Christmastime sure starts early here in the USA. The Saturday after Thanksgiving we went to get a Christmas tree. We went with the whole family and Josh and his friend from Texas. I didn't really know what the big deal was, until we got to the farm where we were going to get our tree. I was thinking :'Where are the trees?' Well, all the trees were still in the field. We all got on the wagon behind the tractor and went to the field. 
There we got a saw and when we found the tree we liked we were supposed to cut it down ourselves. So we walked around to look for the perfect tree. They wanted a big one and it had to be one of those Christmas tree kinds that smell like citrus fruits. I didn't know such a kind existed. So after walking around a bit, there it was, the perfect, tall, Christmas tree. So Eric and Josh started to cut it down. By that time the tractor was back 
with other customers and we took our tree and all got on the tractor. We rode back to the barn and there they rapped the tree up in a net and we got some hot chocolate and candy canes. The guys put the tree on top of the car and we were off, with our huge tree. When we got home, we all worked together to make sure it was standing straight. The next day we finished the decorating and so it is all Christmassy here. Some Radio Stations are playing
Christmas songs and we have had our first snow of the season. Christmas is here and in the Netherlands they are still waiting for Sinterklaas to leave. But he'll be going back to Spain after he has delivered all his gifts to the Dutch children on December fifth. So soon it will be Christmastime everywhere.
