Just Random Special Ornaments
The following ornaments on my tree are all special to me for a variety of different reasons. I’ll give commentary for each one in this post.
This ornament is the Christmas spider. You can visit this link to read about the tradition. I used to be very afraid of spiders, but I’ve always liked this ornament. I’ve had it for about twenty years.
I bought this ornament in late December 1996. I had just completed my first semester of college, and I stopped to get gas before driving to my parents house. I stopped at a Mom and Pop gas station in our hometown of Munfordville called Sheldon’s. They were also a marathon station, and they had a special that year. Buy 8 gallons of gas and get this ornament for $1.99. I don’t know why, but I thought this ornament just looked immensely cool. For me, 15 years later, this ornament symbolizes my first semester of college.
This is the oldest ornament on my tree. In 1984, when I was in first grade, my parents bought a set of Make-It Bake-It ornaments for Christmas. If you don’t know what they are, they are little metal frames that you sprinkle these little translucent, colored pellets in. You bake them, they melt, and you end up with a stained glass ornament. I LOVED making those ornaments. We had literally dozens, although we’ve lost many over the years, but I am determined to make sure I hang on to this one. Anyone else do Make-it Bake-it Ornaments?
No deep meaning here. I’ve had them about five years. I just love the Simpsons! (I need a Marge, Maggie, and Lisa ornament!)
I think this pair is from fourth grade. I remember getting them in two different Happy Meals from McDonald’s. They are Disney ornaments from a movie that I have never seen. They used to play music. But for whatever reason, these ornaments have never been lost and they have been on every tree I’ve ever owned. I plan for them to always be.
And lastly… this ornament. I got it off eBay in 1997. If you’ve read anything I’ve ever written before, no explanation necessary…
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