My Gypsy Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Thy leaves are so unchanging.
Alien from Roswell helps bear trim the tree.
My favorite Christmas decoration is the Christmas Tree. Each ornament brings back special memories made over the years.
As a child, my memories of Christmas always centered around a pine tree. Under the tree, wrapped packages magically appeared each Christmas morning. One of the first presents I remember was a chalkboard with the alphabet written around the edge – just in time for first grade. My parents obviously encouraged my writing at a very early age.
Santa and Mrs. Claus ride the ski lift at Aspen, CO.
Those were the days when dad would take me in his pick-up truck down Hopewell Hill to a hillside of trees where we would pick out the very best one. Dad would saw it down, carry it down the hill, and place it in the back of the pick-up. All the way home my eyes would be out the back window, making certain that tree remained on board.
Although mom wasn’t a big fan of decorating, she would put on the lights, then let me decorate the part of the tree that I could reach. Perhaps you can see why the Christmas tree became an important, fun part of the holiday.
A bear from Canaan Valley is my newest ornament.
Over the years, ornaments have been accumulated from various places. Once I began my Gypsy Road Trips, when I came upon a spot I truly enjoyed, my search for an ornament began.
Now my Christmas tree looks like a Gypsy Tree with ornaments from all over the United States. No pattern or special design adorns this tree, just pleasant memories. Sometimes it takes a week to decorate as each ornament brings back happy times spent on the road. Oh, there are still a few from long ago and even some received from students in my classes, but most of them are travel treasures.
Bear ice skates on Prince Edward Island.
As you can probably tell, bears have a special place in my heart and they are seen in many of the ornaments hanging on my tree. There are definitely too many to share at one time, so perhaps next year you will be treated to more of the special memories hanging on my Gypsy Christmas Tree.
Here’s wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends. May you find peace and happiness under your Christmas tree.
As Santa would say as he drove out of sight, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
My Gypsy Christmas Tree lights up the evening.
Gypsy Road Trip 
Comments on: "My Gypsy Christmas Tree" (7)
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
Thanks! Christmas is a special time of the year when we let others know how special they are in our lives. It has been a pleasure to have met you through our blogs. I have learned a lot from you.
Thank you, Bev. We have 2015 to look forward to!
Beautiful tree!
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for stopping by to see my tree. Hope your Christmas is filled with happy moments.
These are brilliant! We love the Roswell one…. that is so funny! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and hope 2015 is an incredible one for you 🙂 Thanks for your support throughout 2014.
For some reason, I have a deep interest in aliens, so also have an ornament from Rachel, near Area 51. Life is about having fun! Thanks for taking a Gypsy Road Trip with me.