It's beginning to look like Christmas

My parents arrived on Friday and strapped to the top of their car was our Christmas tree. They had cut the Silver Tip sometime in November before the heavy snows. Our poor tree was the top of a 30 ft tree; it survived the fall and being dragged up the hill. It sat outside for weeks in a bucket of water and then was wrapped in a tarp, bound by duct tape, and strapped to the roof of their car for three days. We didn't know what to expect when we began to unwrap it. Would all of the branches fall off? Would they be pointing straight up? The tree is perfect. Thanks Mom and Dad.