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The Box – Chapter 4
I kiss Tina on the forehead and whisper “Thank you.”
She looks up at me and smiles. “For what?”
I nod over at the tree. “This. I have to admit that it looks amazing. I don’t know how you did that.”
“How we did it. You helped.”
“Well, I think it was mostly you, but thank you for saying it.”
We stayed on the couch for a few hours just talking. Tina relayed to me some of her favorite memories of Christmas growing up back home. She has a lot more happy memories of Christmas than I do. It is when she relays a story about receiving a special silver bell ornament one year from her Grandmother that I get an idea.
Present time…………
Angelica looks at us and smiles. Her next question is clearly directed at me….. “You thought that you just went to a lot and bought the first tree you saw? I have a hard time believing that.”
Tina chimes in. “Yes, I’m afraid that very first year, that was exactly what happened.”
“So that was when you gave Mom that silver bell? For your first Christmas together?”
I look at Tina and smile. “Yes. The day after we set up the tree, I was downtown for a meeting and as I walked down the street, this bell caught my attention in a shop window. I went to my meeting and on my way back to my car I went into the shop and bought the bell.”
Tina smiles at the memory. “It has graced every tree that we have ever had together.”
Angelica smiles at us before she continues with a memory of her own. Looking over at me she shakes her head as she laughs…..”I remember that one year that Mama T was on location with a movie and you decided that we could go get a tree all by ourselves and have it set up and decorated when she got home.”
Tina laughs at that memory. “That was the biggest tree I have ever seen in a house. I have no idea how you ever got it into the house.”
I also laugh. “Believe me it wasn’t easy.”
“So how exactly did you manage?”
Angie looks at her and says “We’ll never tell.”
The three of us share a good laugh over the wonderful memory.
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(30 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)
This is a very sweet story, I can’t wait for what comes next.
Awww Tazzie! This story is so charming! It really brings the joy of Christmas. Yep. Looking for the perfect tree is the first step. The ornaments are sooo needed. As we mentioned earlier, those are the memories that stick with us for ever. Thanks for continuing with this tale. Receive big hugs and kisses on both your cheeks. Lucero & Marsha (Proud Salsa Aunties to the ever loving JC and Eunichick)
Tina brings the joy into the house is right!! Loved it. Angie is so caring.
I love Christmas,beginning to ssound like Alice the Goon,saying I love Popeye. Is my favorite time ofyear. Each time is a good time but so many memeries are during Dec. Love Bette and Tina in this story and also their first tree hunting together
Great holiday story. Looking forward to more.
Hi Taz! I just loved your flashback. First ornaments, yep Ness and I have a few of those ones and they sure are special. Sorry so short, but gotta get to the next chappy! xo
bette’s reaction to buying a christmas is too funny!!LOL please tells us how bette got that big tree into the house, she either paid some guys or called the gang,lol .:)PPS
hahhha :p Bette’s really funny.
Oh Taz…I love the flash back approach to tell the story of the different ornaments. That tree story was priceless.
Thanks my friend. I was soooo pleased to wake up to this chapter this morning. I love the flash back. K x
Tazzie your putting the joy in christmas, what a cute story, now I have to go dig in the basement for my boys’ first ortament from his godmother. Thanks for the memory and the story, Md
I grew up loving the Christmas time, the tree, lights, tasty treats, and family (did I forget to mention the presents). To this day I love to see lights and decorations, as long as I don’t have to put them up myself. Actually, that is not the hard part, the putting together of the yard displays is what gets me confused.