My favorite ornaments

The first year that John and I started dating, we got a Christmas tree together and set it up in my apartment. Being poor college students, we didn't have a lot of money to spend on ornaments, so we improvised. We went to a craft store and bought a bunch of winter-themed wooden shapes and some paint. After we painted them John drilled a small hole at the top of each, through which we threaded string. They were never meant to be fancy, but every year when we hang them on the tree, I'm reminded of how long we've been together, and how much fun we had making our first ornaments.