...how tedious it is to decorate you.or
...how beautiful your branches when I'm done with you.
(And just by way of information, this is my Mom's tree,
with mostly her decorations. My little tree is packed away.)
Last night as we set things up
I couldn't help but let each ornament's story spill
out of my mouth like nastalgic regurg.
I echo, as others before me, "You can have your designer/matchy trees,
I like my hodge-podge of memories."
And with that said, here are some of my
favorite decorations.
(this year)
This part of the tree I call the shrine.
Here's my sister Britlynn as a baby, preschooler,
kindergartner, and first grader. Precious.
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favorite decorations.
(this year)
This part of the tree I call the shrine.Here's my sister Britlynn as a baby, preschooler,
kindergartner, and first grader. Precious.
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Sweet Jilley's 1st Christmas***
Jack @ 6 months old & my Dad's favorites- bubble lights***
A Santa sea star from a family friend,blue &white china (my Mom's obsessed),
a crochet snow flake made by my Grandma,
a quilted tree ornament from a longtime
neighbor, and a mickey bulb to remind us
of our 2009 season passes.
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A symbol of the true meaning of Christmas.***
3 comments:
bubble lights are my favorite too...being single still...my roommates and i have taken it upon us to have a simple/ghetto christmas once again but bubble lights are on my mom's tree and my sister's tree.
I'm totally with you on the hodge-podge tree of memories. I love when there is a story or memory behind the ornaments.
I love the memories that come with years of collecting ornaments. I look forward to looking back someday and reminiscing on our Christmas tree. For now our little tree is pretty empty, partly because we just starting off with celebrating Christmas at home and also because we have to be careful what we put on the tree so little ones don't eat, break or swallow anything.
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