The pink holiday tree…a story of love

 

A few years ago we decided that the live holiday tree was too much for our current life-style.  It’s not that we don’t love the scent and the annual ritual of putting on the decorations, but it’s not the same without the kids around and as they have scattered to both coasts we find we are left alone with this tradition.  It seemed time to  move on.

I then envisioned our arts and craft home filled with trees for the holiday season – I think I started with an idea of "a tree in every room", and now we have about 50 trees and certainly not 50 rooms.  Today I carried them from the attic and found the box with the pink tree, a purchase from last year.

Ed and I were at Kohl’s, neither of us good shoppers and these are quick and efficient trips for us, especially this time of year.  I had darted into the holiday decor department just to check out what was there and was exiting not finding anything to purchase when Ed stopped me and asked "Did you see the pink tree?".

Ed is not a pink tree kind of person.  In fact, I am certain that about 70% of our holiday decor is tackier than he even imagined he would be living with during this lifetime.  And yet, he is asking me this.  And as I turn around I see a tree that is truly PINK.  Wildly pink, shiny pink with lights and all.

And I fall in love with it, snap it up and head for the check-outs.  And in those few moments I realize how much this man loves me – to point out to me this tree that he will live with for years and probably doesn’t like at all – and yet knows I will love it and enjoy it every day. 

As I unpack the tree today I wonder if he knows that this tree will forever bring back this story to me – that his love for me and wish for my happiness will forever be what pops out of the box each December. 

My grandmother used to tell me, almost daily, to slow down — if we are not missing the scent of roses perhaps we are missing the joy of pink holiday trees.  Let’s not, this season. 

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