Christmas Ornaments

Every year in the Jensen home, we children get a new ornament to commemorate something that has happened in our lives in the past year. Ornaments that I have gotten in years past include a car, an eagle, a tent, a bike, a school bus, a penguin, a suitcase, and many other unique and special ornaments. This christmas, as you may have guessed, Hayley and I got a nice wedding cake ornament from my mom.

As we unwrapped it, she told us the story of Dani and Jared's wedding cake ornament that they got when first married. This ornament fell victim to a fallen-over tree years later. Unfortunately, neither Dani nor my mother can find that same ornament. With that tale in mind, Hayley and I decide to protect our new little cake.

The next night, we decide to take the ornament out of the box. My mom takes it to cut off the tag. Unfortunately, the string she was holding as she cut was attached to the piece she cut, so the ornament fell and shattered on the kitchen floor! After feeling terrible for about 30 seconds, she jumped online and a minute later announced that a new one of the same ornament was on the way! Crisis averted.

 Following my mother's tradition, I also picked up an ornament for Hayley. Surprise! Its another wedding-themed ornament.