"We compete with family to buy the ugliest Christmas tree we can every year"
A family has shared their hilarious holiday tradition - picking out the "ugliest" Christmas tree they can find every year. Mistry Ashbrook, 45, and her husband, Samuel, 43, a product sales specialist, started the unusual tradition in 2007. Both fresh out of the military, with no children and their families far away, they weren't feeling particularly festive so went searching for a Christmas tree to get into the spirit. They stumbled upon their first "ugly" tree - a crooked, sad-looking sapling - and decided to take it home. They then vowed to start an annual tradition of finding the least aesthetically-pleasing tree each year. Their idea became so popular among their family and friends that Samuel's aunt and uncle even joined in. Now the couples compete for the ugliest - trying to out-do each other with spindly and wonky trees every holiday season.
