I went back and checked on how much we’ve paid every year for a tree that’s just a hare under 10 feet tall: This year, though, the variation was in the price. We have done this every year since 2015 with hardy any variation. We get some hot cocoa, watch as other guys tie the thing down, and drive home. Once we do, we flag down a guy with a chainsaw, who cuts it down and drives it down the mountain. We get a ten-foot pole, then set out onto the mountainside to find our tree. Then we drive out to Frosty’s Choose and Cut. The kids get to pick a piece of candy, and always pass over the chocolate for the most fluorescent sugar-covered gummy. We walk over to Ashe County Cheese to my wife can get some butter for her Christmas cookies. We head to Boondocks Brewing for lunch and a beer. Last weekend, my family and I made our annual pilgrimage up to West Jefferson, and it’s frightening how similar our trips are year after year. Frosty’s Choose and Cut in Ashe County, 2019.
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