It seems that people are turning more and more toward simpler traditions this season and learning to appreciate memories of Christmases past.
For me, this is not a new notion since I have been sentimental about the holiday season for as long as I can remember. As I unpacked my Christmas things this year I came face-to-face with the reminders of years gone by.
For every year that my husband and I have been together, I have a dated Christmas ornament. The tradition started in 1989 with the first one he brought to me that was erroneously labeled "Congratulations on your new home", a source of amusement since I was living in a rented apartment at the time. From then on, it continued through the years up to this year which will be the 20th dated ornament on our tree.
Included in the mix is an ornament of a house which was symbolic of the year that we bought our first home. There is also the San Francisco 49ers ornament from time that I lived in that city as well a dozen or so cable cars scattered throughout the tree. Following that was the Kansas City ornament as I briefly followed Joe Montana's move to his new team, and, of course the most significant all of my sports memorabilia - the New England Patriots, which has now graced my tree for many years.
As a young woman in one of my first apartments with not much money to spare, I picked up some very 
inexpensive treasures to adorn my very inexpensive tree at the local Safeway Supermarket. I still have some of them to this day. Were they cheap? Yes. Are they precious to me? Absolutely.
The angel that stands at the top of the tree has a dress that is a little worse for the wear but I would not part with her since she has stood watch over so many happy times and family gatherings.
Every year when I open the Christmas box it incites a trip over all my Christmases past. Those trinkets and baubles are all a part of what has gone before - a part of a legacy that I continue to treasure.
Copyright 2009 - Claudette Millette, Broker, Owner, The Buyers' Counsel - (508) 881-6230
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