Christmas Tree Decorating at Orthopaedic Specialists in Louisville Kentucky

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Angel Porter is a physician assistant at Orthopedic Specialist PLLC in Louisville, Kentucky. She chose a Star Wars theme for her Christmas Tree decorating. Talking about how she found the decorations, Angel explains: “I raided my boys’ (James, 11 and Noah, 9) rooms and used their legos for the trees. I also found the ribbon at home. The hardest part of making the tree was tying the ribbon at the top. Figuring that out took a while!”

When she brings the tree home, Angel said that she’ll give it to her son Noah for his bedroom.

Favorite holiday tradition: “We love to kick off the holiday season with a visit to the Mega Cavern to see all the lights!”

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Ashley is an X-Ray Tech and Medical Assistant at Orthopaedic Specialists. She chose a Dr. Seuss Theme for her Christmas tree. Ashley enjoys searching Pinterest for good tree decorating ideas and that’s how she settled on the Dr. Seuss theme. After Christmas, she’ll enjoy taking the tree home to her 3 children, ages 5, 8 and 9.

Talking about her tree at home, Ashley explains that she uses different types of decorations that include owls and squirrels.

Favorite holiday tradition: “Putting up our Christmas tree at home. We do this the day after Thanksgiving!”

Favorite holiday food: “We love chicken and dumplings.”

Dorothy Cochran runs the Medical Records Department at Orthopaedic Specialists, and she also serves as the Work Comp Coordinator and Appointment Scheduler. When she started figuring out how to decorate her Christmas tree, she went to Hobby Lobby.

Dorothy explains, “I always find a lot of inspiration at Hobby Lobby. While shopping around, I saw some scrapbooking stickers and realized I could turn those into ornaments. And at the base, I used a real horse shoe. My brother works as a farrier in New York and I was able to get it from him.” Dorothy also used twine, burlap and red silk roses to decorate her tree.

Silver, White & Blue Tree with Big Topper

Lindsay Rhodus has been working at Orthopaedic Specialists for more than 8 years. She chose a special silver topper with berries and sparkle to go on her Christmas tree.

In terms of tree decorating, she explains, “I was thrifty and used materials that I already had. I did all the decorating on my own with a silver, white and blue theme.”

Favorite holiday tradition: “I love Christmas eve at my home with my husband and two boys Zach age 10 and Brennan age 14. As part of our family tradition, we all get into our new pajamas and open one gift.”

 

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University of Louisville Themed Christmas Tree

Marti Spencer, a Medical Receptionist at Orthopaedic Specialists, decided to decorate her tree with a University of Louisville theme. Marti LOVES U of L and even has a red tree at home. In order to decorate this Christmas tree, Marti used a variety of decorations including some she found at Wal-Mart, and a topper that has “Number 1.” Marti even used keychains to create unique tree decorations.

Talking about what she is going to do with her tree after Christmas, Marti explains: “I lost my mom in August. And I think I am going to bring this tree to her grave because my mom was also a U of L fan like me.”

Favorite holiday traditions: Marti has three children Morgan (21), Chaz (20) and Drew (15) that she loves to spend time with. She explains that while Halloween is her family’s very favorite holiday, they still love spending time together at Christmas and they focus on the importance of the little things…including delicious no bake cookies, a favorite recipe from her mama.

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Hauling the Christmas Tree

Meghan Dawson is, an X-Ray Tech with Orthopaedic Specialists, talks about being frugal when decorating her Christmas tree: “I did not spend a dime when decorating my tree! I am proud of that!” In terms of the materials required, Meghan disassembled a burlap bow for the tree to be tied to the truck. And her 8 year old son let her borrow the truck 🙂

Favorite holiday traditions: “I love watching my kids open their presents.”

Favorite holiday foods: “My favorite holiday food is the sausage and spinach balls my boyfriends’ grandma makes.”

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Elf Themed Christmas Tree

Rhonda works in the insurance/billing department at Orthopaedic Specialists, and she’s also in charge of Durable Medical Equipment, off-the-shelf braces, and custom braces. She used an Elf Theme for her Christmas tree. Explaining how she did it: “I started out by going to Pinterest for ideas. I love elves so I thought I would use that as a theme. I went to Michael’s and saw some elves, but they didn’t have any clothes! So I jazzed them up with sweaters and hats and put them on the tree.” 

At her own home, Rhonda says she also has an Indiana University-themed tree decorated at her home.

Favorite holiday tradition: “I love spending time with my family. We usually go to my mother in laws at Christmas eve and Christmas day I enjoy cooking for my father and step mom.”

Traditional Christmas Tree with Sentimental Ornaments

Tisha is the Office Manager at Orthopaedic Specialists in Louisville KY. She used some of her favorite Christmas ornaments to decorate her tree. She’s had these ornaments for many years and was given the ornaments as a gift from her aunt Nancy about 12 years ago. The ornaments include characters from traditional holiday stories like: A Christmas Carol, the Nutcracker and the Night Before Christmas.

Favorite holiday tradition: “I like cooking for my family. Years ago my aunt brought our whole family together and those are some of my favorite memories. So now I enjoy doing this, and having my Aunt Nancy, Uncle Gary, and other family members come over and spend time together.”

Favorite holiday food: “We all love the dressing.”