by Mj Ferruzza

Created on: December 07, 2008

Scene: TIM and SHARON have bought their first Christmas tree since moving in together a few months back. The tree, the ornaments and the season all come with a surprise of their own.

Tim: Well, Sharon? It looks good, huh?

Sharon: I think it may just be a tad bit crooked.

Tim: That's just how it it fits in the base. The tree was cut crooked at the bottom.

Sharon: Can you twist it? Or turn it so it leans back and not to the side.

Tim: (Grabs tree, lifts it and puts it down in one quick move) There! It's fine!

Sharon: Well! That dropped a few needles.

Tim: I thought the tree was kind of dry when I was putting it up. But I'll just pour some water in the base and it should be fine.

Sharon: How much water? And don't spill any on the carpet.

Tim: Are you getting tired?

Sharon: Well seeing that I woke up at 5 to get ready for work. The drive across town took 45 minutes both ways and we had to drive another 3 hours...round trip... to cut down this tree and drag it all the way back here...when there are trees for sale in front of the Safeway down the street...

Tim: I'm sorry! This is how I used to do it when I was... I mean, this was a tradition.

Sharon: No! Go ahead and say it! This is how you used to get the tree when you were married to old whats her name!

Tim: Well! And before that, too!

Sharon: I can hardly believe that.

Tim: Look there are a lot of things you don't know about me!

Sharon: Sure, Tim! You lived with your parents 'til you got married. After the divorce you moved back home. What did you do? Drag your 75 year old parents out to some tree farm... in the middle of I don't know where... to cut down some tree in 3 feet of snow and drag it back to their place... probably denting or scraping the paint off the roof of their car..and dragging needles through their house... all the way to their living room?

Tim: I didn't scrape any paint.

Sharon: How can you tell? It was dark when we pulled into the driveway! And I have no gas to get to work tomorrow. And I think I need an oil change. I'm past the 3,000 mile on my sticker.

Tim: How about we leave all this for tomorrow night? Let's just go to bed and get some sleep!

Sharon: I can't sleep right now. Not after we stopped at Starbucks!

Tim: I thought you wanted Starbucks!

Sharon: I wanted it, but I didn't need it.

Tim: Let's just go into the other room. I bet if we lie down, you will fall right to sleep.

Sharon: No! I want to get this done. I have all the lights and ornaments laid out. And your parents are coming over for dinner tomorrow

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