What is Your Favorite Holiday Ornament?

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899

My Geno always found the most thoughtful and meaningful gifts. In 2002 he bought me a beautiful Faberge egg pendant for my gold chain in our travels, which I love and wear often.

He soon discovered Faberge made egg ornaments and knew I'd love these glass beauties for our Christmas tree. The grand-kids were beginning to arrive so he bought 6 and we began engraving their names and date on the round placeholder as each new grandchild came along. They are the first ornaments I place on our tree each year and always remember how touched I was the year I opened his spectacular gift.

 

 

I have many special ornaments and another one is from a dear friend who gave me the "Dory" ornament. It was the year of the wildly popular movie "Finding Nemo" and everyone teased me about my name!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little did we know 2018 was our last year to share Christmas with my Geno and the kids Paw Paw.

The grand-kids gave us a special Christmas ornament from the "Nana and Paw Paw's Crew" that we are thrilled to add to our collection and hang on our tree!

You can see I have many ornaments I love but these tend to be the ones that come to mind first.

         "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the    moments that take our breath away."     Zig Zigglar

Thank you Carol Williams and Anna Banana Kruchten CRS CRB, Phoenix Broker for hosting this contest.     

 

 

 

 

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Anna Banana Kruchten CRS CRB, Phoenix Broker
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Hi Dorie these are very special ornaments and beautiful as well! Geno was such a thoughtful man. Enjoy the joy of looking at your beautiful tree.

Dec 03, 2020 10:54 AM #1
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
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Dorie,

Love your special ornaments, and we have several!  I have not looked at them for over 12 years, because with cats a tree is not safe. In Napa, I took some out and decorated the fireplace mantle with greens and ornaments.  Now just a wreath with ornaments on the door.  A

Dec 03, 2020 11:04 AM #2
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George Souto
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Dorie, I don't know which one of our ornaments I would consider my favorite but my wife gets one that is special for each year, normally Hallmark ornaments.  She has been doing this every year we have been married, which is now 46 years, so 46 ornaments. ☺️

Dec 03, 2020 11:11 AM #3
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Michael Jacobs
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Hello Dorie - the Zig Ziglar quote acts as an ideal ending to your post much like a special ornament in our collection.  Wonderful memories.  

Dec 03, 2020 11:55 AM #4
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Kathy Streib
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Hi Dorie- Geno's buying you those eggs is a testament to how much he loved you and of his thoughtfulness. I love the memories you have of the ornaments. 

Dec 03, 2020 12:16 PM #5
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Hannah Williams
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Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR How thoughtful of Gino. Faberge eggs are so special as was he. You have such special memories to cherish

Dec 03, 2020 12:44 PM #6
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Dorie-How incredibly beautiful your ornaments are and how very special your memories.  I know you cherish them. 

Dec 03, 2020 12:46 PM #7
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Doug Dawes
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Special ornaments always touch the heart especially the ones that remind us of  a loved one Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR Obviously Geno had a good eye and tender heart.

Dec 03, 2020 01:43 PM #8
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
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We have a closet full of Hallmark and other beautiful Designer ornaments but my favorite ones are those that my grandchildren have made.

some people might call them scraps of paper or beads but they are very special to me and my wife.

Happy Thursday afternoon Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR 

Dec 03, 2020 02:28 PM #9
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Myrl Jeffcoat
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My favorite ornament is actually a crystal snowflake given to me by one of my daughters.  In fact, I opted to hang it at my kitchen window, where it stays year round!

Dec 03, 2020 03:02 PM #10
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Raymond Henson, SRES, GRI
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Thank you for sharing your story with us and I love all your ornaments.  My favorite ornaments are the ones that were given to us by close friends.  It is funny how I forget so much, but I can remember who gave us an ornament 30 years ago.

Dec 03, 2020 05:52 PM #11
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Brian England
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Wow, those are some great looking ornaments.  I don't decorate a tree for myself, but on my Mom's tree, I think my favorite ornaments are the ones that show my brothers and me when we were young.

Dec 04, 2020 05:16 AM #12
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Dorie, you do have some very special ornaments that will live on with so many years of memories.

Dec 04, 2020 07:04 AM #13
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Ornaments that have warm memories are the most beautiful of all. I love your post and the photos you shared. Very special. 

Dec 04, 2020 07:47 AM #14
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Hi Dorie,
I know each of those ornaments must bring back very special memories for you.  It is the homemade ornaments and special gifts that are my favorites too.

Dec 14, 2020 11:19 AM #15
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What beautiful ornaments! I love all the gold. It's wonderful to be able to put ornaments on the tree and remember where they came from and what they mean. Thank you for sharing.

Dec 26, 2020 06:05 AM #16
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Good morning Dorie Dillard CRS GRI ABR - I love those ornaments in our home too.  We put them up every year.  And grandson Max with help put up the oranment that his mother Ashley made when she was 5 years old.

Dec 26, 2020 06:31 AM #17
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Dorie:

What wonderful memories, and a great story about Geno's special gift.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

Jeff

Dec 26, 2020 01:33 PM #18
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Great job on the feature this week...well deserved!

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Oh what beautiful ornaments, Dorie! I love every one of them and totally understand someone who puts thought into giving the perfect gift. That's a rare find in people and I love that your Geno was always so thoughtful. 

Dec 27, 2020 09:43 AM #20
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