Yup...
Lets just get this over with.
So the terrible holiday season is here (well, now I guess its nearly over with.....) and I've got a random blog post about my... uh, three Christmas trees? Wonderful.
Woo, photos.
My "full sized" tree... I think its a 4 footer, filled with mostly things from my travels and adventures past.
:D
And now for my two smaller, amazing trees!
The "Hippo Tree" is new for 2013, although it was used a few years ago as a Mickey Mouse tree.
and my favorite.... is... the.......
DUCK TREE!!!
woo!
But....getting back to the full sized tree.... Lets take a look at some of the ornaments
(well, at least the Park/Ride/Zoo ones)
Woo!
Lake Compounce/Boulder Dash and my Canobie Lake Park ornaments!
(The Canobie one goes at the very top, obviously)
Continuing with the New England parks we have Six Flags New England, Funtown/Splashtown USA, and my original Canobie Lake Park ornament.
(note how the SFNE one is cheaply made of plastic)
And so they don't feel left out, I've got Edaville USA and Story Land ornaments as well
((can't wait for Roar-O-Saurus))
Showing off some of the Zoo ornaments....
Jacksonville Zoo in Jacksonville FL, National Zoo in Washington DC, Henry Doorly in Omaha NE, and Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, FL. :D
Kinda hard to guess where he came from... Hopefully I can replace this one next summer ;)
Silver Springs.... back when Silver Springs was an amusement park...
Oh and a Lake Winnepesaukah Cannonball ornament, woo
Matching, but generic Busch Gardens and SeaWorld ornaments... I kinda wish they made them for each independent park... Oh well
This will have to do!
Some ornaments from both the Florida Aquarium and the Georgia Aquarium.
Unknowingly buying them in the same style, ha.
These two ornaments from the Roger Williams Park Zoo (RI) and Mystic Aquarium (CT) are my newest, having just gotten them over a week ago.
Walt Disney World 40th ornament (#1) and a Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle one.
WDW 40th #2, it came out later... and I liked it more than the one I already had... ha
My nifty "self built" Legoland ornament!
Woo, Six Flags Great America with its duel-carousel
and Kings Island Diamondback ornaments
and Kings Island Diamondback ornaments
(I never noticed that there were snakes lining the Diamondback frame until I took this photo!)
From my 2013 adventures, this awesome Oklahoma City Zoo ornament not only has a Hippo with a Santa hat on...it comes with the lyrics to "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"!
From my 2011 adventure, this Adventureland Iowa ornament is one of my favorites. I just think its neat looking.
My Henry Vila Zoo (WI) ornament is pretty cool as well. Its made out of all recycled materials and each one is 100% unique (making it a pain in the ass to pick one) Also, an extremely boring Universal Studios ornament... but the ONLY one the park sells.... ZzZzz.
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, home to Florida's only "native" Hippopotamus (and a bunch of Manatee!) And Zoo Atlanta with its Panda... and Winter, the dolphin without a tail // Clearwater Aquarium.
And then....... there's this one.
that I'm absolutely terrified to hang on my tree anymore, so I had to go out and get a stand for it.
So that's it... yay! I can't wait to add a few more for 2014..... And maybe get a bigger tree too :X
Yaayyy!!!!
(Now to start work on my long year-end-review post!!)
But first...
BONUS HIPPOS!!!!!!!
