P365 - 2013 - Day 339 - Our Christmas Tree
A friend of mine recently commented that her tree is a "3D scrapbook" and it got me thinking. I love that! I never thought of it that way, but that is exactly what our tree is as well. I am sure there are people who love their Christmas trees to be perfect with matching beautiful ornaments. That is nice but it's just not my thing. I like our tree to tell a story. It tells the story of our family...special dates, big events, births, trips, favorite places, special people, special pets, favorite teams, crafty and store bought, ornaments we picked and ornaments that we received as gifts. I have an ornament that I painted all by myself in first grade and a "babysitter" ornament that was given to me in 1987. I have yearly ornaments that date back to the 70's and ornaments from each year of my children's lives. We have a special crab ornament from when we lived in Maryland, Disney and Hershey ornaments to commemorate our trips, a special ornament that our friends gave us with our "blog names", ornaments from my parents' trip to Italy, and bells that were rung at our wedding. Every year, when we begin the task of decorating the tree, I get sentimental. It's one of those visuals of the passing of time....as my friend said, a 3 dimensional scrapbook of our lives. I love our Christmas tree and the memories it shares every Christmas.
*When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness. - Bob Hope*
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