Growing up we always had a tree full of hodgepodge ornaments. I loved decorating the tree because my mom would explain where each ornament came from. Each year my parents would pick out the perfect ornament for each of us. When my parents got married and had their first Christmas tree they didn't have any ornaments to decorate it with. They wanted to be sure that wasn't the case for the three of us. Sure enough, when I graduated and moved out, I had my memory box full of ornaments for my tree. It was such a great gift.
We have carried on that tradition. Each year we get a family ornament and each of us gets our own ornament. When the girls move out and start their own families they will have a box full of happy memories too.
I know lots of people that have a beautiful, color coordinated Christmas tree each year. It is perfection, for sure. But I wouldn't trade our tree full of memories for anything.
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