Our friends Dave and Cara Wilcox name their Christmas trees after U.S. presidents. For instance, this year's tree is called William Howard after the fattest American president. So, following in that tradition we wanted to get our tree and give it a president's name. But, we'd choose an Argentinian president.
On our quest for a tree the idea was to get a fake one (in order to save money). Since it was going to be a fake tree, I had the perfect name for it. President Carlos Menem. Those of you who know something about Argentinian history will understand why, and those who don't, well you can figure things out....
But alas, fake trees are very expensive (I guess someone has to pay Martha Stewart's legal fees)! So, we ended up buying a real tree. When we brought "him" home I could not think of a president's name that fit him, but the name Francisco came to mind. And so, we baptized him Francisco Spitzberg. Catchy, uh?
As I was thinking about the name Francisco, I remembered that the nickname for it (at least in Argentina) is Pancho. The word pancho means hot-dog, but it also refers to someone who chills. Like: "El tipo estaba muy pancho" - "the guy was chilling." I guess our tree Francisco is very pancho, he likes to chill.
Dave and I had a great time decorating Francisco! He did all the lights and then we both worked on the decorations. We went with burgundy colors, ribbons and pine cones. Pretty simple. Here are some pictures of the before and after:
But alas, fake trees are very expensive (I guess someone has to pay Martha Stewart's legal fees)! So, we ended up buying a real tree. When we brought "him" home I could not think of a president's name that fit him, but the name Francisco came to mind. And so, we baptized him Francisco Spitzberg. Catchy, uh?
As I was thinking about the name Francisco, I remembered that the nickname for it (at least in Argentina) is Pancho. The word pancho means hot-dog, but it also refers to someone who chills. Like: "El tipo estaba muy pancho" - "the guy was chilling." I guess our tree Francisco is very pancho, he likes to chill.
Dave and I had a great time decorating Francisco! He did all the lights and then we both worked on the decorations. We went with burgundy colors, ribbons and pine cones. Pretty simple. Here are some pictures of the before and after:
Mari-Vana showing Francisco before the decorations
Ta-da! Dressed-up Francisco
Up close and personal with PanchoWe look forward to making many more memories decorating our Christmas trees. Maybe next year we'll give our tree a President's name...
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