I do like the smell and allure of the real tree, but like Tama, it sets of my allergies bad, so I have to settle for certain candles instead! (And even some of those give me back headaches!)

Also, I never really loved consistently having to vacuum up pine needles! But other than that, they are great!
The balloons thing is really weird to me too! My husband has never heard of it either! Maybe it's a cheap solution for people who can't afford to buy decorations right now? Or some "inside joke" kind of thing for a family?? To each their own!

My peeve today is constantly being corrected on how or what word I should be using (it was cute at first, but now it just irritates me!). I.E. the other day I told my friend that I needed to grab my cell to which he says: "Amber, here in England we call it a '
mobile' not 'Cell phone!' you need to start using mobile now that your here!" to which I replied "if you knew what I was talking about enough to correct me, then you can deal with me sticking to my own lingo thank you!" I can understand changing some of your verbage when the meanings are different or if they don't understand what the term you used means or they have a completely different word for it OR if the pronunciation is THAT much different (like the word aluminum!) but Mobile and cell phone?!? REALLY?!?! I get this from a few different people and I've finally started telling them to get over it! I'm all about "when in Rome" but I think "cell phone" could be considered a minor exception!
