collection of ornaments were still sitting in a crate on some dock in Rio de Janeiro waiting for customs clearance and a truck to Brasilia with the rest of our household goods that we had pulled out of storage. This shipment had been missed on the shipping orders, and so sat in Maryland for an extra month.
Rebecca was pretty disappointed about having to use the same decorations as last year. She insisted that as soon as our other ornaments arrived, we would redecorate the tree. Also, I think the most surprising thing about this tree is how small it felt in the large front room of this house. Anyway, the kids enjoyed decorating and starting our Christmas celebration.
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