Oh Tannenbaum!

I love everything about Christmas trees. To this day, I am just as excited to wake up and plug in the Christmas lights as I was when I was a little girl. Finding the perfect tree and decorating it as a family has always a big part of my family's Christmas tradition. The smell of pine and the ambiance of the Christmas lights are always an excellent way to start the day!

Almost every year since I was little, my mom would buy my sister and I a Christmas ornament that would some day hang on our own Christmas tree. Now I have an entire tree full of beautiful ornaments that remind of wonderful Christmas moments! This year my sister gave me this cute Eiffel tower as Paris is currently on my list of places to visit next year! What's on your Christmas tree? 

I usually try to prolong the life of our Christmas tree as long as I can. But since our tree is real, it will sadly start to lose all its needles in a few weeks. I think I will take it down after Ukrainian Christmas which is the second week in January. When are you going to take down your tree?

Love,
Karen

Christmas Gift Guide For the Cold Water Surfer

Second Up on Ruby Tuesday's holiday gift guide is what to buy for your cold water surfing husband. I know that not everybody's husband surfs but this is the ultimate guide for those hard to buy for husbands who think about nothing else than surfing!! 

A Toque (from needsupply.com)to keep him warm after the surf.

A classic wool shirt (from Norse Projects) to keep him looking cozy while simultaneously looking fabulous to and from the beach!

Cold water surf wax so he has a collection of colors and scents!!

Subscription to surfer magazine wo he can read about all of the 

best spots to surf!

And a camera to mount on his surfboard so he can have footage of 

the awesome ride.

Love,

Karen