Christmas 1971 - Joe's Tree

Here I pose with my tree in my bedroom. This is before the freeway sound barrier was built so you can actually see across 35W if you look out the window. The curtains in my room were made by Mom. I remember looking out these windows on Christmas Eve when I was about 9 years old. I saw a red light in the sky and, even though I was starting to doubt, I wanted so badly to believe that red light was Rudolph's nose.