flocked up christmas tree - part deux

omg omg omg.  after yesterday's fiasco, i went to pick up my christmas tree this evening and came home with this...an empty christmas tree stand!!!

apparently, there was some miscommunication or lack of any communication which resulted in a christmas tree that looked 99% the same as i saw it yesterday except for some extra flocking on the top of the tree.  i nearly had a cow but kept my composure because after all, 'tis the season to be jolly.  i asked the dude what the flock happened and he said that he was only given instructions to add snow to the top of the tree.  omg!  i had a nice chat with the owner about the flocking disgrace and he quickly instructed his guys to move the tree to the the flocking booth immediately and allowed me to watch them flock it to my satisfaction with my own eyes.  

so now my tree is spending another sad night in the parking lot of ala moana while it dries.  i'll be taking a jaunt down to the mall tomorrow to make sure my lovely tree is still there and is loaded up safely before they deliver it as a courtesy after two days of mess-ups!  gaaaahhhhhh.

every wonder how they flock a tree?  here's a short video that i shot tonight. my first blogger video.  whooohooo!

view from the hotel

this picture isn't the best (click the photo for an enlarged version) but this is the pretty ocean view we look out to from our living room.  our unit has floor to ceiling glass windows on three walls and it took some getting used to but it definitely makes the space feel more open!  the sunsets are pretty spectacular as well but my favorite is the view at night...tons of scattered lights all over the city from diamond head to ewa beach and beyond!  kinda reminds me of my favorite city...the city of lights :)

crap, they flocked up my tree!

left - trimming the trunk before drilling the hole for the stand;
center - our tree, tagged and waiting for flocking;
right - our flocked up tree

a new container of christmas trees was finally delivered to christmas hawaii yesterday and i got early pickings!  i was looking for a relatively slim and nicely-shaped 7-foot noble fir and i found one!  it was soooooo fresh that the trunk was still icy cold!

i was so excited to pick it up tonight but they flocked up (hahah) my order so i have to go back tomorrow to pick it up :(  i wanted "medium flocking" on the entire tree but they only "lightly flocked the tips" as shown in the photo above :(  the flocking takes a day to dry so i have to go back tomorrow to pick up my tree :( at least it gives me one more day to clean before the tree arrives!

ps - only 25 days until christmas!