That is the question!! I grew up with artificial trees because my brother had allergies, and the second I moved out (okay maybe not the very second...since it was July) I started getting real Christmas trees.   I love a real tree.  Love the smell and the feel of them.  Love that it's different every year.  My daughter started naming them each year. Then I remarried into a "Artificial Tree Family".  *insert dramatic music here*     This was difficult for me.  He had very strong feelings about his tree, that he spent hours wiring up with lights...himself...so that he didn't have to do ... Read More