EIGHT

About 11 years ago, my girlfriend and I were out late one December night. We were sober, and all was well but we decided to stop off at Jack in the Box for something to eat. It was then I saw the sign, the sign that would change how I got ornaments for the Christmas tree.

Thats right I got this sweet ornament at the drive thru. My future wife was damn near falling out of my truck laughing so damn hard... she did not think I was serious.

Oh I was, I was very serious, in all reality how many people would put this on thier tree? I mean just the first year, let alone the following years. Yes we still have it and it goes on all of our trees.

We did buy another one which is cool and goes on our tree every year as well. But it cannot compair, it was the second one we bought it the next year. Shortly after that they stopped making them all together.

These two did mark the begining of so much Christmas joy that I cannot even tell you. Good times and bad. Rich or poor these two are always hung up. Much like my Santa Homers at my work desk. We can talk of those later though...

These became a symbol of our holiday joy and how simple things are the key to a good relationship. This is why you may laugh, or point and mock. But these make us smile. These are our first holiday tradtion, we started many more after but these were the first.

So I think it is now time for Christmas wish #8...

I wish everyone the joy I feel seeing these two silly orniments hung in our tree.