Paper Angel

    Just a few days ago we decorated our Christmas tree. We Always play Christmas music. This year I could not find our traditional Christmas CD. So instead in the background played Tropical Christmas with a bit of a reggae beat. yeah mon... We did have our Traditional hot chocolate
 




          and Christmas cookies (made by me---no burnt ones in this                batch...that's a first!)
 

                                    after we place all of the ornaments (most of which were hand made by our kids) on the tree;  we placed the angel on the very top.

In 1995 My Husband when My Hubby and I were celebrating our very first Christmas I was determined to find the perfect topper for our tree. Growing up my family placed a glittery star that lit up on top of our silver Tree that had branches that were stick straight ( hey it was the 70's) Our friends had an angel that moved her arms out and even her wings moved too. I wanted something special as well. So away we went to look for that perfect topper for our tree.

We looked every where but we couldn't find the right one. Then on one outing when we were buying Wrapping paper, we looked on a shelf and way in the back was a paper mache angel.

It wasn't glittery

                    It didn't move

                                          or light up.



We fell in love with her.



She had been marked down considerably. I guess no one wanted her...but we sure did.

Every year we unwrap the angel and place her on our tree. We think back to those early days when we were just starting out and wonder how can so many years have gone by when it feel like it just happened?

The Angel has held up very well in fact she looks brand new and it never ceases to amaze me how just looking at her brings us back to that first Christmas when it was just Hubby and I starting out....just yesterday.

                                                   
could you believe she is made out of paper?!

                     What is on  top of your tree?