You and your girl head in the direction of the food. However, both of you are stopped by the sight of a two-story Christmas tree with six different ornaments at seven each per ornament.
Shop: WhimsicalWinston
Pine cone...SOLD!
Just before you can stop her, your girl plucks the pine cone ornament from the tree and smiles that dazzling smile that caught your eye when you first saw her.
“This is so beautiful,” she whispers to you. “Look at the gold tips and the raised decorative print. It’s like velvet. We could buy a whole bunch of these and decorate the church pews – ”
“For what?”
“For our wedding,” she smiles and gazes into your soul.
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Shop: Mirilovelove
Personalized Holiday French Script & Gold Star Ornament...SOLD!
Then she plucks another ornament from the tree. “This is soooo adorable. Look, they have their names at the bottom of this one in the same French script handwriting.” She pauses.
You know she is waiting for you to say something, anything, but, your mind stopped working after she said the word “wedding.”
“We can write the names of our children on our’s, as well,” she said.
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Shop: Just4Christmas
Hand painted Glass Ball with Cardinal Snow Scene...N/A
“Awww, delicate, and a beautiful winter scene with Cardinals. Awww! There’s snow on the ground, and this one has been hand painted, you think? See the detail of the trees. I wonder if the artist had to wait for one side to dry before painting the other side, you think, maybe?”
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Shop: ClaymatesPottery
Christmas Bell...N/A
“Oh, this one’s pretty, too. I love the rustic pottery texture of the delicate design.” She shakes the bell back and forth. “Paxton, Roscoe, dinner.”
“It’s not a dinner bell. It’s an ornament. Who’s Paxton and Roscoe?”
“Our sons, we’re going to have.”
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Shop: NoelBelles
Rustic Bird House...SOLD!
“Awww, isn’t that sweet. This is you, the papa bird, guarding the nest. Me and the boys are inside the rustic metal bird house. Look, you’ve provided berries for us to eat.”
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Shop: Redfermata
Hand painted Peace on Earth Globe...SOLD!
“One day, when our sons are big and strong men, they will go forth upon the earth and create peace throughout the world. They’ll carry this beautiful and hand painted globe ornament with them to remind them of you and –
You think, “God, where is the food!?” You look past your girl, who is still rambling about an alternative future, to see your friend from work who is about to make the biggest mistake of his career.
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